King James Version
James 4:13 in the King James Version says “Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell , a...” — study this verse from James chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell , and get gain :”
James 4:13 · KJV
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell , and get gain :
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. It: or, For it is
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live , and do this, or that.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
“now”
G3568"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
“ye that say”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“To day”
G4594on the (i.e., this) day (or night current or just passed); generally, now (i.e., at present, hitherto)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“we will go”
G4198to traverse, i.e., travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.)
“into”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“such”
G3592the same, i.e., this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“buy and sell”
G1710to travel in (a country as a pedlar), i.e., (by implication) to trade
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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