James 3:5
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”
μέγας
Great, large, important. Megas. A great door and effectual is opened. God opens great doors. Do not settle for small thinking about a great God. He works on a grand scale.
μικρός
Little
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μικρός
Small, little, least. Mikros. Unless you become like a little child. The kingdom belongs to the small in their own eyes. Greatness in the kingdom is measured differently.
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πῦρ
fire
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πῦρ
Fire. Pur. Our God is a consuming fire. Fire purifies and fire destroys. What is genuine survives the fire. What is counterfeit is consumed by it. Let God refine you.
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μέλος
member
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μέλος
Member, body part. Melos. You are the body of Christ and each one of you is a part of it. Every member matters. An unused body part atrophies. Use what God gave you.
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γλῶσσα
Tongue
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γλῶσσα
Tongue, language. Glossa. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. The tongue is the smallest member but sets the whole course of a life. Use it for life.
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ἡλίκος
a great
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ἡλίκος
as big as, i.e. (interjectively) how much
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ὕλη
a forest
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ὕλη
a forest, i.e. (by implication) fuel
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ἰδού
Behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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