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James 4:4-10

4Adulteresses,knowyenotthatfriendshipwiththeworldκόσμουkosmouG2889isG1510enmitywithGodθεοῦtheouG2316?WhoeverthereforeοὖνounG3767isG1510mindedtobeG1510[the]friendφίλοςphilosG5384oftheworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889isG1510constitutedenemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

5ThinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380yethatthescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124speaksG3004invain?DoestheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whichhastakenhisabodeinusdesire enviously?

6ButhegivesG1325moregraceχάριν·charinG5485.Whereforehesaysλέγει·legeiG3004,GodθεὸςtheosG2316sets himself against [the]proud,butgivesG1325graceχάριν.¶charinG5485to[the]lowly.

7SubjectὑποτάγητεhupotagēteG5293yourselvesG4771thereforeοὖνounG3767toGodθεῷ.theōG2316.ResistἀντίστητεantistēteG436thedevilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228,andhewillfleeφεύξεταιpheuxetaiG5343fromyou.

8DrawἐγγίσατεengisateG1448neartoGodθεῷtheōG2316,andhewilldrawἐγγιεῖengieiG1448neartoyou.CleanseκαθαρίσατεkatharisateG2511[your]handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495,sinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268,andpurifyἁγνίσατεhagnisateG48[your]heartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588, yedouble-minded.

9Bewretched,andmournπενθήσατεpenthēsateG3996,andweepκλαύσατε·klausateG2799: letyourlaughterbeturnedtomourningπένθοςpenthosG3997,and[your]joyχαρὰcharaG5479toheaviness.

10HumbleG5013yourselvesG4771before[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andheshallexaltὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312you.

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