Berean Standard Bible
James 4:1-5
1WhatΠόθενPothenG4159causesconflictsπόλεμοιpolemoiG4171andκαὶkaiG2532πόθενpothenG4159quarrelsμάχαιmachaiG3163amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν;huminG4771?Don’tοὐκoukG3756they comeἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenG1782fromἐκekG1537theὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588passionsἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237τῶνtōnG3588at warστρατευομένωνstrateuomenōnG4754withinἐνenG1722youτοῖς μέλεσιν ὑμῶν;tois melesin humōnG4771G3588G3196?
2You craveἐπιθυμεῖτεepithumeiteG1937whatκαὶkaiG2532you do notοὐκoukG3756haveἔχετε·echeteG2192;you killφονεύετεphoneueteG5407andκαὶkaiG2532covetζηλοῦτεzēlouteG2206,butκαὶkaiG2532are unableοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756G1410to obtainἐπιτυχεῖν·epitucheinG2013it.You quarrelμάχεσθεmachestheG3164andκαὶkaiG2532fightπολεμεῖτε·polemeiteG4170.You do not haveοὐκ ἔχετεouk echeteG3756G2192,becauseδιὰdiaG1223youὑμᾶς·humasG4771do notμὴmēG3361τὸtoG3588askαἰτεῖσθαιaiteisthaiG154.
3And whenyou do askαἰτεῖτε καὶaiteite kaiG154G2532,you do notοὐouG3756receiveλαμβάνετε,lambaneteG2983,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360you askαἰτεῖσθε,aiteistheG154with wrong motivesκακῶςkakōsG2560,thatἵναinaG2443you may squanderδαπανήσητε.dapanēsēteG1159itonἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588pleasuresἡδοναῖςhēdonaisG2237.
4Youadulteressesμοιχαλίδες,moichalidesG3428!Do you not knowοὐκoukG3756G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ἡhēG3588friendshipφιλίαphiliaG5373with theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889isG1510hostilityἔχθραechthraG2189towardτοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316?ThereforeοὖνounG3767,whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739G1437choosesβουληθῇboulēthēaG1014to beG1510a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889renders himselfκαθίσταται.kathistataiG2525an enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
Commentaries on James 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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