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And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. |
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity (unrighteousness). The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature (existence) and it is set on fire by hell (Greek, Gehenna). |
And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life (existence, origin), and is set on fire by hell. |
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The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. |
And the tongue is a fire. [The tongue is a] world of wickedness set among our members, contaminating and depraving the whole body and setting on fire the wheel of birth (the circle of man’s nature), being itself ignited by hell (Gehenna). |
And the tongue is a fire, the sum total of iniquity. The tongue is so constituted in our members that it defiles the entire body and sets on fire the round of existence and is constantly being set on fire by Gehenna [hell]. |
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and the tongue is as dangerous as any fire, with vast potentialities for evil. It can poison the whole body; it can make the whole of life a blazing hell. |
And the tongue is a fire, and takes its place among the parts of our bodies as a world of evil; it soils the whole body and sets on fire the circle (Greek, wheel) of man’s nature, and itself is set on fire by hell. |
And 2532 the 3588 tongue 1100 is a fire, 4442 a world 2889 of iniquity: 93 so 3779 is 2525 the 3588 tongue 1100 among 1722 our 2257 members, 3196 that it defileth 4695 the 3588 whole 3650 body, 4983 and 2532 setteth on fire 5394 the 3588 course 5164 of nature; 1078 and 2532 it is set on fire 5394 of 5259 hell. 1067 |
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