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Pneuma Comparisons: James – Jude

 

REF

TRANSLITERATED GREEK

 

NWT

 

KJV

 

NASB

 

NIV

REF HOLY

SPIRIT

James

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:26

pneuma

without spirit

the spirit

the spirit

the spirit

N

4:5

ho pneuma

the spirit

The spirit

the Spirit

the spirit

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Pe

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:2

en hagiasmos pneuma

by the spirit

of the Spirit

of the Spirit

of the Spirit

Y

1:11

en autos

 Pneuma

 Christos[1]

the spirit in them was indicating concerning Christ[2]

the Spirit of Christ which was in them

the Spirit of Christ within them

the Spirit of Christ in them

Y

1:12

[en] pneuma hagios[3]

with holy spirit

with the Holy Ghost

by the Holy Spirit

by the Holy Spirit

Y

1:22[4]

--

--

the spirit

--

--

--

3:4

praus kai

hesuchios pneuma

the quiet and mild spirit

a meek and quiet spirit

a gentle and quiet spirit

a gentle and quiet spirit

N

3:18

pneuma

the spirit

the Spirit

the spirit

the Spirit

Y

3:19

pneuma

the spirits

the spirits

the spirits

the spirits

N

4:6

pneuma

the spirit

the spirit

the spirit

the spirit

N

4:14

ho ho theos pneuma

the [spirit] of glory, even the spirit of God[5]

the Spirit of glory

the Spirit of glory

the Spirit of glory

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2Pe

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:21

pneuma hagios

by holy spirit

by the Holy Ghost

by the Holy Spirit

by the Holy Spirit

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Jn

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:24

ho pneuma

the spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

Y

4:1

pneuma

inspired expression

spirit

spirit

spirit

N

4:1 #2

ho pneuma

the inspired expressions

spirits

spirits

spirits

N

4:2

ho pneuma ho theos

the inspired expression

the Spirit of God

the Spirit of God

the Spirit of God

Y

4:2 #2

pneuma

inspired expression

spirit

spirit

spirit

N

4:3

pneuma

inspired expression

spirit

spirit

spirit

N

4:3 #2

ho ho

antichristos

the antichrist’s [inspired expression]

that spirit of antichrist

the spirit of the antichrist

the spirit of the antichrist

N

4:6

ho pneuma ho aletheia

the inspired expression of truth

the spirit of truth

the spirit of truth

the Spirit of truth

N

4:6 #2

ho pneuma ho plane

the inspired expression of error

the spirit of error

the spirit of error

the spirit of error

N

4:13

ho pneuma autos

his spirit

his Spirit

His spirit

his Spirit

Y

5:6

ho pneuma

the spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

Y

5:6 #2

ho pneuma

the spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

Y

5:7[6]

--

--

the Holy Ghost

--

--

--

5:8

ho pneuma

the spirit

the spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jude

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:19

pneuma

spirituality

the Spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

Y

1:20

en pneuma hagios

with holy spirit

in the Holy Ghost

in the Holy Spirit

in the Holy Spirit

Y

 

Bold = variant

Red = en pneuma



[1] En refers to autos here, not pneuma.

[2] The verse reads: They kept on investigating what particular season or what sort of [season] the spirit in them was indicating concerning Christ… (NWT) The NWT reading is extremely awkward here, though it is clarified as “the spirit of Christ” in the footnote.

[3] En pneuma hagios does not appear in the Nestlé-Aland 26. See www.studylight.org interlinears. 

[4] Does not appear in the Nestlé-Aland 26. See www.studylight.org interlinears. 

[5] This verse is extremely unnatural and awkward in the NWT compared to the Greek.

[6] Does not appear in the Nestlé-Aland 26. See www.studylight.org interlinears.