You desire and do not have, so you murder. 3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” ywhile you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” Is it not this, that your passions[a] are (A)at war within you? You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. ESV Women's Study Bible--soft leather-look, teal, ESV Student Study Bible, TruTone, Navy Blue, ESV Student Study Bible (Printed TruTone Imitation Leather with Autumn Song), ESV Student Study Bible (TruTone, Gray), Leather, imitation, Grey, ESV Large Print Compact Bible (TruTone Imitation Leather, Brown/Cordovan, Portfolio Design). 16 qand one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good2 is that? 18 And wa harvest of righteousness xis sown in peace by those who make peace. 4 aYou adulterous people!3 Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? 12 But above all, my brothers, udo not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. Read James 4 commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 3 cNot many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 5 Come now, xyou rich, weep and howl for the ymiseries that are coming upon you. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. 26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead. 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, ahas not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be brich in faith and heirs of cthe kingdom, dwhich he has promised to those who love him? 16 Therefore, yconfess your sins to one another and pray for one another, zthat you may be healed. 2 For dwe all stumble in many ways. 13 Is anyone among you suffering? Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who fdrag you ginto court? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 15 Instead you ought to say, u“If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” You do not have, because you do not ask. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 9 kBe wretched and mourn and weep. Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? [d] The one who speaks against a brother or (Q)judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. 21 ywho through him are believers in God, zwho raised him from the dead and agave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. 8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, i“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under mthe law of liberty. What is your life? James 4 English Standard Version (ESV) Warning Against Worldliness 4 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you?Is it not this, that your passions [] are at war within you? 15 This is not pthe wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, qdemonic. 18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith rapart from your works, and I will show you my faith sby my works. But rwho are you to judge your neighbor? (Y)All such boasting is evil. Cancel any time. Even uthe demons believe—and shudder! 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. Is it not this, that your passions1 are yat war within you?2 2 My brothers, 1 w show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, x the Lord of glory. 23:12, [Luke 12:47, 48; 2 Pet. $3.99 a month puts a library of commentaries, study notes, and Greek & Hebrew language tools right in your pocket. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but wwas made manifest xin the last times for the sake of you For (W)you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. 15 Instead you ought to say, (X)“If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. Jam 4:14. 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Commentary on James 4:11-17 (Read James 4:11-17) Our lips must be governed by the law of kindness, as well as truth and justice. 13 For njudgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. You do not have, because you do not ask. 4 Behold, cthe wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and dthe cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of ethe Lord of hosts. 10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take qthe prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 14 Is anyone among you sick? 4 have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become zjudges with evil thoughts? 25 And in the same way was not also aRahab the prostitute justified by works bwhen she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith obut does not have works? Wordly and fleshly lusts are distempers, which will not allow content or satisfaction. Sign up for an account to try it FREE for 30 days. You have heard of rthe steadfastness of Job, and you have seen sthe purpose of the Lord, how tthe Lord is compassionate and merciful. Therefore it says, (G)“God opposes the proud but (H)gives grace to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. 10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. 8 gDraw near to God, and he will draw near to you. , Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow, Οἵτινες οὐκ ἐπίστασθε τὸ τῆς αὔριον ποίαἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν ἀτμὶς γὰρ ἐστε ἡ, πρὸς ὀλίγον φαινομένη ἔπειτα καὶ ἀφανιζομένη, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask zwrongly, to spend it on your passions. 13 Therefore, gpreparing your minds for action,2 and hbeing sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. What is your life? 6; Isa. 9 (N)Be wretched and mourn and weep. 5 Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit cthat he has made to dwell in us”? 11 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water. hAccording to his great mercy, ihe has caused us to be born again to a living hope jthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, The tongue is set among our members, jstaining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,1 and set on fire by hell.2 aThe prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.2 2 zYour riches have rotted and zyour garments are moth-eaten. 11 inquiring ywhat person or time1 zthe Spirit of Christ in them was indicating awhen he predicted bthe sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. 7 Be patient, therefore, brothers,1 until the coming of the Lord. 21 vWas not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? You have fattened your hearts in ha day of slaughter. 18 knowing that you rwere ransomed from sthe futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 17 wSo whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. aYou have laid up treasure bin the last days. My brothers,3 these things ought not to be so. 17 (Z)So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. 20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering hwill save his soul from death and iwill cover a multitude of sins. English Standard Version (ESV). Sinful desires and affections stop prayer, and the working of our desires toward God. 12 There is only oone lawgiver and pjudge, he who is able to save and qto destroy. Subscribe to a study package to unlock the ESV Study Bible, the interactive Knowing the Bible study series, the Preaching the Word commentary series, and more. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. [c] Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? 13 Come now, you who say, (V)“Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. For tyou are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 4 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? 3 gBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! 15:2; Lam. 3:57; Zech. 23 dsince you have been born again, enot of perishable seed but of imperishable, through fthe living and abiding word of God; 3 If we put gbits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 6 But (F)he gives more grace. 18 eThen he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit. 10 (O)Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. 10 lHumble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, ehe is a perfect man, fable also to bridle his whole body. (D)Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. 12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? 9 But if you jshow partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 15 but kas he who called you is holy, you also be holy lin all your conduct, James 4 - ESV: What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? [b] 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. 7 so that qthe tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes rthough it is tested by sfire—may be found to result in tpraise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. and all its glory like the flower of grass. He does not resist you. 1:3; Mal. 17 And if you ncall on him as Father who ojudges pimpartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves qwith fear throughout the time of your exile, 4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, wanointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. bTherefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. And xif he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “ You sit here in a good place, ” y while you say to the poor man, “ You stand over there, ” or, “ Sit down at my … 23 and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, y“Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a zfriend of God. 12 There is only (R)one lawgiver and (S)judge, he who is able to save and (T)to destroy. fResist the devil, and he will flee from you. 5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet hit boasts of great things. 8 uThough you have not seen him, you love him. 19 but twith the precious blood of Christ, like that of ua lamb vwithout blemish or spot. 13 Come now, you who say, s“Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 2 My brothers,1 wshow no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, xthe Lord of glory. 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. 5 Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit (E)that he has made to dwell in us”?

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