1 Whence come wars G4171 and whence come fightings among you ? come they not hence , even G2532 of your pleasures that war G4171 in your members μέλεσιν melesin G3196 ? 2 Ye lust , and have not : ye kill, and covet G1937 , and cannot obtain : ye fight and war G4170 ; ye have not , because ye ask αἰτεῖσθαι aiteisthai G154 not . 3 Ye ask αἰτεῖτε aiteite G154 , and receive λαμβάνετε, lambanete G2983 not , because ye ask αἰτεῖσθε, aiteisthe G154 amiss, that ye may spend δαπανήσητε. dapanēsēte G1159 it in your pleasures . 4 Ye adulteresses G3428 , know ye not that the friendship of the world κόσμου kosmou G2889 is G1510 enmity with God θεοῦ theou G2316 ? Whosoever therefore οὖν oun G3767 would be G1510 a friend φίλος philos G5384 of the world κόσμου, kosmou G2889 maketh himself an enemy ἐχθρὸς echthros G2190 of God θεοῦ theou G2316 . 5 Or think δοκεῖτε dokeite G1380 ye that the scripture γραφὴ graphē G1124 speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit πνεῦμα pneuma G4151 which he made to dwell G2730 in us long G1971 unto envying φθόνον phthonon G5355 ? 6 But he giveth more grace χάριν· charin G5485 . Wherefore the scripture saith, God θεὸς theos G2316 resisteth the proud , but giveth grace χάριν.¶ charin G5485 to the humble ταπεινοῖς tapeinois G5011 . 7 Be subject ὑποτάγητε hupotagēte G5293 therefore οὖν oun G3767 unto God θεῷ. theō G2316 ; but resist ἀντίστητε antistēte G436 the devil διαβόλῳ diabolō G1228 , and he will flee φεύξεται pheuxetai G5343 from you . 8 Draw ἐγγίσατε engisate G1448 nigh to God θεῷ theō G2316 , and he will draw ἐγγιεῖ engiei G1448 nigh to you . Cleanse καθαρίσατε katharisate G2511 your hands χεῖρας, cheiras G5495 , ye sinners ἁμαρτωλοί, hamartōloi G268 ; and purify ἁγνίσατε hagnisate G48 your hearts καρδίας, kardias G2588 , ye doubleminded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn πενθήσατε penthēsate G3996 , and weep κλαύσατε· klausate G2799 : let your laughter be turned to mourning πένθος penthos G3997 , and your joy χαρὰ chara G5479 to heaviness. Read all of James 4 ← James 3 James 5 → American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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