James 4:3

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Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

In other translations

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

Greek words

αἰτεῖτεaiteiteYou askG154καὶkaiandG2532οὐounotG3756λαμβάνετε,lambanetereceive,G2983διότιdiotibecauseG1360κακῶςkakōswronglyG2560αἰτεῖσθε,aiteistheyou ask,G154ἵναinathatG2443ἐνeninG1722ταῖςtaistheG3588ἡδοναῖςhēdonaispleasuresG2237ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771δαπανήσητε.dapanēsēteyou may spend [it].G1159

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