Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
You ought instead to say, "If the Lord wills it, we shall live and do this or that."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Holman 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."
A Conservative Version
in place of your saying, If the Lord should will, 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.
Amplified
Instead
An Understandable Version
Instead, you should be saying, "If it is what the Lord wants, we will live and do this or that."
Anderson New Testament
Instead of that, you ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Bible in Basic English
But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that.
Common New Testament
Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that."
Daniel Mace New Testament
your language ought to be this, "if the Lord pleases to give us life, we shall do this, or that."
Darby Translation
instead of your saying, If the Lord should so will and we should live, we will also do this or that.
Godbey New Testament
on the contrary you should say, If the Lord will, and we live, we will indeed do this, or that.
Goodspeed New Testament
This, instead of saying, "If it is the Lord's will, we shall live to do this or that."
John Wesley New Testament
Instead of your saying, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.
Julia Smith Translation
For you should say, If the Lord will, and we live, and should do this, or that.
King James 2000
For you ought to say, If the Lord wills, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Instead you should say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that."
Modern King James verseion
Instead of you saying, If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For that, ye ought to say, "If the Lord will, and if we live, let us do this or that."
Moffatt New Testament
You ought rather to say, "If the Lord will, we shall live to 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."
New Heart English Bible
For you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that."
Noyes New Testament
instead of saying, If the Lord will, we shall both live and do this or that;
Sawyer New Testament
for you ought to say, If the Lord wills, we shall both live and do this or that.
The Emphasized Bible
Instead of your saying - If, the Lord, be pleased, we shall both, live and do this or that;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Instead of your saying, If the Lord pleases, and we are alive, then we will do this or that thing.
Twentieth Century New Testament
You ought, rather, to say 'If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.'
Webster
Instead of that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Weymouth New Testament
Instead of that you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we shall live and do this or that."
Williams New Testament
Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord is willing, we shall live and do this or that."
World English Bible
For you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that."
Worrell New Testament
instead of your saying, "If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that."
Worsley New Testament
If the Lord will, and we should live, and do this or that:
Youngs Literal Translation
instead of your saying, 'If the Lord may will, we shall live, and do this or that;'
Themes
Boasting » What not to boast of
God » Will of, submission to » The rule of every-day life
natural Life » Described as » Uncertain
The Surrendered life » Submission to the divine will » The rule of every-day life
Topics
Interlinear
thelo
Poieo
Touto
References
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in James 4:15
Images James 4:15
Prayers for James 4:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Arrogant Boasting About The Future
14 when all the time you do not know what will happen on the morrow. For what is your life? You are but a mist, appearing for a brief time, and then vanishing. 15 You ought instead to say, "If the Lord wills it, we shall live and do this or that." 16 But now you are glorying in these insolent boastings of yours; all such glorying is evil.
Cross References
Acts 18:21
but said, as he took leave of them, "I will return again to you, if God will."
Hebrews 6:3
And this we will do, if God permit.
Romans 1:10
always entreating him that now at length, if such be his will, the way may be made clear for me to come to you.
Romans 15:32
and that I may come to you in joy, by the will of God, and find rest together with you.
1 Corinthians 4:19
But come to you I will, and that soon, if it please the Lord, and then I shall learn not the talk of these boasters, but their power.
1 Corinthians 16:7
For I do not wish at this present time to see you merely in passing; but if the Lord permits, I hope to remain some time with you.