James 4
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James 4:4-10

4Ye adulterersG3432andG2532adulteressesμοιχαλίδες,moichalidesG3428,know yeG1492notοὐκoukG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754the friendshipἡ φιλίαhē philiaG3588G5373of the worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588G2889isG1510enmityἔχθραechthraG2189with Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316?whosoeverὃςhosG3739G302thereforeοὖνounG3767willβουληθῇboulēthēaG1014beG1510a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of the worldτοῦ κόσμου,tou kosmouG3588G2889isκαθίσταται.kathistataiG2525the enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316.
5DoἢēG2228ye thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380thatὅτιhotiG3754the scriptureἡ γραφὴhē graphēG3588G1124saithλέγει;legeiG3004in vainκενῶςkenōsG2761,The spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588G4151thatὃhoG3739dwellethG2730inἐνenG1722usG1473lustethἐπιποθεῖepipotheiG1971toπρὸςprosG4314envyφθόνονphthononG5355?
6ButδὲdeG1161he givethδίδωσινdidōsinG1325moreμείζοναmeizonaG3173graceχάριν·charinG5485.WhereforeδιὸdioG1352he saithλέγει·legeiG3004,Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316resistethἀντιτάσσεται,antitassetaiG498the proudὑπερηφάνοιςhuperēphanoisG5244,butδὲdeG1161givethδίδωσινdidōsinG1325graceχάριν.¶charinG5485unto the humbleταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.
7τῷtōG3588Submit yourselvesὑποτάγητεhupotagēteG5293thereforeοὖνounG3767to Godθεῷ. τῷtheō tōG3588G2316.ResistἀντίστητεantistēteG436the devilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228,andκαὶkaiG2532he will fleeφεύξεταιpheuxetaiG5343fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶν,humōnG4771.
8Draw nighἐγγίσατεengisateG1448to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532he will draw nighἐγγιεῖengieiG1448to youὑμῖν.huminG4771.CleanseκαθαρίσατεkatharisateG2511yourhandsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495, yesinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268;andκαὶkaiG2532purifyἁγνίσατεhagnisateG48yourheartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588, yedouble mindedδίψυχοι.dipsuchoiG1374.
9Be afflictedταλαιπωρήσατεtalaipōrēsateG5003,andκαὶkaiG2532mournπενθήσατεpenthēsateG3996,andκαὶkaiG2532weepκλαύσατε·klausateG2799:letG3344yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771laughterὁ γέλωςho gelōsG3588G1071be turnedG3344toεἰςeisG1519mourningπένθοςpenthosG3997,andκαὶkaiG2532yourjoyἡ χαρὰhē charaG3588G5479toεἰςeisG1519heavinessκατήφειαν.katēpheianG2726.
10Humble yourselvesταπεινώθητεtapeinōthēteG5013in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532he shall liftG5312youὑμᾶς.¶humasG4771upG5312.
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