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[1] Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? [2] You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask. [3] You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures. [4] You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. [5] Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”? [6] But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”† [7] Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. [8] Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded. [9] Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. [10] Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you. [11] Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. [12] Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another? [13] Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.” [14] Yet you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. [15] For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.” [16] But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil. [17] To him therefore who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

Footnotes

  1. † 4:6
King James Version
[1] From whence G4159 come wars G4171 and G2532 fightings G3163§ among G1722 you? G5213 come they not G3756 hence, G1782 even of G1537 your G5216 lusts G2237§ that G3588 war G4754 in G1722 your G5216 members? G3196 [2] Ye lust, G1937 and G2532 have G2192 not: G3756 ye kill, G5407 and G2532 desire to have, G2206 and G2532 cannot G3756 G1410 obtain: G2013 ye fight G3164 and G2532 war, G4170 yet G1161 ye have G2192 not, G3756 because G1223 ye G5209 ask G154 not. G3361 [3] Ye ask, G154 and G2532 receive G2983 not, G3756 because G1360 ye ask G154 amiss, G2560 that G2443 ye may consume G1159 it upon G1722 your G5216 lusts. G2237§ [4] Ye adulterers G3432 and G2532 adulteresses, G3428 know ye G1492 not G3756 that G3754 the G3588 friendship G5373 of the G3588 world G2889 is G2076 enmity G2189 with God? G2316 whosoever G3739 G302 therefore G3767 will G1014 be G1511 a friend G5384 of the G3588 world G2889 is G2525 the enemy G2190 of God. G2316 [5] G2228 Do ye think G1380 that G3754 the G3588 scripture G1124 saith G3004 in vain, G2761 The G3588 spirit G4151 that G3739 dwelleth G2730 in G1722 us G2254 lusteth G1971 to G4314 envy? G5355§ [6] But G1161 he giveth G1325 more G3173 grace. G5485 Wherefore G1352 he saith, G3004 God G2316 resisteth G498 the proud, G5244 but G1161 giveth G1325 grace G5485 unto the humble. G5011 [7] Submit yourselves G5293 therefore G3767 to God. G2316 Resist G436 the G3588 devil, G1228 and G2532 he will flee G5343 from G575 you. G5216 [8] Draw nigh G1448 to God, G2316 and G2532 he will draw nigh G1448 to you. G5213 Cleanse G2511 your hands, G5495 ye sinners; G268 and G2532 purify G48 your hearts, G2588 ye double minded. G1374 [9] Be afflicted, G5003 and G2532 mourn, G3996 and G2532 weep: G2799 let G3344 your G5216 laughter G1071 be turned G3344 to G1519 mourning, G3997 and G2532 your joy G5479 to G1519 heaviness. G2726 [10] Humble yourselves G5013 in the sight of G1799 the G3588 Lord, G2962 and G2532 he shall lift G5312 you G5209 up. G5312 [11] Speak G2635 not G3361 evil G2635 one of another, G240 brethren. G80 He that G3588 speaketh evil G2635 of his brother, G80 and G2532 judgeth G2919 his G846 brother, G80 speaketh evil G2635 of the law, G3551 and G2532 judgeth G2919 the law: G3551 but G1161 if G1487 thou judge G2919 the law, G3551 thou art G1488 not G3756 a doer G4163 of the law, G3551 but G235 a judge. G2923 [12] There is G2076 one G1520 lawgiver, G3550 who G3588 is able G1410 to save G4982 and G2532 to destroy: G622 who G5101 art G1488 thou G4771 that G3739 judgest G2919 another? G2087 [13] Go to G71 now, G3568 ye that G3588 say, G3004 To day G4594 or G2228 to morrow G839 we will go G4198 into G1519 such G3592 a city, G4172 and G2532 continue G4160 there G1563 a G1520 year, G1763 and G2532 buy and sell, G1710 and G2532 get gain: G2770 [14] whereas G3748 ye know G1987 not G3756 what G3588 shall be on the morrow. G839 For G1063 what G4169 is your G5216 life? G2222 It is G2076 even G1063§ a vapour, G822 that G3588 appeareth G5316 for G4314 a little time, G3641 and G1161 then G1899 vanisheth away. G853 [15] For that G473 ye G5209 ought to say, G3004 If G1437 the G3588 Lord G2962 will, G2309 we shall live, G2198 and G2532 do G4160 this, G5124 or G2228 that. G1565 [16] But G1161 now G3568 ye rejoice G2744 in G1722 your G5216 boastings: G212 all G3956 such G5108 rejoicing G2746 is G2076 evil. G4190 [17] Therefore G3767 to him that knoweth G1492 to do G4160 good, G2570 and G2532 doeth G4160 it not, G3361 to him G846 it is G2076 sin. G266

Footnotes

  1. § 4:1a Or, brawling
  2. § 4:1b Or, pleasures
  3. § 4:3 Or, pleasures
  4. § 4:5 Or, enviously
  5. § 4:14 Or, for it is
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Πόθεν G4159 πόλεμοι G4171 καὶ G2532 ‡μάχαι G3163 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν; G5213 Οὐκ G3756 ἐντεῦθεν, G1782 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ἡδονῶν G2237 ὑμῶν G5216 τῶν G3588 στρατευομένων G4754 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 μέλεσιν G3196 ὑμῶν; G5216 [2] Ἐπιθυμεῖτε, G1937 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔχετε· G2192 φονεύετε G5407 καὶ G2532 ζηλοῦτε, G2206 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 δύνασθε G1410 ἐπιτυχεῖν· G2013 μάχεσθε G3164 καὶ G2532 πολεμεῖτε, G4170 ‡οὐκ G3756 ἔχετε G2192 διὰ G1223 τὸ G3588 μὴ G3361 αἰτεῖσθαι G154 ὑμᾶς· G5209 [3] αἰτεῖτε, G154 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 λαμβάνετε, G2983 διότι G1360 κακῶς G2560 αἰτεῖσθε, G154 ἵνα G2443 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἡδοναῖς G2237 ὑμῶν G5216 δαπανήσητε. G1159 [4] ‡‡Μοιχοὶ G3432 καὶ G2532 μοιχαλίδες, G3428 οὐκ G3756 οἴδατε G1492 ὅτι G3754 ἡ G3588 φιλία G5373 τοῦ G3588 κόσμου G2889 ἔχθρα G2189 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἐστίν; G2076 Ὃς G3739 ‡ἂν G302 οὖν G3767 βουληθῇ G1014 φίλος G5384 εἶναι G1511 τοῦ G3588 κόσμου, G2889 ἐχθρὸς G2190 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 καθίσταται. G2525 [5] Ἢ G2228 δοκεῖτε G1380 ὅτι G3754 κενῶς G2761 ἡ G3588 γραφὴ G1124 λέγει; G3004 Πρὸς G4314 φθόνον G5355 ἐπιποθεῖ G1971 τὸ G3588 G3588 πνεῦμα G4151 G4151 ὃ G3739 ‡κατῴκησεν G2730 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν. G2254 [6] Μείζονα G3173 δὲ G1161 δίδωσιν G1325 χάριν· G5485 διὸ G1352 λέγει, G3004 Ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ὑπερηφάνοις G5244 ἀντιτάσσεται, G498 ταπεινοῖς G5011 δὲ G1161 δίδωσιν G1325 χάριν. G5485 [7] Ὑποτάγητε G5293 οὖν G3767 τῷ G3588 θεῷ· G2316 ἀντίστητε G436 ‡δὲ G1161 τῷ G3588 διαβόλῳ, G1228 καὶ G2532 φεύξεται G5343 ἀφ’ G575 ὑμῶν. G5216 [8] Ἐγγίσατε G1448 τῷ G3588 θεῷ, G2316 καὶ G2532 ‡ἐγγιεῖ G1448 ὑμῖν· G5213 καθαρίσατε G2511 χεῖρας, G5495 ἁμαρτωλοί, G268 καὶ G2532 ἁγνίσατε G48 καρδίας, G2588 δίψυχοι. G1374 [9] Ταλαιπωρήσατε G5003 καὶ G2532 πενθήσατε G3996 καὶ G2532 κλαύσατε· G2799 ὁ G3588 γέλως G1071 ὑμῶν G5216 εἰς G1519 πένθος G3997 ‡μεταστραφήτω, G3344 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 χαρὰ G5479 εἰς G1519 κατήφειαν. G2726 [10] Ταπεινώθητε G5013 ἐνώπιον G1799 ‡τοῦ G3588 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 ὑψώσει G5312 ὑμᾶς. G5209 [11] Μὴ G3361 καταλαλεῖτε G2635 ἀλλήλων, G240 ἀδελφοί. G80 ‡Ὁ G3588 καταλαλῶν G2635 ἀδελφοῦ, G80 ‡καὶ G2532 κρίνων G2919 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφὸν G80 αὐτοῦ, G846 καταλαλεῖ G2635 νόμου, G3551 καὶ G2532 κρίνει G2919 νόμον· G3551 εἰ G1487 δὲ G1161 νόμον G3551 κρίνεις, G2919 οὐκ G3756 εἶ G1488 ποιητὴς G4163 νόμου, G3551 ἀλλὰ G235 κριτής. G2923 [12] Εἷς G1520 ἐστὶν G2076 ‡ὁ G3588 νομοθέτης, G3550 ὁ G3588 δυνάμενος G1410 σῶσαι G4982 καὶ G2532 ἀπολέσαι· G622 σὺ G4771 ‡δὲ G1161 τίς G5101 εἶ G1488 ‡ὃς G3739 κρίνεις G2919 τὸν G3588 ‡ἕτερον; G2087 [13] Ἄγε G71 νῦν G3568 οἱ G3588 λέγοντες, G3004 Σήμερον G4594 ‡καὶ G2532 αὔριον G839 ‡πορευσώμεθα G4198 εἰς G1519 τήνδε G3592 τὴν G3588 πόλιν, G4172 καὶ G2532 ‡ποιήσωμεν G4160 ἐκεῖ G1563 ἐνιαυτὸν G1763 ‡ἕνα, G1520 καὶ G2532 ‡ἐμπορευσώμεθα, G1710 καὶ G2532 κερδήσωμεν· G2770 [14] οἵτινες G3748 οὐκ G3756 ἐπίστασθε G1987 ‡τὸ G3588 τῆς G3588 αὔριον. G839 Ποία G4169 ‡γὰρ G1063 ἡ G3588 ζωὴ G2222 ‡ὑμῶν; G5216 Ἀτμὶς G822 γὰρ G1063 ‡ἔσται G2071 ‡ἡ G3588 πρὸς G4314 ὀλίγον G3641 φαινομένη, G5316 ἔπειτα G1899 ‡δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 ἀφανιζομένη. G853 [15] Ἀντὶ G473 τοῦ G3588 λέγειν G3004 ὑμᾶς, G5209 Ἐὰν G1437 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 ‡θελήσῃ, G2309 καὶ G2532 ‡ζήσωμεν, G2198 καὶ G2532 ποιήσωμεν G4160 τοῦτο G5124 ἢ G2228 ἐκεῖνο. G1565 [16] Νῦν G3568 δὲ G1161 καυχᾶσθε G2744 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ‡ἀλαζονείαις G212 ὑμῶν· G5216 πᾶσα G3956 καύχησις G2746 τοιαύτη G5108 πονηρά G4190 ἐστιν. G2076 [17] Εἰδότι G1492 οὖν G3767 καλὸν G2570 ποιεῖν G4160 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ποιοῦντι, G4160 ἁμαρτία G266 αὐτῷ G846 ἐστίν. G2076

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 4:1 μάχαι ¦ πόθεν μάχαι
  2. ‡ 4:2 οὐκ ἔχετε ¦ [καὶ] οὐκ ἔχετε ¦ οὐκ ἔχετε δὲ
  3. ‡ 4:4a Μοιχοὶ καὶ ¦
  4. ‡ 4:4b Guardian Press: Μοιχοὶ καὶ 2 ¦ vid ∗
  5. ‡ 4:4c ἂν ¦ ἐὰν
  6. ‡ 4:5 κατῴκησεν ¦ κατῴκισεν
  7. ‡ 4:7 δὲ ¦
  8. ‡ 4:8 ἐγγιεῖ ¦ ἐγγίσει
  9. ‡ 4:9 μεταστραφήτω ¦ ¦ μετατραπήτω
  10. ‡ 4:10 τοῦ ¦
  11. ‡ 4:11a Ὁ ¦ Ὁ γὰρ
  12. ‡ 4:11b καὶ ¦ ἢ
  13. ‡ 4:12a ὁ νομοθέτης ¦ ὁ νομοθέτης καὶ κριτής ¦ [ὁ] νομοθέτης καὶ κριτής ¦ νομοθέτης καὶ κριτής
  14. ‡ 4:12b δὲ ¦
  15. ‡ 4:12c ὃς κρίνεις ¦ ¦ ὁ κρίνων
  16. ‡ 4:12d ἕτερον ¦ πλησίον
  17. ‡ 4:13a καὶ ¦ ἢ
  18. ‡ 4:13b πορευσώμεθα ¦ πορευσόμεθα
  19. ‡ 4:13c ποιήσωμεν ¦ ποιήσομεν
  20. ‡ 4:13d ἕνα ¦
  21. ‡ 4:13e ἐμπορευσώμεθα καὶ κερδήσωμεν ¦ ἐμπορευσόμεθα καὶ κερδήσομεν
  22. ‡ 4:14a τὸ ¦ ¦ τὰ ¦
  23. ‡ 4:14b γὰρ ¦
  24. ‡ 4:14c ὑμῶν ¦ ἡμῶν
  25. ‡ 4:14d ἔσται ¦ ἐστε ¦ ἐστιν
  26. ‡ 4:14e ἡ ¦
  27. ‡ 4:14f δὲ καὶ ¦ [δὲ] καὶ ¦ καὶ ¦ δὲ ¦
  28. ‡ 4:15a θελήσῃ ¦ θέλῃ
  29. ‡ 4:15b ζήσωμεν καὶ ποιήσωμεν ¦ ζήσομεν καὶ ποιήσομεν
  30. ‡ 4:16 ἀλαζονείαις ¦ ἀλαζονίαις