1 Μὴ|strong="G3361" πολλοὶ|strong="G4183" διδάσκαλοι|strong="G1320" γίνεσθε|strong="G1096", ἀδελφοί|strong="G0080" μου|strong="G1473", εἰδότες|strong="G1492" ὅτι|strong="G3754" μεῖζον|strong="G3173" κρίμα|strong="G2917" ληψόμεθα|strong="G2983".
2 Πολλὰ|strong="G4183" γὰρ|strong="G1063" πταίομεν|strong="G4417" ἅπαντες|strong="G0537". Εἴ|strong="G1487" τις|strong="G5100" ἐν|strong="G1722" λόγῳ|strong="G3056" οὐ|strong="G3756" πταίει|strong="G4417", οὗτος|strong="G3778" τέλειος|strong="G5046" ἀνήρ|strong="G0435", δυνατὸς|strong="G1415" χαλιναγωγῆσαι|strong="G5468" καὶ|strong="G2532" ὅλον|strong="G3650" τὸ|strong="G3588" σῶμα|strong="G4983".
3 Ἰδού|strong="G3708", τῶν|strong="G3588" ἵππων|strong="G2462" τοὺς|strong="G3588" χαλινοὺς|strong="G5469" εἰς|strong="G1519" τὰ|strong="G3588" στόματα|strong="G4750" βάλλομεν|strong="G0906" πρὸς|strong="G4314" τὸ|strong="G3588" πείθεσθαι|strong="G3982" αὐτοὺς|strong="G0846" ἡμῖν|strong="G1473", καὶ|strong="G2532" ὅλον|strong="G3650" τὸ|strong="G3588" σῶμα|strong="G4983" αὐτῶν|strong="G0846" μετάγομεν|strong="G3329".
4 Ἰδού|strong="G3708", καὶ|strong="G2532" τὰ|strong="G3588" πλοῖα|strong="G4143", τηλικαῦτα|strong="G5082" ὄντα|strong="G1510", καὶ|strong="G2532" ὑπὸ|strong="G5259" σκληρῶν|strong="G4642" ἀνέμων|strong="G0417" ἐλαυνόμενα|strong="G1643", μετάγεται|strong="G3329" ὑπὸ|strong="G5259" ἐλαχίστου|strong="G1646" πηδαλίου|strong="G4079", ὅπου|strong="G3699" ἂν|strong="G0302" ἡ|strong="G3588" ὁρμὴ|strong="G3730" τοῦ|strong="G3588" εὐθύνοντος|strong="G2116" βούληται|strong="G1014".
5 Οὕτω καὶ|strong="G2532" ἡ|strong="G3588" γλῶσσα|strong="G1100" μικρὸν|strong="G3397" μέλος|strong="G3196" ἐστί, καὶ|strong="G2532" μεγαλαυχεῖ|strong="G3166".
6 Καὶ|strong="G2532" ἡ|strong="G3588" γλῶσσα|strong="G1100" πῦρ|strong="G4442", ὁ|strong="G3588" κόσμος|strong="G2889" τῆς|strong="G3588" ἀδικίας|strong="G0093"· οὕτως|strong="G3779" ἡ|strong="G3588" γλῶσσα|strong="G1100" καθίσταται|strong="G2525" ἐν|strong="G1722" τοῖς|strong="G3588" μέλεσιν|strong="G3196" ἡμῶν|strong="G1473", ἡ|strong="G3588" σπιλοῦσα|strong="G4695" ὅλον|strong="G3650" τὸ|strong="G3588" σῶμα|strong="G4983", καὶ|strong="G2532" φλογίζουσα|strong="G5394" τὸν|strong="G3588" τροχὸν|strong="G5164" τῆς|strong="G3588" γενέσεως|strong="G1078", καὶ|strong="G2532" φλογιζομένη|strong="G5394" ὑπὸ|strong="G5259" τῆς|strong="G3588" γεέννης|strong="G1067".
7 Πᾶσα|strong="G3956" γὰρ|strong="G1063" φύσις|strong="G5449" θηρίων|strong="G2342" τε|strong="G5037" καὶ|strong="G2532" πετεινῶν|strong="G4071", ἑρπετῶν|strong="G2062" τε|strong="G5037" καὶ|strong="G2532" ἐναλίων|strong="G1724", δαμάζεται|strong="G1150" καὶ|strong="G2532" δεδάμασται|strong="G1150" τῇ|strong="G3588" φύσει|strong="G5449" τῇ|strong="G3588" ἀνθρωπίνῃ|strong="G0442"·
8 τὴν|strong="G3588" δὲ|strong="G1161" γλῶσσαν|strong="G1100" οὐδεὶς|strong="G3762" δύναται|strong="G1410" ἀνθρώπων|strong="G0444" δαμάσαι|strong="G1150"· ἀκατάσχετον|strong="G0183" κακόν|strong="G2556", μεστὴ|strong="G3324" ἰοῦ|strong="G2447" θανατηφόρου|strong="G2287".
9 Ἐν|strong="G1722" αὐτῇ|strong="G0846" εὐλογοῦμεν|strong="G2127" τὸν|strong="G3588" Θεὸν|strong="G2316" καὶ|strong="G2532" πατέρα|strong="G3962", καὶ|strong="G2532" ἐν|strong="G1722" αὐτῇ|strong="G0846" καταρώμεθα|strong="G2672" τοὺς|strong="G3588" ἀνθρώπους|strong="G0444" τοὺς|strong="G3588" καθ|strong="G2596"᾿ ὁμοίωσιν|strong="G3669" Θεοῦ|strong="G2316" γεγονότας|strong="G1096"·
10 ἐκ|strong="G1537" τοῦ|strong="G3588" αὐτοῦ|strong="G0846" στόματος|strong="G4750" ἐξέρχεται|strong="G1831" εὐλογία|strong="G2129" καὶ|strong="G2532" κατάρα|strong="G2671". Οὐ|strong="G3756" χρή|strong="G5534", ἀδελφοί|strong="G0080" μου|strong="G1473", ταῦτα|strong="G3778" οὕτω γίνεσθαι|strong="G1096".
11 Μήτι|strong="G3385" ἡ|strong="G3588" πηγὴ|strong="G4077" ἐκ|strong="G1537" τῆς|strong="G3588" αὐτῆς|strong="G0846" ὀπῆς|strong="G3692" βρύει|strong="G1032" τὸ|strong="G3588" γλυκὺ|strong="G1099" καὶ|strong="G2532" τὸ|strong="G3588" πικρόν|strong="G4089";
12 Μὴ|strong="G3361" δύναται|strong="G1410", ἀδελφοί|strong="G0080" μου|strong="G1473", συκῆ|strong="G4808" ἐλαίας|strong="G1636" ποιῆσαι|strong="G4160", ἢ|strong="G3588" ἄμπελος|strong="G0288" σῦκα|strong="G4810"; Οὕτως|strong="G3779" οὐδεμία|strong="G3762" πηγὴ|strong="G4077" ἁλυκὸν|strong="G0252" καὶ|strong="G2532" γλυκὺ|strong="G1099" ποιῆσαι|strong="G4160" ὕδωρ|strong="G5204".
13 Τίς|strong="G5100" σοφὸς|strong="G4680" καὶ|strong="G2532" ἐπιστήμων|strong="G1990" ἐν|strong="G1722" ὑμῖν|strong="G4771"; Δειξάτω|strong="G1166" ἐκ|strong="G1537" τῆς|strong="G3588" καλῆς|strong="G2570" ἀναστροφῆς|strong="G0391" τὰ|strong="G3588" ἔργα|strong="G2041" αὐτοῦ|strong="G0846" ἐν|strong="G1722" πρᾳΰτητι|strong="G4240" σοφίας|strong="G4678".
14 Εἰ|strong="G1487" δὲ|strong="G1161" ζῆλον|strong="G2205" πικρὸν|strong="G4089" ἔχετε|strong="G2192" καὶ|strong="G2532" ἐριθείαν|strong="G2052" ἐν|strong="G1722" τῇ|strong="G3588" καρδίᾳ|strong="G2588" ὑμῶν|strong="G4771", μὴ|strong="G3361" κατακαυχᾶσθε|strong="G2620" καὶ|strong="G2532" ψεύδεσθε|strong="G5574" κατὰ|strong="G2596" τῆς|strong="G3588" ἀληθείας|strong="G0225".
15 Οὐκ|strong="G3756" ἔστιν|strong="G1510" αὕτη|strong="G0846" ἡ|strong="G3588" σοφία|strong="G4678" ἄνωθεν|strong="G0509" κατερχομένη|strong="G2718", ἀλλ|strong="G0235"᾿ ἐπίγειος|strong="G1919", ψυχική|strong="G5591", δαιμονιώδης|strong="G1141".
16 Ὅπου|strong="G3699" γὰρ|strong="G1063" ζῆλος|strong="G2205" καὶ|strong="G2532" ἐριθεία|strong="G2052", ἐκεῖ|strong="G1563" ἀκαταστασία|strong="G0181" καὶ|strong="G2532" πᾶν|strong="G3956" φαῦλον|strong="G5337" πρᾶγμα|strong="G4229".
17 Ἡ|strong="G3588" δὲ|strong="G1161" ἄνωθεν|strong="G0509" σοφία|strong="G4678" πρῶτον|strong="G4412" μὲν|strong="G3303" ἁγνή|strong="G0053" ἐστιν|strong="G1510", ἔπειτα|strong="G1899" εἰρηνική|strong="G1516", ἐπιεικής|strong="G1933", εὐπειθής|strong="G2138", μεστὴ|strong="G3324" ἐλέους|strong="G1656" καὶ|strong="G2532" καρπῶν|strong="G2590" ἀγαθῶν|strong="G0018", ἀδιάκριτος|strong="G0087" καὶ|strong="G2532" ἀνυπόκριτος|strong="G0505".
18 Καρπὸς|strong="G2590" δὲ|strong="G1161" τῆς|strong="G3588" δικαιοσύνης|strong="G1343" ἐν|strong="G1722" εἰρήνῃ|strong="G1515" σπείρεται|strong="G4687" τοῖς|strong="G3588" ποιοῦσιν|strong="G4160" εἰρήνην|strong="G1515".