James
Jas 4
World English Bible, with the SBLGNT beneath the selected verse, with the SBLGNT beneath every verse, with an SBLGNT interlinear beneath every verse. Team packages so far: Gen 1:1–31, Gen 2:1–25, Gen 3:1–24, Gen 4:1–26, Gen 5:1–32, Gen 6:1–22, Gen 7:1–24, Gen 8:1–22, Gen 9:1–29, Gen 10:1–32, Gen 11:1–32, Gen 12:1–20, Gen 13:1–18, Gen 14:1–24, Gen 15:1–21, Deut 32:1–43, Ps 82:1–8, John 1:1–18, Rom 1:1–32, Rom 2:1–29, Rom 3:1–31, Rom 4:1–25, Rom 5:1–21, Rom 6:1–23, Rom 7:1–25, Rom 8:1–39, Rom 9:1–33, Rom 10:1–21, Rom 11:1–36, Rom 12:1–21, Rom 13:1–14, Rom 14:1–23, Rom 15:1–33, Rom 16:1–27, Gal 1:1–24, Gal 2:1–21, Gal 3:1–29, Gal 4:1–31, Gal 5:1–26, Gal 6:1–18, Phil 4:1–23.
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Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?
ΠόθενFrom whereADV-Iπόλεμοι[come] disputesN-NPMκαὶandCONJπόθενfrom whereADV-IμάχαιquarrelsN-NPFἐνamongPREPὑμῖν;you?P-2DPοὐκSurelyPRT-Nἐντεῦθεν,from there,ADVἐκout ofPREPτῶνtheT-GPFἡδονῶνpassionsN-GPFὑμῶνof youP-2GPτῶνthoseT-GPFστρατευομένωνwarringV-PMP-GPFἐνinPREPτοῖςtheT-DPNμέλεσινmembersN-DPNὑμῶν;of you?P-2GP
2You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.
ἐπιθυμεῖτε,You desireV-PAI-2PκαὶandCONJοὐκnotPRT-Nἔχετε·have;V-PAI-2Pφονεύετεyou killV-PAI-2PκαὶandCONJζηλοῦτε,covetV-PAI-2PκαὶandCONJοὐnotPRT-Nδύνασθεare ableV-PNI-2Pἐπιτυχεῖν·to obtain;V-2AANμάχεσθεYou quarrelV-PNI-2PκαὶandCONJπολεμεῖτε.wrangle;V-PAI-2PοὐκNotPRT-Nἔχετεyou haveV-PAI-2PδιὰbecausePREPτὸ<the>T-ASNμὴnotPRT-Nαἰτεῖσθαιto askV-PMNὑμᾶς·you;P-2AP
3You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
αἰτεῖτεYou askV-PAI-2PκαὶandCONJοὐnotPRT-Nλαμβάνετε,receive,V-PAI-2PδιότιbecauseCONJκακῶςwronglyADVαἰτεῖσθε,you ask,V-PMI-2PἵναthatCONJἐνinPREPταῖςtheT-DPFἡδοναῖςpleasuresN-DPFὑμῶνof youP-2GPδαπανήσητε.you may spend [it].V-AAS-2P
4You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
μοιχαλίδες,Adulteresses!A-VPFοὐκSurelyPRT-Nοἴδατεyou knowV-RAI-2PὅτιthatCONJἡtheT-NSFφιλίαfriendshipN-NSFτοῦwith theT-GSMκόσμουworldN-GSMἔχθραhostilityN-NSFτοῦ<the>T-GSMθεοῦwith GodN-GSM-Tἐστιν;is?V-PAI-3SὃςWho[ever]R-NSMἐὰνmaybeCONDοὖνthereforeCONJβουληθῇshall chooseV-AOS-3Sφίλοςa friendA-NSMεἶναιto beV-PANτοῦof theT-GSMκόσμου,world,N-GSMἐχθρὸςan enemyN-NSMτοῦ<the>T-GSMθεοῦof GodN-GSM-Tκαθίσταται.is appointed.V-PPI-3S
5Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?
ἢOrCONJδοκεῖτεthink youV-PAI-2PὅτιthatCONJκενῶςin vainADVἡtheT-NSFγραφὴScriptureN-NSFλέγει·speaks?V-PAI-3SΠρὸςWithPREPφθόνονenvyN-ASMἐπιποθεῖyearnsV-PAI-3SτὸtheT-ASNπνεῦμαSpiritN-ASNὃthatR-ASNκατῴκισενhe settledV-AAI-3SἐνinPREPἡμῖν;us,P-1DP
6But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
μείζοναGreaterA-ASF-CδὲhoweverCONJδίδωσινHe givesV-PAI-3Sχάριν·grace;N-ASFδιὸThereforeCONJλέγει·it says:V-PAI-3SὉ<the>T-NSMθεὸςGodN-NSM-Tὑπερηφάνοις[the] proudA-DPMἀντιτάσσεταιopposes,V-PMI-3Sταπεινοῖςto [the] humbleA-DPMδὲhoweverCONJδίδωσινgivesV-PAI-3Sχάριν.grace.N-ASF
7Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
ὑποτάγητεdo be subjectedV-2APM-2PοὖνthereforeCONJτῷ<the>T-DSMθεῷ·to God.N-DSM-Tἀντίστητεdo resistV-2AAM-2PδὲhoweverCONJτῷtheT-DSMδιαβόλῳ,devilA-DSMκαὶandCONJφεύξεταιhe will fleeV-FDI-3Sἀφ’fromPREPὑμῶν·you,P-2GP
8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.
ἐγγίσατεdo draw nearV-AAM-2Pτῷ<the>T-DSMθεῷ,to GodN-DSM-TκαὶandCONJἐγγιεῖHe will draw nearV-FAI-3Sὑμῖν.to you.P-2DPκαθαρίσατεdo cleanseV-AAM-2Pχεῖρας,[your] hands,N-APFἁμαρτωλοί,[you] sinners,A-VPMκαὶandCONJἁγνίσατεdo purifyV-AAM-2Pκαρδίας,hearts,N-APFδίψυχοι.[you] double-minded.A-VPM
9Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
ταλαιπωρήσατεdo be grievedV-AAM-2PκαὶandCONJπενθήσατεdo mournV-AAM-2PκαὶandCONJκλαύσατε·do weep;V-AAM-2PὁTheT-NSMγέλωςlaughterN-NSMὑμῶνof youP-2GPεἰςtoPREPπένθοςmourningN-ASNμετατραπήτωshould be turnedV-2APM-3SκαὶandCONJἡtheT-NSFχαρὰjoyN-NSFεἰςtoPREPκατήφειαν·gloom.N-ASF
10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
ταπεινώθητεdo be humbledV-APM-2Pἐνώπιονin the presence ofPREPκυρίου,LordN-GSM-TκαὶandCONJὑψώσειHe will exaltV-FAI-3Sὑμᾶς.you.P-2AP
11Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
Μὴ καταλαλεῖτε ἀλλήλων, ἀδελφοί· ὁ καταλαλῶν ἀδελφοῦ ἢ κρίνων τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ καταλαλεῖ νόμου καὶ κρίνει νόμον· εἰ δὲ νόμον κρίνεις, οὐκ εἶ ποιητὴς νόμου ἀλλὰ κριτής.
ΜὴNotPRT-Nκαταλαλεῖτεdo speak againstV-PAM-2Pἀλλήλων,one another,C-GPMἀδελφοί·brothers;N-VPMὁThe [one]T-NSMκαταλαλῶνspeaking againstV-PAP-NSMἀδελφοῦ[his] brotherN-GSMἢorCONJκρίνωνjudgingV-PAP-NSMτὸνtheT-ASMἀδελφὸνbrotherN-ASMαὐτοῦof himP-GSMκαταλαλεῖspeaks againstV-PAI-3Sνόμου[the] LawN-GSMκαὶandCONJκρίνειjudgesV-PAI-3Sνόμον·[the] Law;N-ASMεἰIfCONDδὲhoweverCONJνόμον[the] LawN-ASMκρίνεις,you judge,V-PAI-2SοὐκnotPRT-Nεἶyou areV-PAI-2Sποιητὴςa doerN-NSMνόμουof [the] LawN-GSMἀλλὰbutCONJκριτής.a judge.N-NSM
12Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?
εἷςOneA-NSMἐστινthere isV-PAI-3SνομοθέτηςLawgiverN-NSMκαὶandCONJκριτής,JudgeN-NSMὁwhoT-NSMδυνάμενοςis being ableV-PNP-NSMσῶσαιto saveV-AANκαὶandCONJἀπολέσαι·to destroy;V-AANσὺYou yourselfP-2NSδὲhoweverCONJτίςwhoI-NSMεἶ,areV-PAI-2Sὁyou who [are]T-VSMκρίνωνjudgingV-PAP-VSMτὸνtheT-ASMπλησίον;neighbour?ADV
13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.”
Ἄγεdo comeV-PAM-2SνῦνnowADVοἱyou who [are]T-VPMλέγοντες·saying;V-PAP-VPMΣήμερονTodayADVἢorCONJαὔριονtomorrowADVπορευσόμεθαwe will goV-FDI-1PεἰςintoPREPτήνδεsuchD-ASFτὴν<the>T-ASFπόλινcityN-ASFκαὶandCONJποιήσομενwill spendV-FAI-1PἐκεῖthereADVἐνιαυτὸνa yearN-ASMκαὶandCONJἐμπορευσόμεθαwill tradeV-FDI-1PκαὶandCONJκερδήσομεν·will make a profit;V-FAI-1P
14Yet you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
οἵτινες[you] whoR-NPMοὐκnotPRT-Nἐπίστασθεyou knowV-PNI-2Pτὸwhat [is]T-ASNτῆςon theT-GSFαὔριονnext day [is]ADVποίαWhat [is]I-NSFἡtheT-NSFζωὴlifeN-NSFὑμῶν·of you!P-2GPἀτμὶςA vaporN-NSFγάρjustCONJἐστεyou areV-PAI-2Pἡ<the>T-NSFπρὸςforPREPὀλίγονa little [while]A-ASNφαινομένη,appearingV-PEP-NSFἔπειταthenADVκαὶalsoCONJἀφανιζομένη·vanishing;V-PPP-NSF
15For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”
ἀντὶInstead [ought]PREPτοῦ<the>T-GSNλέγεινto sayV-PANὑμᾶς·you;P-2APἘὰνIfCONDὁtheT-NSMκύριοςLordN-NSM-Tθελήσῃ,shall wishV-AAS-3SκαὶbothCONJζήσομενwe will liveV-FAI-1PκαὶandCONJποιήσομενwe will doV-FAI-1PτοῦτοthisD-ASNἢorCONJἐκεῖνο.that.D-ASN
16But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.
νῦνNowADVδὲhoweverCONJκαυχᾶσθεyou boastV-PNI-2PἐνinPREPταῖςtheT-DPFἀλαζονείαιςarroganceN-DPFὑμῶν·of you;P-2GPπᾶσαAllA-NSFκαύχησιςboastingN-NSFτοιαύτηsuchD-NSFπονηράevilA-NSFἐστιν.is.V-PAI-3S
17To him therefore who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.
εἰδότιTo [him] knowingV-RAP-DSMοὖνthereforeCONJκαλὸνgoodA-ASNποιεῖνto doV-PANκαὶandCONJμὴnotPRT-Nποιοῦντι,doing [it],V-PAP-DSMἁμαρτίαsinN-NSFαὐτῷto himP-DSMἐστιν.it is.V-PAI-3S