ヤコブの手紙 3:5
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Context
This verse from ヤコブの手紙 Chapter 3 connects to 10 cross-references. パウロの福音の出所——人から受けたのではなく、主からの啓示。ペテロやヤコブとの関係と一致。
他の翻訳
So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!
so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!
Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
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