James 3:14-18

3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth. 3:15 Such ¹  wisdom does not come ²  from above but is earthly, natural, ³  demonic. 3:16 For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice. 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, ⁴  full of mercy and good fruit, ⁵  impartial, and not hypocritical. ⁶  3:18 And the fruit that consists of righteousness ⁷  is planted ⁸  in peace among ⁹  those who make peace.

¹ tn Grk “This.”

² tn Grk “come down”; “descend.”

³ tn Grk “soulish,” which describes life apart from God, characteristic of earthly human life as opposed to what is spiritual. Cf. 1 Cor 2:14; 15:44-46; Jude 19.

⁴ tn Or “willing to yield,” “open to persuasion.”

⁵ tn Grk “fruits.” The plural Greek term καρπούς has been translated with the collective singular “fruit.”

⁶ tn Or “sincere.”

⁷ tn Grk “the fruit of righteousness,” meaning righteous living as a fruit, as the thing produced.

⁸ tn Grk “is sown.”

⁹ tn Or “for,” or possibly “by.”