| | King James | American std | Diodati |
| 1 | From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? | Whence [come] wars and whence [come] fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your pleasures that war in your members? | Da dove vengono le guerre e le contese fra voi? Non provengono forse dalle passioni che guerreggiano nelle vostre membra? |
| 2 | Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. | Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not. | Voi desiderate e non avete, voi uccidete e portate invidia, e non riuscite ad ottenere; voi litigate e combattete, e non avete, perché non domandate. |
| 3 | Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. | Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures. | Voi domandate e non ricevete, perché domandate male per spendere nei vostri piaceri. |
| 4 | Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. | Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God. | Adulteri e adultere, non sapete che l'amicizia del mondo è inimicizia contro Dio? Chi dunque vuole essere amico del mondo si rende nemico di Dio. |
| 5 | Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? | Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying? | Pensate che la Scrittura dica invano: Lo Spirito che abita in noi ci brama fino alla gelosia? |
| 6 | But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. | But he giveth more grace. Wherefore [the scripture] saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. | Ma egli dà una grazia ancor più grande; perciò dice: Dio resiste ai superbi e dà grazia agli umili |
| 7 | Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. | Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you. | Sottomettetevi dunque a Dio, resistete al diavolo ed egli fuggirà da voi. |
| 8 | Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. | Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded. | Avvicinatevi a Dio ed egli si avvicinerà a voi; nettate le vostre mani, o peccatori; e purificate i vostri cuori, o voi dal cuore doppio! |
| 9 | Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. | Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. | Affliggetevi, fate cordoglio e piangete; il vostro riso si cambi in duolo e la vostra gioia in tristezza. |
| 10 | Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. | Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you. | Umiliatevi davanti al Signore, ed egli vi innalzerà. |
| 11 | Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. | Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. | Non parlate gli uni contro gli altri, fratelli; chi parla contro il fratello e giudica il proprio fratello, parla contro la legge e giudica la legge; ora se giudichi la legge, tu non sei un esecutore della legge, ma un giudice. |
| 12 | There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? | 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? | C'è un solo Legislatore, che può salvare e mandare in perdizione, ma tu chi sei, che giudichi un altro? |
| 13 | 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: | 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: | E ora a voi che dite: Oggi o domani andremo nella tale città, e vi dimoreremo un anno, commerceremo e guadagneremo, |
| 14 | Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. | whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. | mentre non sapete ciò che accadrà l'indomani. Cos'è infatti la vostra vita? In verità essa è un vapore che appare per un po' di tempo, e poi svanisce. |
| 15 | For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. | For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that. | Dovreste invece dire: Se piace al Signore e se saremo in vita, noi faremo questo o quello. |
| 16 | But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. | But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil. | Voi invece vi vantate nella vostra arroganza; ogni vanto di questo genere è cattivo. |
| 17 | Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. | To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. | Chi dunque sa fare il bene e non lo fa, commette peccato. |
