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| 4:13 ComeR157
now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city,
and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit." 4:14
YetF70 you do not know whatF71 your life will be
like tomorrow. YouR158 are {just} a vapor that appears for a
little while and then vanishes away. 4:15 Instead,F72 {you ought}
to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that." 4:16
But as it is, you boast in your arrogance;F73 allR159
such boasting is evil.4:17 Therefore, toR160 one who knows {the}
rightF74 thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.
FOOTNOTES: F70: Lit {Who do not} F71: Or {what} will happen{ tomorrow. What kind of life is yours?} F72: Lit {Instead of your saying} F73: Or {pretensions} F74: Or {good} CROSS REFERENCES: R157: James 1:16; 5:7,9,10 R158: Matthew 7:1; Romans 14:4 R159: James 2:8 R160: James 1:22 |
4:13 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and get gain"; 4:14 whereas you do not know about tomorrow. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. 4:15 Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and we shall do this or that." 4:16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. 4:17 Whoever knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. | 4:13 Look here, you people who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit." 4:14 How do you know what will happen tomorrow? For your life is like the morning fog – it's here a little while, then it's gone. 4:15 What you ought to say is, "If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that." 4:16 Otherwise you will be boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil. 4:17 Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. | 4:13 Now
listen to me, you that say, "Today or tomorrow we will travel to a certain
city, where we will stay a year and go into business and make a lot of
money."R17 4:14 You don't even know what your life tomorrow
will be! You are like a puff of smoke, which appears for a moment and then
disappears. 4:15 What you should say is this: "If the Lord is willing,
we will live and do this or that." 4:16 But now you are proud, and you
boast; all such boasting is wrong. 4:17 So then, if we do not do the good
we know we should do, we are guilty of sin.
CROSS REFERENCES: R17: 4.13, 14 Pr 27.1. +O+N+ 24.13 Ws 2.4; 5.9-13. |
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