Verse 2

James 4:2

American Standard Version

2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

Original Language Text

greek

ἐπιθυμεῖτε, καὶ οὐκ ἔχετε· φονεύετε καὶ ζηλοῦτε, καὶ οὐ δύνασθε ἐπιτυχεῖν· μάχεσθε καὶ πολεμεῖτε. οὐκ ἔχετε διὰ τὸ μὴ αἰτεῖσθαι ὑμᾶς·

English Translation

You desire and do not have; you murder and envy, and are not able to obtain; you fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask.

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Chapter 4 Context

1 Whence [come] wars and whence [come] fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your plea... Focus ↗

2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because...

3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures. Focus ↗

4 Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God (Elohim)? Whosoever... Focus ↗

5 Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long u... Focus ↗

6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore [the scripture] saith, God (Elohim) resisteth the proud, but giv... Focus ↗

7 Be subject therefore unto God (Elohim); but resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Focus ↗

8 Draw nigh to God (Elohim), and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify... Focus ↗

9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heavines... Focus ↗

10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you. Focus ↗

11 Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother,... Focus ↗

12 One [only] is the lawgiver and judge, [even] he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou... Focus ↗

13 Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and tr... Focus ↗

14 whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor, that appeare... Focus ↗

15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that. Focus ↗

16 But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil. Focus ↗

17 To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. Focus ↗

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