Berean Standard Bible
“Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.””
James has been warning about worldly friendship, pride and judging others. He now confronts a particular kind of confident planning by merchants who talk as though the future belonged to them.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
World English Bible (WEB)
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.”
King James Version (KJV)
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)
Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Go, now, you who are saying, 'To-day and to-morrow we will go on to such a city, and will pass there one year, and traffic, and make gain;'
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Ea ahora, los que decís: Hoy y mañana iremos á tal ciudad, y estaremos allá un año, y compraremos mercadería, y ganaremos:
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Escuchen bien esto, ustedes los que dicen: «Hoy o mañana iremos a tal o cual ciudad, nos quedaremos allí un año, haremos negocios y ganaremos dinero».
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