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James 3:7

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 7 For every kind of wild animal and bird and reptile* and sea creature is to be tamed and has been tamed by humans.

James 3:7

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 7 πᾶσα Every γὰρ for φύσις nature θηρίων of wild beasts τε and καὶ and πετεινῶν of birds ἑρπετῶν of creeping (things) τε and καὶ and ἐναλίων of things in the sea δαμάζεται is being tamed καὶ and δεδάμασται has been tamed τῇ to the φύσει nature τῇ the ἀνθρωπίνῃ· belonging to man;

James 3:7

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 7 For every species of wild beast as well as bird and creeping thing and sea creature is to be tamed and has been tamed by humankind.+

James 3:7

The Bible in Living English
- 7 For every species of beasts and of birds, and of reptiles and the creatures of the sea, is and has been subdued by the human species;

James 3:7

American Standard Version
- 7 For every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind.

James 3:7

The Emphasized Bible
- 7 For every nature—Both of wild beasts and of birds Both of reptiles and of things in the sea Is to be tamed and hath been tamed by the human nature;

James 3:7

King James Version
- 7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

James Study Notes—Chapter 3

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 3:7
  
  is to be tamed: The Greek verb rendered “is to be tamed” seems to convey the idea “can be tamed,” expressing a timeless fact or truth. And as James states next (“has been tamed”), humans have indeed trained and subdued a wide variety of wild creatures. This is in harmony with Jehovah’s original decree that mankind should “have in subjection” the various kinds of wild animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures mentioned in the Genesis account of creation.—Ge 1:24-28.