James 3:12 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? Neither `can' salt water yield sweet.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Can, my brethren, a fig produce olives, or a vine figs? Neither [can] salt [water] make sweet water.
World English Bible (WEB)
Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
is a fig-tree able, my brethren, olives to make? or a vine figs? so no fountain salt and sweet water `is able' to make.
| μὴ | mē | may | |
| Can | δύναται | dynatai | THYOO-na-tay |
| the fig tree, | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | ah-thale-FOO |
| my | μου | mou | moo |
| brethren, | συκῆ | sykē | syoo-KAY |
| bear | ἐλαίας | elaias | ay-LAY-as |
| olive berries? | ποιῆσαι | poiēsai | poo-A-say |
| either | ἢ | ē | ay |
| vine, a | ἄμπελος | ampelos | AM-pay-lose |
| figs? | σῦκα | syka | SYOO-ka |
| so | οὕτως | houtōs | OO-tose |
| can no | οὐδεμια | oudemia | oo-thay-mee-ah |
| fountain | πηγὴ | pēgē | pay-GAY |
| yield both | ἁλυκὸν | halykon | a-lyoo-KONE |
| salt | καὶ | kai | kay |
| water | γλυκὺ | glyky | glyoo-KYOO |
| and | ποιῆσαι | poiēsai | poo-A-say |
| fresh. | ὕδωρ | hydōr | YOO-thore |