James 4:1
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From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
In other translations
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
Greek words
ΠόθενPothenFrom whereG4159πόλεμοιpolemoi[come] disputesG4171καὶkaiandG2532πόθενpothenfrom whereG4159μάχαιmachaiquarrelsG3163ἐνenamongG1722ὑμῖν;huminyou?G4771οὐκoukSurelyG3756ἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenfrom there,G1782ἐκekout ofG1537τῶνtōntheG3588ἡδονῶνhēdonōnpassionsG2237ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771τῶνtōnthoseG3588στρατευομένωνstrateuomenōnwarringG4754ἐνeninG1722τοῖςtoistheG3588μέλεσινmelesinmembersG3196ὑμῶν;humōnof you?G4771
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Related verses
- 1 Peter 2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
- Galatians 5:17For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
- Romans 7:23But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
- James 1:14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
- Romans 8:7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
- 1 John 2:15-1715 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
- Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
- Jude 1:16-1816 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage. 17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.16 These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage. 17 But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ 18 when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
- 1 Peter 1:14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
- Colossians 3:5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
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