The variant reading is well-supported by a variety of manuscripts, including 𝔓100, and is the reading that most English versions followed. However, …
NTTC JAMES 4:14b: “for you are a mist, appearing for a little while”
The process of attempting to ascertain the original wording of a text is important, regardless of how minor the textual variant may seem. Our primary purpose is to give the Bible readers what God said by way of his human authors, Our primary goal is to be accurate and faithful to the original text. Therefore, we must have the original words.
DAILY DEVOTIONAL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2021
Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. For you are a mist appearing for a little while and then vanishing. (James 4:14)