Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul, but rather fear him who can destroy both the soul and the body in hell.
James 4:12 - The Text-Critical English New Testament There is only one lawgiver, he who is able to save and destroy. But who are yoʋ to judge another? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition One only is the Lawgiver and Judge Who is able to save and to destroy [the One Who has the absolute power of life and death]. [But you] who are you that [you presume to] pass judgment on your neighbor? American Standard Version (1901) One only is the lawgiver and judge, even he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou that judgest thy neighbor? Common English Bible There is only one lawgiver and judge, and he is able to save and to destroy. But you who judge your neighbor, who are you? Catholic Public Domain Version There is one lawgiver and one judge. He is able to destroy, and he is able to set free. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version There is one lawgiver, and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver. |
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul, but rather fear him who can destroy both the soul and the body in hell.
But I will tell you whom you should fear: Fear him who has authority to throw you into hell after your body has been killed. Yes, I tell you, fear him!
Therefore let us no longer judge one another. Instead, resolve not to put any stumbling block or snare before your brother.
Who are yoʋ to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.
Therefore yoʋ are without excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For on whatever grounds yoʋ judge another, yoʋ condemn yoʋrself, for yoʋ who judge do the same things.
On the contrary, O man, who are yoʋ to answer back to God? Shall the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why did yoʋ make me like this?”
Therefore he is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Do not complain against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door.