James 4
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James 4

Revised Version 1895

1Whence comeG1537 warsG4171 andG2532 whence comeG1537 fightings amongG1722 youG5210? comeG1537 theyG2532 notG3756 henceG2532, evenG2532 ofG1537 yourG2532 pleasuresG2237 thatG1722 warG4171 inG1722 yourG2532 membersG3196? 2Ye lustG1937, andG2532 have notG3756: ye kill, andG2532 covetG1937, andG2532 cannotG3756 obtainG2192: ye fightG3164 andG2532 warG4170; ye have notG3756, becauseG1223 ye askG154 notG3756. 3Ye askG154, andG2532 receiveG2983 notG3756, becauseG1360 ye askG154 amiss, thatG2443 ye mayG2532 spendG1159 itG2532 inG1722 yourG2532 pleasuresG2237. 4Ye adulteressesG3428, knowG1492 ye notG3756 thatG3754 theG3588 friendshipG5373 ofG2316 theG3588 worldG2889 isG1510 enmity withG2316 GodG2316? Whosoever thereforeG3767 wouldG2889 beG1510 aG1510 friendG5384 ofG2316 theG3588 worldG2889 maketh himself anG1510 enemyG2190 ofG2316 GodG2316. 5OrG2228 thinkG1380 ye thatG3754 theG3588 scriptureG1124 speaketh inG1722 vain? Doth theG3588 spiritG4151 whichG3739 heG3739 madeG3004 toG4314 dwellG2730 inG1722 usG3004 longG1971 unto envyingG5355? 6ButG1161 heG3004 giveth moreG3173 graceG5485. WhereforeG1352 theG3588 scriptureG3004 saith, GodG2316 resisteth theG3588 proudG3173, butG1161 giveth graceG5485 toG3004 theG3588 humbleG5011. 7BeG2532 subjectG5293 thereforeG3767 unto GodG2316; butG1161 resistG436 theG3588 devilG1228, andG2532 heG2532 willG2316 fleeG5343 fromG575 youG5210. 8DrawG1448 nigh toG2532 GodG2316, andG2532 heG2532 willG2316 drawG1448 nigh toG2532 youG5210. CleanseG2511 yourG2532 handsG5495, ye sinnersG268; andG2532 purifyG48 yourG2532 heartsG2588, ye doubleminded. 9BeG2532 afflicted, andG2532 mournG3996, andG2532 weepG2799: let yourG2532 laughterG1071 beG2532 turnedG3344 toG1519 mourningG3997, andG2532 yourG2532 joyG5479 toG1519 heaviness. 10HumbleG5013 yourselvesG4771 inG2532 theG2532 sightG1799 ofG1799 theG2532 LordG2962, andG2532 heG2532 shallG2532 exaltG5312 youG5210. 11SpeakG2635 notG3756 oneG240 againstG2635 anotherG240, brethrenG80. HeG2532 thatG846 speaketh againstG2635 aG1510 brotherG80, orG2228 judgeth hisG846 brotherG80, speaketh againstG2635 theG3588 lawG3551, andG2532 judgeth theG3588 lawG3551: butG1161 ifG1487 thou judgest theG3588 lawG3551, thou art notG3756 aG1510 doerG4163 ofG3551 theG3588 lawG3551, butG1161 aG1510 judgeG2919. 12OneG1520 onlyG2532 isG1510 theG3588 lawgiverG3550 andG2532 judgeG2919, evenG2532 heG2532 whoG3588 isG1510 ableG1410 toG1410 saveG4982 andG2532 toG1410 destroyG622: butG1161 whoG3588 art thou thatG1161 judgest thy neighbour? 13GoG4198 toG1519 nowG3568, ye thatG3004 sayG3004, TodayG4594 orG2228 tomorrowG839 weG2532 willG2532 goG4198 intoG1519 thisG3588 cityG4172, andG2532 spendG4160 a yearG1763 thereG1563, andG2532 trade, andG2532 get gainG2770: 14whereas ye knowG1987 notG3756 whatG4169 shallG2532 beG1510 onG4314 theG3588 morrow. WhatG4169 isG1510 yourG2532 lifeG2222? ForG1063 ye areG1510 aG1510 vapour, thatG3748 appeareth forG1063 aG1510 littleG3641 timeG3641, andG2532 thenG2532 vanisheth awayG853. 15ForG473 thatG1565 ye oughtG473 toG3004 sayG3004, IfG1437 theG3588 LordG2962 willG2962, weG1437 shallG3778 bothG2532 liveG2198, andG2532 doG4160 thisG3778 orG2228 thatG1565. 16ButG1161 nowG1161 ye gloryG2744 inG1722 yourG3956 vauntings: allG3956 suchG5108 glorying isG1510 evilG4190. 17ToG2532 himG846 thereforeG3767 thatG846 knoweth toG2532 doG4160 goodG2570, andG2532 doeth itG846 notG3361, toG2532 himG846 itG846 isG1510 sinG266.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain