James 4
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James 4:1-10

1FromwhereG4159comewarsπόλεμοιpolemoiG4171andκαὶkaiG2532fightingsμάχαιmachaiG3163amongἐνenG1722youG5213? come theynotοὐκoukG3756fromthisἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenG1782, evenfromἐκekG1537yourG5216lustsἡδονῶνhēdonōnG2237thatwarστρατευομένωνstrateuomenōnG4754inἐνenG1722yourG5216membersμέλεσινmelesinG3196?
2YelustἐπιθυμεῖτεepithumeiteG1937,andκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχετε·echeteG2192notοὐκoukG3756: yekillφονεύετεphoneueteG5407,andκαὶkaiG2532desire tohaveζηλοῦτεzēlouteG2206,andκαὶkaiG2532cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756G1410obtainἐπιτυχεῖν·epitucheinG2013: yefightμάχεσθεmachestheG3164andκαὶkaiG2532warπολεμεῖτε·polemeiteG4170,yetG1161yehaveἔχετεecheteG2192notοὐκoukG3756,becauseδιὰdiaG1223yeG5209askαἰτεῖσθαιaiteisthaiG154notμὴmēG3361.
3YeaskαἰτεῖτεaiteiteG154,andκαὶkaiG2532receiveλαμβάνετε,lambaneteG2983notοὐouG3756,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360yeaskαἰτεῖσθε,aiteistheG154amissκακῶςkakōsG2560,thatἵναinaG2443ye mayconsumeδαπανήσητε.dapanēsēteG1159ituponἐνenG1722yourG5216lustsἡδοναῖςhēdonaisG2237.
4YeadulterersG3432andG2532adulteressesμοιχαλίδες,moichalidesG3428, knowyeG1492notοὐκoukG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754thefriendshipφιλίαphiliaG5373of theworldκόσμουkosmouG2889isG2076enmityἔχθραechthraG2189withGodθεοῦtheouG2316?whoeverὃςhosG3739G302thereforeοὖνounG3767willbeβουληθῇ εἶναιboulēthēa einaiG1511G1014afriendφίλοςphilosG5384of theworldκόσμου,kosmouG2889isκαθίσταται.kathistataiG2525theenemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.
5ἢēG2228Do yethinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380thatὅτιhotiG3754thescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saithλέγει;legeiG3004invainκενῶςkenōsG2761, ThespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151thatὃhoG3739dwellethG2730inἐνenG1722usG2254lustethἐπιποθεῖepipotheiG1971toπρὸςprosG4314envyφθόνονphthononG5355?
6ButδὲdeG1161hegivethδίδωσινdidōsinG1325moreG3187graceχάριν·charinG5485.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352hesaithλέγει·legeiG3004,GodθεὸςtheosG2316resistethἀντιτάσσεται,antitassetaiG498theproudὑπερηφάνοιςhuperēphanoisG5244,butδὲdeG1161givethδίδωσινdidōsinG1325graceχάριν.¶charinG5485to thehumbleταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.
7SubmityourselvesὑποτάγητεhupotagēteG5293thereforeοὖνounG3767toGodθεῷ.theōG2316.ResistἀντίστητεantistēteG436thedevilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228,andκαὶkaiG2532he willfleeφεύξεταιpheuxetaiG5343fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youG5216.
8DrawnearἐγγίσατεengisateG1448toGodθεῷtheōG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532he will drawnearἐγγιεῖengieiG1448toyouG5213.CleanseκαθαρίσατεkatharisateG2511yourhandsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495, yesinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268;andκαὶkaiG2532purifyἁγνίσατεhagnisateG48yourheartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588, ye doublemindedδίψυχοι.dipsuchoiG1374.
9BeafflictedταλαιπωρήσατεtalaipōrēsateG5003,andκαὶkaiG2532mournπενθήσατεpenthēsateG3996,andκαὶkaiG2532weepκλαύσατε·klausateG2799: letyourG5216laughterγέλωςgelōsG1071beturnedG3344toεἰςeisG1519mourningπένθοςpenthosG3997,andκαὶkaiG2532yourjoyχαρὰcharaG5479toεἰςeisG1519heavinessκατήφειαν.katēpheianG2726.
10HumbleyourselvesταπεινώθητεtapeinōthēteG5013in thesightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532he shallliftG5312youG5209upG5312.
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