Verse 5
James 4:5
New King James Version
5
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
Original Language Text
greek
ἢ δοκεῖτε ὅτι κενῶς ἡ γραφὴ λέγει· Πρὸς φθόνον ἐπιποθεῖ τὸ πνεῦμα ὃ ⸀κατῴκισεν ἐν ἡμῖν;
English Translation
Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain: "The Spirit that dwells in us yearns for envy"?
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Chapter 4 Context
1
From whence
come wars and fightings among you?
come they
not hence,
even of your lusts that war in...
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2
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have...
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3
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume
it upon your lusts.
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4
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God (Elo...
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5
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
6
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God (Elohim) resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unt...
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7
Submit yourselves therefore to God (Elohim). Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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8
Draw nigh to God (Elohim), and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse
your
hands,
ye sinners; and purify...
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9
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and
your joy to heavines...
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10
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
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11
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of
his brother, and judgeth his broth...
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12
There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
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13
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year,...
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14
Whereas ye know not what
shall be on the morrow. For what
is your life? It is even a vapour, that ap...
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15
For that ye
ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
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16
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
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17
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth
it not, to him it is sin.
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