James 4:15
Strong's Lexicon
Instead,
Ἀντὶ (Anti)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 473: A primary particle; opposite, i.e. Instead or because of.

you [ought]
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

to say,
λέγειν (legein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“If
Ἐὰν (Ean)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lord
Κύριος (Kyrios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

is willing,
θελήσῃ (thelēsē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

we will live
ζήσομεν (zēsomen)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

do
ποιήσομεν (poiēsomen)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

this
τοῦτο (touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

that.
ἐκεῖνο (ekeino)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.

Young's Literal Translation
instead of your saying, ‘If the Lord may will, we shall live, and do this or that;’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Instead, you should say, “ If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”

New American Standard Bible
Instead, [you ought] to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that."

King James Bible
For that ye [ought] to say, If the Lord will, we shall live {5625;2198:5692}, and do {5625;4160:5692} this, or that.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that."

New Living Translation
What you ought to say is, "If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that."

English Standard Version
Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”

New American Standard Bible
Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that."

King James Bible
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Instead, you should say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that."

International Standard Version
Instead you should say, "If the Lord wants us to, we will live—and do this or that."

NET Bible
You ought to say instead, "If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that."

American Standard Version
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.

English Revised Version
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.

Young's Literal Translation
instead of your saying, 'If the Lord may will, we shall live, and do this or that;'
















Cross References
Acts 18:21
But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

James 4:16
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

James 4:14
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

James 4:13
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

James 4:12
There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

James 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

James 5:1
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
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