James 4
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James 4:1-5

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 cannotδύνασθεdunastheG1410G3756obtainἐπιτυχεῖν·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 eanG3739G1437wantsβουληθῇboulēthēaG1014to be a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889makesκαθίσταται.kathistataiG2525himself an enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
5OrἢēG2228do you thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saysλέγει;legeiG3004toG2761noG2761purposeG2761, “HejealouslyφθόνονphthononG5355desiresἐπιποθεῖepipotheiG1971the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whomὃhoG3739He has madeG2733toG2733dwellG2733in us”?
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