James 3:5

3:5 So too the tongue is a small part of the body, ¹  yet it has great pretensions. ²  Think ³  how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.

James 4:1

Passions and Pride

4:1 Where do the conflicts and where ⁴  do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, ⁵  from your passions that battle inside you? ⁶ 

[3:5]  ¹ tn Grk “a small member.”

[3:5]  ² tn Grk “boasts of great things.”

[3:5]  ³ tn Grk “Behold.”

[4:1]  ⁴ tn The word “where” is repeated in Greek for emphasis.

[4:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “from here.”

[4:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “in your members [i.e., parts of the body].”