Berean Standard Bible

James 4

1WhatΠόθενPothenG4159causesconflictsπόλεμοιpolemoiG4171andκαὶkaiG2532πόθενpothenG4159quarrelsμάχαιmachaiG3163amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν;huminG4771?Don’tοὐκoukG3756they comeἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenG1782fromἐκekG1537theὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588passionsἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237τῶνtōnG3588at warστρατευομένωνstrateuomenōnG4754withinἐνenG1722youτοῖς μέλεσιν ὑμῶν;tois melesin humōnG4771 G3588 G3196?

2You craveἐπιθυμεῖτεepithumeiteG1937whatκαὶkaiG2532you do notοὐκoukG3756haveἔχετε·echeteG2192;you killφονεύετεphoneueteG5407andκαὶkaiG2532covetζηλοῦτεzēlouteG2206,butκαὶkaiG2532are unableοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756 G1410to obtainἐπιτυχεῖν·epitucheinG2013it.You quarrelμάχεσθεmachestheG3164andκαὶkaiG2532fightπολεμεῖτε·polemeiteG4170.You do not haveοὐκ ἔχετεouk echeteG3756 G2192,becauseδιὰdiaG1223youὑμᾶς·humasG4771do notμὴmēG3361τὸtoG3588askαἰτεῖσθαιaiteisthaiG154.

3And whenyou do askαἰτεῖτε καὶaiteite kaiG154 G2532,you do notοὐouG3756receiveλαμβάνετε,lambaneteG2983,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360you askαἰτεῖσθε,aiteistheG154with wrong motivesκακῶςkakōsG2560,thatἵναinaG2443you may squanderδαπανήσητε.dapanēsēteG1159itonἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588pleasuresἡδοναῖςhēdonaisG2237.

4Youadulteressesμοιχαλίδες,moichalidesG3428!Do you not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ἡhēG3588friendshipφιλίαphiliaG5373with theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889isG1510hostilityἔχθραechthraG2189towardτοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316?ThereforeοὖνounG3767,whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437choosesβουληθῇboulēthēaG1014to beG1510a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889renders himselfκαθίσταται.kathistataiG2525an enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

5OrἢēG2228do you thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380ὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saysλέγει;legeiG3004without reasonκενῶςkenōsG2761thattheτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ὃhoG3739He caused to dwellG2730inἐνenG1722usG1473yearnsἐπιποθεῖepipotheiG1971withπρὸςprosG4314envyφθόνονphthononG5355?

6ButδὲdeG1161He givesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325usmoreμείζοναmeizonaG3173graceχάριν·charinG5485.This is whyδιὸdioG1352it saysλέγει·legeiG3004ὁhoG3588: “GodθεὸςtheosG2316opposesἀντιτάσσεται,antitassetaiG498theproudὑπερηφάνοιςhuperēphanoisG5244,butδὲdeG1161givesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325graceχάριν.¶charinG5485to the humbleταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.”

Drawing Near to God

7Submit yourselvesὑποτάγητεhupotagēteG5293,thenοὖνounG3767τῷtōG3588,to Godθεῷ.theōG2316δὲdeG1161.ResistἀντίστητεantistēteG436theτῷtōG3588devilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228,andκαὶkaiG2532he will fleeφεύξεταιpheuxetaiG5343fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶν,humōnG4771.

8Draw nearἐγγίσατεengisateG1448τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532He will draw nearἐγγιεῖengieiG1448to youὑμῖν.huminG4771.CleanseκαθαρίσατεkatharisateG2511yourhandsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495, yousinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268,andκαὶkaiG2532purifyἁγνίσατεhagnisateG48yourheartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588, youdouble-mindedδίψυχοι.dipsuchoiG1374.

9GrieveταλαιπωρήσατεtalaipōrēsateG5003καὶkaiG2532,mournπενθήσατεpenthēsateG3996,andκαὶkaiG2532weepκλαύσατε·klausateG2799.TurnG3344yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588laughterγέλωςgelōsG1071toεἰςeisG1519mourningπένθοςpenthosG3997,andκαὶkaiG2532yourἡhēG3588joyχαρὰcharaG5479toεἰςeisG1519gloomκατήφειαν.katēpheianG2726.

10Humble yourselvesταπεινώθητεtapeinōthēteG5013beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532He will exaltὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312youὑμᾶς.¶humasG4771.

11Brothersἀδελφοί·adelphoiG80, donotΜὴMēG3361slanderκαταλαλεῖτεkatalaleiteG2635one anotherἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240.Anyone whoὁhoG3588speaks againstκαταλαλῶνkatalalōnG2635hisbrotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80orἢēG2228judgesκρίνωνkrinōnG2919himτὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦton adelphon autouG846 G3588 G80speaks againstκαταλαλεῖkatalaleiG2635thelawνόμουnomouG3551andκαὶkaiG2532judgesκρίνειkrineiG2919itνόμον·nomonG3551.AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487you judgeκρίνεις,krineisG2919thelawνόμονnomonG3551,you areεἶeiG1510notοὐκoukG3756a practitionerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163of the lawνόμουnomouG3551,butἀλλὰallaG235a judgeκριτής.kritēsG2923of it.

12There isἐστινestinG1510ὁhoG3588only oneεἷςheisG1520LawgiverνομοθέτηςnomothetēsG3550andκαὶkaiG2532JudgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923,theὁhoG3588One whois ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982andκαὶkaiG2532destroyἀπολέσαι·apolesaiG622.ButδὲdeG1161whoτίςtisG5101areεἶeiG1510youσὺsuG4771ὁhoG3588to judgeκρίνωνkrinōnG2919yourτὸνtonG3588neighborπλησίον;¶plēsionG4139?

Do Not Boast about Tomorrow

(Proverbs 27:1)

13ComeἌγεAgeG71nowνῦνnunG3568,you whoοἱhoiG3588sayλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594orἢēG2228tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839we will goπορευσόμεθαporeusomethaG4198toεἰςeisG1519this or thatτήνδεtēndeG3592τὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172καὶkaiG2532,spendποιήσομενpoiēsomenG4160a yearἐνιαυτὸνeniautonG1763thereἐκεῖekeiG1563καὶkaiG2532,carry on businessἐμπορευσόμεθαemporeusomethaG1710,andκαὶkaiG2532make a profitκερδήσομεν·kerdēsomenG2770.”

14YouοἵτινεςoitinesG3748do not even knowοὐκ ἐπίστασθεouk epistastheG1987 G3756whatτὸtoG3588will happentomorrowτῆς αὔριονtēs aurionG3588 G839!WhatποίαpoiaG4169isyourὑμῶν.humōnG4771ἡhēG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222γάρgarG1063?You areἐστεesteG1510a mistἀτμὶςatmisG822that appearsἡ πρὸς φαινομένηhē pros phainomenēG4314 G3588 G5316for a littleὀλίγονoligonG3641whileandκαὶkaiG2532thenἔπειταepeitaG1899vanishesἀφανιζομένη·aphanizomenēG853.

15InsteadἀντὶantiG473,youὑμᾶς·humasG4771oughtτοῦtouG3588to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004, “IfἐὰνeanG1437theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is willingθελήσῃthelēsēG2309καὶkaiG2532,we will liveζήσομενzēsomenG2198andκαὶkaiG2532doποιήσομενpoiēsomenG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778orἢēG2228thatἐκεῖνο.ekeinoG1565.”

16As it isνῦν δὲnun deG1161 G3568,you boastκαυχᾶσθεkauchastheG2744inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588proud intentionsἀλαζονείαιςalazoneiaisG212.AllπᾶσαpasaG3956suchτοιαύτηtoiautēG5108boastingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746isἐστιν.estinG1510evilπονηράponēraG4190.

17AnyoneαὐτῷautōG846,thenοὖνounG3767,who knowsG1492theright thingκαλὸνkalonG2570to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160,yetκαὶkaiG2532failsμὴmēG3361to doποιοῦντι,poiountiG4160it,isἐστιν.¶estinG1510guilty of sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.

Drawing Near to God

Do Not Boast about Tomorrow

(Proverbs 27:1)

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