James 4:4 An allusion to covenant unfaithfulness; see Hosea 3:1. James 4:5 Or that the spirit he caused to dwell in us envies intensely; or that the Spirit he caused to dwell in us longs jealously James 4:6 …

4 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and …

Warning Against Worldliness - What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and …

Drawing Close to God - What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You …

Pride Promotes Strife - Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and …

James 4:3 Lit wrongly. James 4:5 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.

James 4:1 Lit your parts James 4:3 Lit wrongly James 4:3 Lit in James 4:5 Or The spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy James 4:5 Lit desires to jealousy James 4:7 Or oppose James …

James 4:4 An allusion to covenant unfaithfulness; see Hosea 3:1. James 4:5 Or that the spirit he caused to dwell in us envies intensely; or that the Spirit he caused to dwell in us longs jealously James 4:6 …

James 4:4 An allusion to covenant unfaithfulness; see Hosea 3:1. James 4:5 Or that the spirit he caused to dwell in us envies intensely; or that the Spirit he caused to dwell in us longs jealously James 4:6 …

Submit Yourselves to God - What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?