James 4:15
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
KJV
ἀντὶ τοῦ λέγειν ὑμᾶς· ἐὰν ὁ κύριος θελήσῃ, καὶ ζήσομεν καὶ ποιήσομεν τοῦτο ἢ ἐκεῖνο.
Greek NT
Quæ est enim vita vestra ? vapor est ad modicum parens, et deinceps exterminabitur ; pro eo ut dicatis : Si Dominus voluerit. Et : Si vixerimus, faciemus hoc, aut illud.
Vulgate
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.
ASV
For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while and afterwards shall vanish away. For that you should say: If the Lord will, and, If we shall live, we will do this or that.
Douay-Rheims
Open in reader with connections →
In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- θελήσῃ — SBLGNT
- θελήσῃ — Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- θέλῃ — Westcott-Hort
- ζήσομεν — SBLGNT
- ζήσομεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ζήσωμεν — Robinson-Pierpont
- ποιήσομεν — SBLGNT
- ποιήσομεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ποιήσωμεν — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
We believe that all things in heaven and on earth, and all creatures, are preserved and governed by the providence of this wise and eternal God. For David testifies, saying: "The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. Who is like the LORD our God?" Indeed, the same apostle to the Athenians testified: "In him we live and move and have our being." This p…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 4:19 — But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
- 1Cor 16:7 — For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
- 1Cor 16:7 — For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
- 2Sam 5:19 — And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into
- 2Sam 15:25 — And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:
- 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.
- 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.
- Heb 6:3 — And this will we do, if God permit.
- Job 22:28 — Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
- Lam 3:37 — Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
- Luke 12:18 — And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
- Prov 19:21 — There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
- Ps 37:5 — Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
- Rom 1:10 — Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
- Rom 1:10 — Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
- Rom 15:32 — That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.