New American Standard Bible 1995
James 4:4-10
4You 1adulteressesG3428, do you not knowG3609 that friendshipG5373 with 2the worldG2889 is 3hostilityG2189 toward GodG2316? 4ThereforeG3767 whoeverG3739G1437 wishesG1014 to be a friendG5384 of the worldG2889 makesG2525 himself an enemyG2190 of GodG2316. 5OrG2228 do you thinkG1380 that the ScriptureG1124 5speaksG3004 to noG2761 purposeG2761: “6He 7jealouslyG5355 desiresG1971 8the SpiritG4151 whichG3739 He has madeG2733 to dwellG2733 in us”? 6But 9He givesG1325 a greaterG3173 graceG5485. ThereforeG1352 it saysG3004, “10GodG2316 is opposedG498 to the proudG5244, but givesG1325 graceG5485 to the humbleG5011.” 711SubmitG5293 thereforeG3767 to GodG2316. 12ResistG436 the devilG1228 and he will fleeG5343 from you. 813DrawG1448 nearG1448 to GodG2316 and He will drawG1448 nearG1448 to you. 14CleanseG2511 your handsG5495, you sinnersG268; and 15purifyG48 your heartsG2588, you 16double-mindedG1374. 917Be miserableG5003 and mournG3996 and weepG2799; let your laughterG1071 be turnedG3346 into mourningG3997 and your joyG5479 to gloomG2726. 1018HumbleG5013 yourselves in the presenceG1799 of the LordG2962, and He will exaltG5312 you.
Notes
- 1. James 4:4 Jer 2:2; Ezek 16:32 ↩
- 2. James 4:4 James 1:27 ↩
- 3. James 4:4 Rom 8:7; 1 John 2:15 ↩
- 4. James 4:4 Matt 6:24; John 15:19 ↩
- 5. James 4:5 Num 23:19 ↩
- 6. James 4:5 Or The spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy ↩
- 7. James 4:5 Lit desires to jealousy ↩
- 8. James 4:5 1 Cor 6:19; 2 Cor 6:16 ↩
- 9. James 4:6 Is 54:7f; Matt 13:12 ↩
- 10. James 4:6 Ps 138:6; Prov 3:34; Matt 23:12; 1 Pet 5:5 ↩
- 11. James 4:7 1 Pet 5:6 ↩
- 12. James 4:7 Eph 4:27; 6:11f; 1 Pet 5:8f ↩
- 13. James 4:8 2 Chr 15:2; Zech 1:3; Mal 3:7; Heb 7:19 ↩
- 14. James 4:8 Job 17:9; Is 1:16; 1 Tim 2:8 ↩
- 15. James 4:8 Jer 4:14; James 3:17; 1 Pet 1:22; 1 John 3:3 ↩
- 16. James 4:8 James 1:8 ↩
- 17. James 4:9 Neh 8:9; Prov 14:13; Luke 6:25 ↩
- 18. James 4:10 Job 5:11; Ezek 21:26; Luke 1:52; James 4:6 ↩
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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