Then Peter began to curse and swear, “[I tell you], I do not know the man.” And immediately a rooster crowed.
James 3:9 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) We praise the Lord and Father with it, and [also] curse men who are created in God’s likeness with it. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse men who were made in God's likeness! American Standard Version (1901) Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God: Common English Bible With it we both bless the Lord and Father and curse human beings made in God’s likeness. Catholic Public Domain Version By it we bless God the Father, and by it we speak evil of men, who have been made in the likeness of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By it we bless God and the Father: and by it we curse men, who are made after the likeness of God. |
Then Peter began to curse and swear, “[I tell you], I do not know the man.” And immediately a rooster crowed.
therefore, I was glad in my heart, and my mouth expressed this [joy]. In addition, my body will live in hope [of being raised]
But a man should certainly not cover his [physical] head [i.e., with “something hanging down,” such as long hair or a cloth shawl. See verse 4], since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman [i.e., his wife] is the glory of the man [i.e., her husband].
May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be praised, for He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in [fellowship with] Christ. [Note: The phrase “heavenly realms” is used somewhat differently throughout this book. Here it refers to Christians as part of the church on earth].
Religion that is pure and uncorrupted in the eyes of [our] God and Father involves taking care of orphans and widows in their distress and keeping oneself unstained by the world.
Praise and cursing come out of the same mouth! My brothers, these things should not be happening.
God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is to be praised for being so merciful as to have given us a new birth, which provides for us a hope of never ending life through the means of Jesus Christ’s return from the dead.