James 4:13
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
BSB
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ASV
Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:
KJV
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:
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Commentary
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἄγε | Age | do come | G71 → |
| νῦν | nun | now | G3568 → |
| οἱ | hoi | you who [are] | G3588 → |
| λέγοντες· | legontes | saying; | G3004 → |
| σήμερον | sēmeron | Today | G4594 → |
| ἢ | ē | or | G2228 → |
| αὔριον | aurion | tomorrow | G839 → |
| πορευσόμεθα | poreusometha | we will go | G4198 → |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → |
| τήνδε | tēnde | such | G3592 → |
| τὴν | tēn | <the> | G3588 → |
| πόλιν | polin | city | G4172 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ποιήσομεν | poiēsomen | will spend | G4160 → |
| ἐκεῖ | ekei | there | G1563 → |
| ἐνιαυτὸν | eniauton | a year | G1763 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἐμπορευσόμεθα | emporeusometha | will trade | G1710 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| κερδήσομεν· | kerdēsomen | will make a profit; | G2770 → |
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