James 4:12
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?”
σώζω
To save, to heal, to deliver. Sozo. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Sozo covers salvation healing deliverance and wholeness. Jesus restores everything that was lost.
κρίνω
judging
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κρίνω
To judge, to decide, to determine. Krino. Judge not that you be not judged. The standard you use for others will be used for you. Mercy shown returns as mercy received.
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δύναμαι
is being able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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πλησίον
neighbour?
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πλησίον
(adverbially) close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e. fellow (as man, countryman, Christian or friend)
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κριτής
Judge
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κριτής
a judge (genitive case or specially)
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εἰμί
there is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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νομοθέτης
Lawgiver
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νομοθέτης
a legislator
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