James 4:14 · WEB
“Whereas you don't know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.”
— James 4:14
Era
Early Church (~50 AD)
Emotion
anxious
Type
teaching
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