James 4
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James 4:1-10

1WhatΠόθενPothenG4159is the sourceπόθενpothenG4159of quarrelsπόλεμοιpolemoiG4171andconflictsμάχαιmachaiG3163amongG1722you?Is not the sourceἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenG1782your pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237that wageG4754warG4754in your membersμέλεσινmelesinG3196?
2You lustἐπιθυμεῖτεepithumeiteG1937and do not haveἔχετε·echeteG2192; so youcommitG5407murderG5407.You are enviousζηλοῦτεzēlouteG2206and cannotδύνασθεdunastheG1410G3756obtainἐπιτυχεῖν·epitucheinG2013; soyou fightμάχεσθεmachestheG3164and quarrelπολεμεῖτε·polemeiteG4170.You do not haveἔχετεecheteG2192becauseδιὰdiaG1223you do not askαἰτεῖσθαιaiteisthaiG154.
3You askαἰτεῖτεaiteiteG154anddo not receiveλαμβάνετε,lambaneteG2983,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360you askαἰτεῖσθε,aiteistheG154with wrongG2560motivesG2560,soἵναinaG2443that you may spendδαπανήσητε.dapanēsēteG1159iton your pleasuresἡδοναῖςhēdonaisG2237.
4Youadulteressesμοιχαλίδες,moichalidesG3428,do you not knowG3609that friendshipφιλίαphiliaG5373withthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889ishostilityἔχθραechthraG2189toward GodθεοῦtheouG2316?ThereforeοὖνounG3767whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739G1437wishesβουληθῇboulēthēaG1014to be a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889makesκαθίσταται.kathistataiG2525himself an enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
5OrἢēG2228do you thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124speaksλέγει;legeiG3004to noG2761purposeG2761: “HejealouslyφθόνονphthononG5355desiresἐπιποθεῖepipotheiG1971the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whichὃhoG3739He has madeG2733to dwellG2733in us”?
6ButHe givesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325a greaterμείζοναmeizonaG3173graceχάριν·charinG5485.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352itsaysλέγει·legeiG3004, “GodθεὸςtheosG2316is opposedἀντιτάσσεται,antitassetaiG498to the proudὑπερηφάνοιςhuperēphanoisG5244,but givesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325graceχάριν.¶charinG5485to the humbleταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.”
7SubmitὑποτάγητεhupotagēteG5293thereforeοὖνounG3767to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.ResistἀντίστητεantistēteG436the devilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228and he will fleeφεύξεταιpheuxetaiG5343from you.
8DrawἐγγίσατεengisateG1448nearG1448to GodθεῷtheōG2316and He will drawἐγγιεῖengieiG1448nearG1448to you.CleanseκαθαρίσατεkatharisateG2511your handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495,you sinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268; andpurifyἁγνίσατεhagnisateG48your heartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588, youdouble-mindedδίψυχοι.dipsuchoiG1374.
9Be miserableταλαιπωρήσατεtalaipōrēsateG5003and mournπενθήσατεpenthēsateG3996and weepκλαύσατε·klausateG2799;let your laughterγέλωςgelōsG1071be turnedG3346into mourningπένθοςpenthosG3997and your joyχαρὰcharaG5479to gloomκατήφειαν.katēpheianG2726.
10HumbleταπεινώθητεtapeinōthēteG5013yourselves in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,and He will exaltὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312you.
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