James 4:15
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.In other versions
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.
ASV
But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that.
BBE
instead of your saying, If the Lord should [so] will and we should live, we will also do this or that.
DBY
For you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that."
WEB
instead of your saying, `If the Lord may will, we shall live, and do this or that;'
YLT
For that all of you ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
ENG
Instead of that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
WBT
Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
BSB
In context
13Go 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:
14Whereas 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.
15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.