James 4:15

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James 4:15

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New American Standard Bible

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

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

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."

Montgomery New Testament

You ought instead to say, "If the Lord wills it, we shall 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."

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

death » Preparation for

Evil » What is evil

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

Will » God's, submission to » The rule of every-day life

Topics

God, Sovereignty Of

Submission To God's Will

Guidance And Strength

God's Plan For Us

tomorrow

will

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

For that

G473

ἀντί
Anti

for, because 9, for ... cause, therefore 9, in the room of

Usage: 14

G5209

ὑμᾶς
Humas

you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,

Usage: 314

ought to say

G3004

λέγω
Lego

say, speak, call, tell,

Usage: 1045

G1437

ἐάν
Ean

if, whosoever 9, whatsoever 9, though,

Usage: 155

the Lord

G2962

κύριος
Kurios

Lord, lord, master, sir, Sir,

Usage: 643

will

G2309

θέλω ἐθέλω
thelo

will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,

Usage: 136

we shall live

G2198

ζάω
Zao

live, be alive, alive, quick, lively, not tr, , vr live

Usage: 115

and

G2532

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and

Usage: 0

G4160

ποιέω
Poieo

do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do

Usage: 372

this

G5124

τοῦτο
Touto

this, therefore Trans, that, for this cause , wherefore , it, not tr,

Usage: 232

G2228

ἤ
E

or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,

Usage: 199

References

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Providence

Fausets

Scribes

Word Count of 37 Translations in James 4:15

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Verse Info

Bible Rank: 3838
James Rank: 74
17 Topics
7 Themes
9 Cross References
1 Reading
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2 Phrases
2 References
1 Prayers

Context Readings

Arrogant Boasting About The Future

¹⁴ Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. ¹⁵ Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.” ¹⁶ But as it is, you boast in your arrogance; all such boasting is evil.

James 4:15

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