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James 4:4-10

4YeadulteressesG3428,knowyenotthatthefriendshipoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889isG1510enmitywithGodθεοῦtheouG2316? WhosoeverthereforeοὖνounG3767wouldbeG1510afriendφίλοςphilosG5384oftheworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889maketh himselfanenemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

5OrthinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380yethatthescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124speakethinvain? DoththespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whichhemadetodwellG2730inuslongG1971untoenvyingφθόνονphthononG5355?

6Buthegivethmoregraceχάριν·charinG5485.Whereforethescripturesaith,GodθεὸςtheosG2316resisteththeproud,butgivethgraceχάριν.¶charinG5485tothehumbleταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.

7BesubjectὑποτάγητεhupotagēteG5293thereforeοὖνounG3767untoGodθεῷ.theōG2316;butresistἀντίστητεantistēteG436thedevilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228,andhewillfleeφεύξεταιpheuxetaiG5343fromyou.

8DrawἐγγίσατεengisateG1448nightoGodθεῷtheōG2316,andhewilldrawἐγγιεῖengieiG1448nightoyou.CleanseκαθαρίσατεkatharisateG2511yourhandsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495, yesinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268;andpurifyἁγνίσατεhagnisateG48yourheartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588, ye doubleminded.

9Beafflicted,andmournπενθήσατεpenthēsateG3996,andweepκλαύσατε·klausateG2799: letyourlaughterbeturnedtomourningπένθοςpenthosG3997,andyourjoyχαρὰcharaG5479toheaviness.

10HumbleG5013yourselvesG4771inthesightoftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andheshallexaltὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312you.

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