Verse 13
James 4:13
New Living Translation
13
Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.”
Original Language Text
greek
Ἄγε νῦν οἱ λέγοντες· Σήμερον ⸀ἢ αὔριον ⸀πορευσόμεθα εἰς τήνδε τὴν πόλιν καὶ ⸀ποιήσομεν ἐκεῖ ⸀ἐνιαυτὸν καὶ ⸀ἐμπορευσόμεθα καὶ ⸀κερδήσομεν·
English Translation
Come now, you who say: Today or tomorrow we will go to this city and spend a year there and trade and profit.
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Chapter 4 Context
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You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have,...
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3
And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong — you want only what will...
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4
You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God (Elohim)?...
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Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God (Elohim) is passionate that the spiri...
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And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God (Elohim) opposes the proud<br>but gives g...
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So humble yourselves before God (Elohim). Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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8
Come close to God (Elohim), and God (Elohim) will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; p...
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9
Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness...
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10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
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11
Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each othe...
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12
God (Elohim) alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So...
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13
Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year...
14
How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog — it’s here...
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15
What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”
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16
Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil.
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17
Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.
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