Middle voice of a primary verb; to 'will, ' i.e. Do they not arise from your sensual desires that are ever warring in your bodily members? You covet something but cannot obtain it, so you quarrel and fight. You lust and do not have. James 4:2 Lit you do not have. Psalm 73:27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. John 7:7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. HEARTLIGHT is a registered service mark of Heartlight, Inc. | Privacy Policy. Amplified® Bible NASB E-Prime All such boasting is wrong. Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? Spirit whom He has caused to dwell in us jealously desires us. Lord, forgive me for my selfishness. Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Do you not know that being the world’s friend [that is, loving the things of the world] is being God’s enemy? Young's Literal Translation Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 16 But as it is, you boast [falsely] in your presumption and your self-conceit. A prolonged form of the feminine of moichos; an adulteress. See what over 145,000 subscribers are already receiving each day. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy [the one God who has the absolute power of life and death]; but who are you to [hypocritically or self-righteously] pass judgment on your neighbor? Darby English Version Let your [foolish] laughter be turned to mourning and your [reckless] joy to gloom. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. But you still cannot get what you want, and you won't get it by fighting and arguing. Heartlight Provides Positive Resources for Daily Christian Living. You do not have what you want because you do not ask God for it. All rights reserved. Your intention is [when you get what you desire] to spend it in sensual pleasures. I know my prayers have reflected this. 15 You ought instead to say, If the Lord is willing, we shall live and we shall do this or that [thing]. Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13.). Enmity, hostility, alienation. Properly, dear, i.e. Use me, my talents, my resources, and my abilities to fulfill YOUR agenda each day. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. James 4 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC). in E-Prime You fight and war. [What is secure in your life?] Therefore, it says, “G, [who turn away from self-righteousness].”. You are envious and cannot obtain [the object of your envy]; so you fight and battle. Amplified Bible (AMP) Bible Book List. quarrels and conflicts among you? 5 Or do you think that the Scripture says to no purpose [e]that the [human] spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy? James 4:2 Possibly a reference to Christ’s statement in Matt 5:22, or to actually doing something that results in someone’s death in order to take what he has. New King James Version He who speaks [self-righteously] against a brother or [f]judges his brother [hypocritically], speaks against the Law and judges the Law. James 4:4 French Bible James 4:4 German Bible Alphabetical: a adulteresses adulterous an Anyone be becomes chooses do don't enemy friend friendship God hatred himself hostility is know makes not of people that the Therefore to toward who whoever wishes with world You NT Letters: James 4:4 You adulterers and adulteresses don't you know (Ja Jas. You do not have because you do not ask. Good News Bible 4 You adulteresses [disloyal sinners—flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! This is not a prohibition of all judgment, nor is it a command to stop using godly wisdom, common sense, and moral courage together with God’s written word to discern right from wrong, to distinguish between morality and immorality, and to judge doctrinal truth. (B), 6 But He gives us more and more grace ([a]power of the Holy Spirit, to meet this evil tendency and all others fully). 2 You are jealous and covet [what others have] and [b]your lust goes unfulfilled; so you [c]murder. The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631, All rights reserved. Amplified© Bible; James 4 ... 4You adulteresses [disloyal sinners—flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! Do they not arise from your sensual desires that are ever warring in your bodily members? Used by permission. 9 [As you draw near to God] be deeply penitent and grieve, even weep [over your disloyalty]. Ye lust and have not: ye kill and are full of envy, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war; ye have not because ye ask not. Or do you think that the Scripture says to no purpose. You do not have, because you do not ask. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, NT Letters: James 4:4 You adulterers and adulteresses don't you know (Ja Jas. ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking; The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. The forces of good and evil divide the land so sharply that there is no debatable ground, nor even halting-place between. And if God be just, so also is He jealous (Exodus 20:5). James 4:7 in all English translations. "Let us not weakly slide into the treason: Whosoever therefore will be (or, wills to be) a friend of the world is the enemy of God.--The choice is open; here is no iron fate, no dread necessity: but the wrong determination of the soul constitutes it henceforth as an ally of Satan. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the Word of God. to designate, constitute, convoy. (6-10) The solutions for strife: in humility, get right with God. (A) 3 You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask [d]with wrong motives [out of selfishness or with an unrighteous agenda], so that [when you get what you want] you may spend it on your [hedonistic] desires. There are many judgments that are not only legitimate, but are commanded (cf John 7:24; 1 Cor 5:5, 12; Gal 1:8, 9; 1 John 4:1-3; 2 John 10); however, you cannot judge another if you are committing the same type of sin. Feminine of echthros; hostility; by implication, a reason for opposition. American Standard Version Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you. LeBron James sent a pregame text message to his Lakers teammates that set the tone for Tuesday's Game 4 win against the Heat. Amplified® Bible copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631. 10 Humble yourselves [with an attitude of repentance and insignificance] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up, He will give you purpose]. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). Do they not arise from your sensual desires that are ever warring in your bodily members? James 4 KJV 1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? You will even kill! King James Version spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy? You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. 8 Come close to God and He will come close to you. A.F.V So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4 New International Version Submit Yourselves to God 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? I know my prayers have reflected this. You are jealous {and} covet [what others have] and your desires go unfulfilled; [so] you become murderers. Compare all. This verse is difficult to translate, and it seems that James is paraphrasing or generalizing a scriptural concept rather than quoting directly from the Old Testament.