New American Standard Bible 1995
James 4:5-12
5OrG2228 do you thinkG1380 that the ScriptureG1124 1speaksG3004 to noG2761 purposeG2761: “2He 3jealouslyG5355 desiresG1971 4the SpiritG4151 whichG3739 He has madeG2733 to dwellG2733 in us”? 6But 5He givesG1325 a greaterG3173 graceG5485. ThereforeG1352 it saysG3004, “6GodG2316 is opposedG498 to the proudG5244, but givesG1325 graceG5485 to the humbleG5011.” 77SubmitG5293 thereforeG3767 to GodG2316. 8ResistG436 the devilG1228 and he will fleeG5343 from you. 89DrawG1448 nearG1448 to GodG2316 and He will drawG1448 nearG1448 to you. 10CleanseG2511 your handsG5495, you sinnersG268; and 11purifyG48 your heartsG2588, you 12double-mindedG1374. 913Be miserableG5003 and mournG3996 and weepG2799; let your laughterG1071 be turnedG3346 into mourningG3997 and your joyG5479 to gloomG2726. 1014HumbleG5013 yourselves in the presenceG1799 of the LordG2962, and He will exaltG5312 you.
1115Do not speakG2635 againstG2635 oneG240 anotherG240, 16brethrenG80. He who speaksG2635 againstG2635 a brotherG80 orG2228 17judgesG2919 his brotherG80, speaksG2635 againstG2635 18the lawG3551 and judgesG2919 the lawG3551; but ifG1487 you judgeG2919 the lawG3551, you are not 19a doerG4163 of the lawG3551 but a judgeG2923 of it. 12There is only oneG1520 20LawgiverG3550 and JudgeG2923, the One who is 21ableG1410 to saveG4982 and to destroyG622; but 22whoG5101 are you who judgeG2919 your neighborG4139?
Notes
- 1. James 4:5 Num 23:19 ↩
- 2. James 4:5 Or The spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy ↩
- 3. James 4:5 Lit desires to jealousy ↩
- 4. James 4:5 1 Cor 6:19; 2 Cor 6:16 ↩
- 5. James 4:6 Is 54:7f; Matt 13:12 ↩
- 6. James 4:6 Ps 138:6; Prov 3:34; Matt 23:12; 1 Pet 5:5 ↩
- 7. James 4:7 1 Pet 5:6 ↩
- 8. James 4:7 Eph 4:27; 6:11f; 1 Pet 5:8f ↩
- 9. James 4:8 2 Chr 15:2; Zech 1:3; Mal 3:7; Heb 7:19 ↩
- 10. James 4:8 Job 17:9; Is 1:16; 1 Tim 2:8 ↩
- 11. James 4:8 Jer 4:14; James 3:17; 1 Pet 1:22; 1 John 3:3 ↩
- 12. James 4:8 James 1:8 ↩
- 13. James 4:9 Neh 8:9; Prov 14:13; Luke 6:25 ↩
- 14. James 4:10 Job 5:11; Ezek 21:26; Luke 1:52; James 4:6 ↩
- 15. James 4:11 2 Cor 12:20; James 5:9; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
- 16. James 4:11 James 1:16; 5:7, 9, 10 ↩
- 17. James 4:11 Matt 7:1; Rom 14:4 ↩
- 18. James 4:11 James 2:8 ↩
- 19. James 4:11 James 1:22 ↩
- 20. James 4:12 Is 33:22; James 5:9 ↩
- 21. James 4:12 Matt 10:28 ↩
- 22. James 4:12 Rom 14:4 ↩
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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