“From whence come wars and fightings among you come they not hence even of your lusts that war in your members.”
James 4
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1What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don't they come from the passions at war within you?
“What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this? That your passions are at war within you.”
“From whence come wars and fightings among you. Come they not. Hence even of your lusts that war in your members”
“From whence come wars and fighting among you? Come they not hence even of your lusts that war in your members?”
“From whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence even of your lusts that war in your members.”
“From whence comes wars and fightings among you come they not hence even of your lusts that war in your members.”
2You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
“You lost and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war, yet you do not have because you do not ask.”
“You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war, yet you do not have because you do not ask.”
“You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask.”
“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 desire to have and cannot obtain. Ye fight and war. Yet ye have not because ye ask not.”
“You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask.”
3And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
“You ask and do not receive because you ask amiss that you may spend it on your pleasures.”
“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 consume it upon your lusts.”
“You ask and do not receive because you ask amiss that you may spend it on your pleasures.”
“You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly to spend it on your passions.”
“Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.”
4You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
“Adulterers and adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”
“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 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.”
“You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”
“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 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.”
5Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
“Or do you think that the scripture says in vain the spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously.”
“Do ye think that the Scripture saith in vain, the spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy,”
“Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says He yearns jealously over the Spirit that He has made to dwell in us?”
“Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?”
“Or do you think that the scripture says in vain, the spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously?”
“Or do you think that the scripture speaks to no purpose? He jealously desires the spirit which he has made to dwell in us.”
6But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
“but he gives more grace? Therefore, he says, God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
“but he giveth more grace? Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”
“but he gives more grace. Therefore, it says, God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
“But He giveth more grace. Wherefore He saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”
“But He gives more grace, therefore it says, God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
“But he giveth more grace, wherefore he saith God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”
7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
“Submit yourselves therefore to God resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil. And he will flee from you.”
“Submit yourselves therefore to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
“Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
“Submit yourselves therefore to God resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
8Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
“Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands you sinners and purify your hearts you double -minded.”
“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double -minded.”
“draw near to God and he will draw near to you cleanse your hands. You sinners and purify your hearts you double -minded”
“draw near to God. And he will draw near to you, cleanse your hands, you sinners and purify your hearts, you double minded.”
“Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double -minded.”
“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double -minded.”
9Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
“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.”
“Be afflicted and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness.”
“Lament and mourn and weep let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.”
“Be afflicted and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness.”
“Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.”
10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
“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 lift you up.”
“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 lift you up.”
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and he shall lift you up.”
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will lift you up.”
11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
“Do not speak evil of one another. Brethren, he who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.”
“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.”
“Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge of it.”
“Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother and judges his brother speaketh evil of the law and judges the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.”
“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 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.”
12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
“There is one lawgiver who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?”
“there is one lawgiver who is able to save and to destroy. And who are you to judge another?”
“There is one lawgiver who is able to save and to destroy. Who art thou that judgest another?”
“There is only one lawgiver and judge, the one who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you who judge your neighbor?”
“there is one lawgiver who is able to save and to destroy. Who art thou that judgest another?”
“There is one lawgiver who is able to save and to destroy. Who art thou that judgeth another?”
13Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit."
“Come now you who say today or tomorrow. We will go to such -and -such a city spend a year there buy and sell and make a profit.”
“come now you who say today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.”
“Come now, you who say, today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.”
“Come now you who say, today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city. Spend a year there. Buy and sell and make a profit.”
“come now. You who say today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.”
“Come now, you who say, today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.”
14You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
“whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow for what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.”
“Yet, you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.”
“Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.”
“Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.”
“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 it vanisheth away.”
“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”
15Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that."
“For that ye ought to say if the Lord will, we shall live and do this or that.”
“Instead you ought to say if the Lord wills we shall live and do this or that.”
“Instead you ought to say if the Lord wills we will live and do this or that.”
“"...Instead, you ought to say, if the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that”
“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 live, And do this or that.”
16As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
“as it is you boast in your arrogance all such boasting is evil.”
“but now you boast in your arrogance all such boasting is evil.”
“as it is you boast in your arrogance all such boasting is evil”
“as it is you boast in your arrogance, all such boasting is evil.”
“But now ye rejoice in your boastings. All such rejoicing is evil.”
“as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.”
17Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not. To him it is sin.”
“Therefore to him who knows to do good and does not do it to him. It is sin.”
“So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it for him, it is sin.".”
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not to him it is sin.”
“Therefore to him that Knoweth to do good And doeth it not To him it is sin.”
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not to him, it is sin.”