James 4
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New American Standard Bible 1995

James 4:1-3

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.
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