James 4:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

From whence are warres and contentions among you? are they not hence, euen of your pleasures, that fight in your members?

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  • Rom 7:23 : 23 But I see another Law in my members, rebelling against the Lawe of my minde, and leading me captiue vnto the lawe of sinne, which is in my members.
  • 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Dearely beloued, I beseeche you, as strangers and pilgrims, absteine from fleshly lusts, which fight against the soule,
  • Gal 5:17 : 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary one to another, so that ye can not doe the same things that ye would.
  • Jas 1:14 : 14 But euery man is tempted, when hee is drawen away by his owne concupiscence, and is entised.
  • Jas 4:3 : 3 Ye aske, and receiue not, because ye aske amisse, that ye might lay the same out on your pleasures.
  • 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 Loue not this world, neither the things that are in this world. If any man loue this world, the loue of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in this world (as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life) is not of the Father, but is of this world. 17 And this world passeth away, & the lust thereof: but he that fulfilleth the will of God, abideth euer.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For wee our selues also were in times past vnwise, disobedient, deceiued, seruing the lustes and diuers pleasures, liuing in maliciousnes and enuie, hatefull, and hating one another:
  • Titus 3:9 : 9 But stay foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and brawlings about the Lawe: for they are vnprofitable and vaine.
  • 1 Pet 4:2-3 : 2 That he hence forward should liue (as much time as remaineth in the flesh) not after the lusts of men, but after the will of God. 3 For it is sufficient for vs that we haue spet the time past of ye life, after the lust of the Gentiles, walking in wantonnes, lustes, drunkenes, in gluttonie, drinkings, & in abominable idolatries.
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For in speaking swelling wordes of vanitie, they beguile with wantonnesse through the lusts of the flesh them that were cleane escaped from them which are wrapped in errour,
  • Gen 4:5-8 : 5 But vnto Kain and to his offering he had no regarde: wherefore Kain was exceeding wroth, and his countenance fell downe. 6 Then ye Lord said vnto Kain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance cast downe? 7 If thou do well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sinne lieth at the doore: also vnto thee his desire shalbe subiect, and thou shalt rule ouer him. 8 Then Kain spake to Habel his brother; when they were in the fielde, Kain rose vp against Habel his brother, and slewe him.
  • Jer 17:9 : 9 The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue all things, who can knowe it?
  • Mark 7:21-23 : 21 For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceede euill thoughtes, adulteries, fornications, murthers, 22 Theftes, couetousnes, wickednes, deceite, vncleannes, a wicked eye, backbiting, pride, foolishnesse. 23 All these euill things come from within, and defile a man.
  • John 8:44 : 44 Ye are of your father the deuill, and the lustes of your father ye will doe: hee hath bene a murtherer from the beginning, and abode not in the trueth, because there is no trueth in him. When hee speaketh a lie, then speaketh hee of his owne: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
  • Rom 7:5 : 5 For when we were in ye flesh, the affections of sinnes, which were by the Law, had force in our members, to bring foorth fruit vnto death.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come euil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, slaunders.
  • Col 3:5 : 5 Mortifie therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, vncleannes, the inordinate affection, euill concupiscence, and couetousnes which is idolatrie.
  • 1 Tim 6:4-9 : 4 He is puft vp & knoweth nothing, but doteth about questions & strife of words, whereof commeth enuie, strife, railings, euill surmisings, 5 Frowarde disputations of men of corrupt mindes & destitute of ye trueth, which thinke that gaine is godlines: from such separate thy selfe. 6 But godlinesse is great gaine, if a man be content with that he hath. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and it is certaine, that we can carie nothing out. 8 Therefore when wee haue foode and raiment, let vs therewith be content. 9 For they that will be rich, fall into tentation and snares, and into many foolish and noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction. 10 For the desire of money is the roote of all euill, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and pearced themselues through with many sorowes.
  • Rom 8:7 : 7 Because the wisedome of the flesh is enimitie against God: for it is not subiect to the Lawe of God, neither in deede can be.
  • Jas 3:14-18 : 14 But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts, reioyce not, neither be liars against the trueth. 15 This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, and deuilish. 16 For where enuying and strife is, there is sedition, and all maner of euill workes. 17 But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easie to be intreated, full of mercie & good fruites, without iudging, and without hipocrisie. 18 And the fruite of righteousnesse is sowen in peace, of them that make peace.
  • Jude 1:16-18 : 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their owne lustes: Whose mouthes speake proud things, hauing mens persons in admiration, because of aduantage. 17 But, yee beloued, remember the wordes which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lord Iesus Christ, 18 How that they told you that there should be mockers in ye last time, which should walke after their owne vngodly lustes.
  • 1 Pet 1:14 : 14 As obedient children, not fashioning your selues vnto the former lustes of your ignorance:
  • 2 Pet 3:3 : 3 This first vnderstande, that there shall come in the last dayes, mockers, which wil walke after their lustes,

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  • Jas 4:2-5
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    2Ye lust, and haue not: ye enuie, and desire immoderately, and cannot obtaine: ye fight and warre, and get nothing, because ye aske not.

    3Ye aske, and receiue not, because ye aske amisse, that ye might lay the same out on your pleasures.

    4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, knowe ye not that the amitie of the world is the enimitie of God? Whosoeuer therefore will be a friend of the world, maketh himselfe the enemie of God.

    5Doe ye thinke that the Scripture sayeth in vaine, The spirit that dwelleth in vs, lusteth after enuie?

  • Jas 1:14-15
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    14But euery man is tempted, when hee is drawen away by his owne concupiscence, and is entised.

    15Then when lust hath conceiued, it bringeth foorth sinne, and sinne when it is finished, bringeth foorth death.

  • Jas 3:14-17
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    14But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts, reioyce not, neither be liars against the trueth.

    15This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, and deuilish.

    16For where enuying and strife is, there is sedition, and all maner of euill workes.

    17But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easie to be intreated, full of mercie & good fruites, without iudging, and without hipocrisie.

  • Gal 5:16-17
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    16Then I say, Walke in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lustes of the flesh.

    17For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary one to another, so that ye can not doe the same things that ye would.

  • 1 Cor 3:3-4
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    3For yee are yet carnall: for whereas there is among you enuying, and strife, and diuisions, are ye not carnall, and walke as men?

    4For when one sayeth, I am Pauls, and another, I am Apollos, are yee not carnall?

  • Mark 7:21-23
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    21For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceede euill thoughtes, adulteries, fornications, murthers,

    22Theftes, couetousnes, wickednes, deceite, vncleannes, a wicked eye, backbiting, pride, foolishnesse.

    23All these euill things come from within, and defile a man.

  • 1 John 2:16
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    16For all that is in this world (as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life) is not of the Father, but is of this world.

  • Matt 15:19
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    19For out of the heart come euil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, slaunders.

  • Prov 17:14
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    14The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters: therefore or the contention be medled with, leaue off.

  • 1 Cor 6:7-8
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    7Nowe therefore there is altogether infirmitie in you, in that yee goe to lawe one with another: why rather suffer ye not wrong? why rather susteine yee not harme?

    8Nay, yee your selues doe wrong, and doe harme, and that to your brethren.

  • 1 Thess 4:5
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    5And not in the lust of concupiscence, euen as the Gentiles which know not God:

  • 2 Cor 7:5
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    5For when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on euery side, fightings without, and terrours within.

  • Jas 4:16
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    16But nowe ye reioyce in your boastings: all such reioycing is euill.

  • 1 Pet 2:11
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    11Dearely beloued, I beseeche you, as strangers and pilgrims, absteine from fleshly lusts, which fight against the soule,

  • Col 3:5
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    5Mortifie therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, vncleannes, the inordinate affection, euill concupiscence, and couetousnes which is idolatrie.

  • Gal 5:19
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    19Moreouer the workes of the flesh are manifest, which are adulterie, fornication, vncleannes, wantonnes,

  • 2 Tim 2:23
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    23And put away foolish and vnlearned questions, knowing that they ingender strife.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4Wherein it seemeth to them strange, that yee runne not with them vnto the same excesse of riot: therefore speake they euill of you,

  • Hos 4:2
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    2By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and whoring they breake out, and blood toucheth blood.

  • Jas 5:5
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    5Ye haue liued in pleasure on the earth, and in wantonnes. Ye haue nourished your heartes, as in a day of slaughter.

  • 1 Tim 6:4
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    4He is puft vp & knoweth nothing, but doteth about questions & strife of words, whereof commeth enuie, strife, railings, euill surmisings,

  • 2 Cor 12:20
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    20For I feare least when I come, I shall not finde you such as I would: and that I shalbe found vnto you such as ye woulde not, and least there be strife, enuying, wrath, contentions, backebitings, whisperings, swellings and discord.

  • 1 Cor 14:36
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    36Came the worde of God out from you? either came it vnto you onely?

  • Jas 4:7
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    7Submit your selues to God: resist the deuill, and he will flee from you.

  • Jer 4:18
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    18Thy wayes and thine inuentions haue procured thee these things, such is thy wickednesse: therefore it shall be bitter, therefore it shall perce vnto thine heart.

  • Jas 4:13
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    13Goe to now ye that say, To day or to morowe we will goe into such a citie, and continue there a yeere, and bye and sell, and get gaine,

  • Rom 7:23
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    23But I see another Law in my members, rebelling against the Lawe of my minde, and leading me captiue vnto the lawe of sinne, which is in my members.

  • Heb 12:4
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    4Ye haue not yet resisted vnto blood, striuing against sinne.

  • Gal 5:8
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    8It is not the perswasion of him that calleth you.

  • Jas 2:4
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    4Are yee not partiall in your selues, and are become iudges of euill thoughts?

  • Jas 3:10
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    10Out of one mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing: my brethren, these things ought not so to be.

  • Jas 1:20
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    20For the wrath of man doeth not accomplish the righteousnesse of God.

  • Rom 6:12
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    12Let not sinne reigne therefore in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in ye lusts therof:

  • Jude 1:16
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    16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their owne lustes: Whose mouthes speake proud things, hauing mens persons in admiration, because of aduantage.

  • Jas 5:9
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    9Grudge not one against another, brethren, least ye be condemned: behold, the iudge standeth before the doore.

  • 1 Pet 4:1
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    1Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for vs in the flesh, arme your selues likewise with the same minde, which is, that he which hath suffered in the flesh, hath ceased from sinne,

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9For they that will be rich, fall into tentation and snares, and into many foolish and noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.

  • 1 Cor 1:11
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    11For it hath bene declared vnto me, my brethren, of you by them that are of the house of Cloe, that there are contentions among you.