12 我的弟兄們,難道無花果樹能結出橄欖,葡萄樹能結出無花果嗎?鹹水也不能產生甜水[a]

屬天的智慧

13 到底你們中間誰是有智慧、有見識的呢?他就應當藉著良好的品行,以智慧的溫柔,使自己的行為顯明出來; 14 但如果你們心裡懷著苦毒的嫉妒和爭競[b],就不要自誇、說謊而抵擋真理。

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Footnotes

  1. 雅各書 3:12 鹹水也不能產生甜水——有古抄本作「照樣,沒有泉源能產生鹹水又產生甜水」。
  2. 雅各書 3:14 爭競——或譯作「結黨」。

12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs?(A) Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

Two Kinds of Wisdom

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it(B) by their good life, by deeds(C) done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition(D) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.(E)

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