New American Standard Bible 2020

James 4:1-10

1WhatΠόθενPothenG4159is the sourceπόθενpothenG4159of quarrelsπόλεμοιpolemoiG4171andconflictsμάχαιmachaiG3163amongG1722you?Is the sourceἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenG1782not your pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237that wageG4754warG4754inyour body’s partsμέλεσινmelesinG3196?

2You lustἐπιθυμεῖτεepithumeiteG1937and do not haveἔχετε·echeteG2192, so youcommitG5407murderG5407.And you areG2206enviousG2206and cannotδύνασθεdunastheG1410 G3756obtainἐπιτυχεῖν·epitucheinG2013, soyou fightμάχεσθεmachestheG3164and quarrelπολεμεῖτε·polemeiteG4170.You do not haveἔχετεecheteG2192becauseδιὰdiaG1223you do not askαἰτεῖσθαιaiteisthaiG154.

3You askαἰτεῖτεaiteiteG154anddo not receiveλαμβάνετε,lambaneteG2983,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360you askαἰτεῖσθε,aiteistheG154with the wrongG2560motivesG2560,soG2443thatG2443you may spendδαπανήσητε.dapanēsēteG1159what you requeston your pleasuresἡδοναῖςhēdonaisG2237.

4Youadulteressesμοιχαλίδες,moichalidesG3428,do you not knowG3609that friendshipφιλίαphiliaG5373withthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889ishostilityἔχθραechthraG2189toward GodθεοῦtheouG2316?ThereforeοὖνounG3767whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437wantsβουληθῇboulēthēaG1014to be a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889makesκαθίσταται.kathistataiG2525himself an enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

5OrἢēG2228do you thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saysλέγει;legeiG3004toG2761noG2761purposeG2761, “HejealouslyφθόνονphthononG5355desiresἐπιποθεῖepipotheiG1971the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whomὃhoG3739He has madeG2733toG2733dwellG2733in us”?

6ButHe givesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325a greaterμείζοναmeizonaG3173graceχάριν·charinG5485.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352itsaysλέγει·legeiG3004, “GodθεὸςtheosG2316is opposedἀντιτάσσεται,antitassetaiG498to the proudὑπερηφάνοιςhuperēphanoisG5244,but givesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325graceχάριν.¶charinG5485to the humbleταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.”

7SubmitὑποτάγητεhupotagēteG5293thereforeοὖνounG3767to Godθεῷ.theōG2316. ButresistἀντίστητεantistēteG436the devilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228,and he will fleeφεύξεταιpheuxetaiG5343from you.

8ComeG1448closeG1448to GodθεῷtheōG2316and He will comeG1448closeG1448to you.CleanseκαθαρίσατεkatharisateG2511yourhandsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495,you sinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268; andpurifyἁγνίσατεhagnisateG48yourheartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588, youdouble-mindedδίψυχοι.dipsuchoiG1374.

9Be miserableταλαιπωρήσατεtalaipōrēsateG5003,and mournπενθήσατεpenthēsateG3996,and weepκλαύσατε·klausateG2799;let your laughterγέλωςgelōsG1071be turnedG3346into mourningπένθοςpenthosG3997,and your joyχαρὰcharaG5479into gloomκατήφειαν.katēpheianG2726.

10HumbleταπεινώθητεtapeinōthēteG5013yourselves inG1799theG1799presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG1799the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,and He will exaltὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312you.

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