James 4:2

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Ye lust, and haue not. Ye envie and haue indignacion, and can not obtayne. Ye fight & warre, and haue not, because ye axe not.

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  • John 16:24 : 24 Hither to haue ye axed nothinge in my name. Axe, and ye shal receaue, yt youre ioye maye be perfecte.
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 Yf eny of you lacke wyssdome, let him axe of God, which geueth to all men indifferentlie, and casteth no man in the teth: and it shal be geue him.
  • Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Axe, and it shalbe geuen you: Seke, and ye shall fynde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you. 8 For whosoeuer axeth, receaueth: and he that seketh, fyndeth: and to hym yt knocketh, it shal opened.
  • Luke 11:9-9 : 9 And I saye vnto you also: Axe, and it shal be geuen you: Seke, and ye shal fynde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you. 10 For who so euer axeth, receaueth: and he that seketh, fyndeth: and to him that knocketh, shal it be opened. 11 Yf the sonne axe bred of eny of you that is a father, wyl he geue him a stone therfore? Or yf he axe a fysshe, wyl he for the fish offre him a serpent? 12 Or yf he axe an egg, wyl he profer him a scorpion? 13 Yf ye then which are euell, can geue youre children good giftes, how moch more shal the father of heauen geue the holy sprete vnto them that axe him?
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 For they that wylbe riche, fall in to the teptacion and snare, and in to many folisshe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in destruccion and damnacion. 10 For Couetousnes is the rote of all euell, which whyle some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and tangled them selues with many sorowes.
  • Jas 5:1-5 : 1 Goo to now ye riche men. Wepe, and howle on yor wretchednes that shal come vpon you. 2 Youre riches is corrupte, youre garmetes are motheaten. 3 Youre golde & yor siluer are cancred, & the rust of them shalbe a witnes vnto you, & shal eate youre flesshe, as it were fyre. Ye haue heaped treasure togedder in yor last dayes: 4 Beholde, the hyre of the labourers which haue reped downe youre feldes (which hyer is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth: and the cryes of the which haue reped, are entred in to the eares of the LORDE Sabaoth. 5 Ye haue liued in pleasure on the earth and in wantannes. Ye haue norysshed youre hertes, as in a daye of slaughter.
  • John 4:10 : 10 Iesus answered, and sayde vnto her: Yf thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that sayeth vnto the, geue me drynke, thou woldest axe of him, and he wolde geue the, the water of life.
  • Prov 1:19 : 19 These are the wayes of all soch as be couetous, that one wolde rauysh anothers life.
  • Eccl 4:8 : 8 There is one man, no mo but himself alone, hauynge nether childe ner brother: yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satisfied with riches, (yet doth he not remembre himself, & saye:) For whom do I take soch trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume awaye my lyfe? This is also a vayne and miserable thinge.
  • Isa 7:12 : 12 The sayde Ahas: I will requyre none, nether will I tempte the LORDE.
  • Hab 2:5 : 5 Like as the wyne disceaueth the dronckarde, euen so the proude shal fayle & not endure. He openeth his desyre wyde vp as the hell, & is as vnsaciable as death. All Heithen gathereth he to him, & heapeth vnto him all people.

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  • Jas 4:3-5
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    3 Ye axe & receaue not because ye axe amysse: eue to cosume it vpo yor voluptuousnes.

    4 Ye aduouterars, & weme that breke matrimonie: knowe ye not how that the frenshippe of ye worlde is ennimite to godwarde? Whosoeuer wilbe a frende of the worlde, is made ye enemie of god.

    5 Ether do ye thinke yt the scripture sayth in vayne. The sprete yt dwelleth in you, lusteth euen contrary to enuie:

  • 1 From whence commeth warre and fightynge amonge you: come they not here hence? euen of yor volupteousnesses that rayne in youre mebres?

  • Gal 5:16-17
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    16 I saye: Walke in the sprete, and so shal ye not fulfill the lustes off the flesshe.

    17 For the flesh lusteth agaynst the sprete, and the sprete agaynst the flesh. These are contrary one to the other, so that ye can not do that which ye wolde:

  • Jas 1:14-15
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    14 But euery ma is tepted, drawne awaye, & entysed of his awne cocupiscece.

    15 The whe lust hath conceaued, she bringeth forth synne, & synne when it is fynished, bringeth forth deeth.

  • Jas 3:14-16
    3 verses
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    14 But yf ye haue bitter enuyenge and stryfe in yor hertes, reioyce not: nether be lyars agaynst the trueth.

    15 This wissdome descendeth not from aboue: but is erthy, and naturall, and dyuelishe.

    16 For where enuyenge and stryfe is, there is vnstablenes and all maner of euell workes.

  • Jas 5:5-6
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    5 Ye haue liued in pleasure on the earth and in wantannes. Ye haue norysshed youre hertes, as in a daye of slaughter.

    6 Ye haue codempned and haue killed the iust, and he hath not resisted you.

  • 16 for all that is in the worlde (namely the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pryde of life) is not of the father, but of the worlde.

  • 5 & not in the lust of concupiscence, as the Heythen which knowe not God.

  • Jas 1:4-5
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    4 and let pacience haue her parfect worke, yt ye maye be parfecte aud sounde, lakinge nothinge.

    5 Yf eny of you lacke wyssdome, let him axe of God, which geueth to all men indifferentlie, and casteth no man in the teth: and it shal be geue him.

  • 7 Nether let yt man thinke that he shal receaue eny thige of ye LORDE.

  • 4 for ye haue not yet resisted vnto bloude, stryuynge agaynst synne,

  • 3 For seynge there is enuyenge, stryfe, and discencion amonge you, are ye not fleshly, & walke after ye maner of men?

  • Jas 4:13-16
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    13 Go to now ye that saye: to daye & to morow let vs go into soche a citie and continue there a yeare, and bye and sell, and wynne:

    14 & yet ca not tell what shal happe to morowe. For what thinge is youre life? It is euen a vapoure that apereth for a lytell tyme, and the vanysheth awaye:

    15 For that ye ought to say: yf the LORDE wil, and yf we liue, let vs do this or that.

    16 But nowe ye reioyce in youre bostinges. All soche reioysynge is euell.

  • 7 Axe, and it shalbe geuen you: Seke, and ye shall fynde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.

  • 12 that ye maye walke honestly towarde the that are without, and that nothinge be lackynge vnto you.

  • 1 Cor 6:7-8
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    7 Now therfore is there vtterly a faute amoge you, that ye go to lawe one with another. Why rather suffre ye not wronge? Why suffre ye not youre selues rather to be defrauded?

    8 but ye youre selues do wroge and defraude, and that euen the brethre.

  • 7 but and yf thou do euell, thy synne lyeth open in the dore? Shal he then be subdued vnto the? and wilt thou rule him?

  • 11 For he that sayde: Thou shalt not commit adulterie, sayed also: thou shalt not kyll. Though thou do none adulterie, yet yf thou kill, thou art a transgresser of the lawe.

  • 40 and ye wil not come vnto me, that ye might haue life.

  • 4 are ye not parciall in youre selues, and haue iudged after euyll thoughtes?

  • 8 Be not ye lyke them therfore. For youre father knoweth where of ye haue nede, before ye axe of him.

  • 9 And I saye vnto you also: Axe, and it shal be geuen you: Seke, and ye shal fynde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.

  • 9 Grodge not one agaynst another brethren, lest ye be damned. Beholde, the iudge stondeth before the dore.

  • 9 For they that wylbe riche, fall in to the teptacion and snare, and in to many folisshe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in destruccion and damnacion.

  • 5 Mortifye therfore youre mebres which are vpon earth, whordome, vnclennes, vnnaturall lust, euell concupiscece, and couetousnes, which is a worshippynge of Idols:

  • 8 Now ye are full, now ye are made riche, ye raigne without vs, and wolde God ye dyd raigne, that we might raigne with you.

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    29 Axe not ye therfore what ye shal eate, or what ye shal drynke, and clymme not vp an hye:

    30 The Heithen in the worlde seke after all soch thinges.

    31 But seke ye the kyngdome of God, and all these shal be mynistred vnto you.

  • 26 Let vs not be vayne glorious, prouokinge one another, and envyenge another.

  • 4 And it semeth to the a straunge thinge, yt ye runne not also wt them vnto the same excesse of ryote, & speake euell of you.

  • 25 The voluptuousnesse of the slouthfull is his owne death, for his hades wyll not labor.

  • 2 And ye are puft vp, and haue not rather sorowed, that he which hath done this dede, mighte be put fro amoge you.

  • 2 but swearinge, lyege, maslaughter, theft and aduoutry haue gotten the ouerhande, & one bloudgiltynesse foloweth another.

  • 7 What shal we saye then? Is the lawe synne? God forbyd: Neuertheles I knewe not synne, but by ye lawe. For I had knowne nothinge of lust, yf the lawe had not sayde: Thou shalt not lust.

  • 11 Dearly beloued, I beseke you as straungers and pilgrems, absteyne fro the fleshly lustes, which fighte agaynst the soule,

  • 4 Beholde, when ye fast, youre lust remayneth still: for ye do no lesse violence to youre detters: lo, ye fast to strife and debate, and to smyte him with youre fist, that speaketh vnto you. Ye fast not (as somtyme) that youre voyce might be herde aboue.

  • 4 The slogarde wolde fayne haue, and can not get his desyre: but the soule of the diligent shal haue plenty.