James 4:1

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From where do wars and fights among you come? Do they not come from your desires that war within your members?

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  • Rom 7:23 : 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
  • 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Dearly beloved, I urge you as strangers and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul;
  • Gal 5:17 : 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you cannot do the things that you wish.
  • Jas 1:14 : 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.
  • Jas 4:3 : 3 You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, that you may spend it on your desires.
  • 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
  • Titus 3:9 : 9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless.
  • 1 Pet 4:2-3 : 2 That he should no longer live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in sensuality, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through wantonness, those who have barely escaped from those who live in error.
  • Gen 4:5-8 : 5 But for Cain and his offering he did not have respect. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. 6 And the LORD said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, shall you not be accepted? and if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And unto you shall be his desire, and you shall rule over him. 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him.
  • Jer 17:9 : 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
  • Mark 7:21-23 : 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.
  • John 8:44 : 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you wish to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and did not abide in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
  • Rom 7:5 : 5 For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were by the law, worked in our members to bear fruit to death.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
  • Col 3:5 : 5 Therefore, put to death your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
  • 1 Tim 6:4-9 : 4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, 5 Useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, let us be content with that. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • Rom 8:7 : 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
  • Jas 3:14-18 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envy and strife are, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
  • Jude 1:16-18 : 16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. 17 But, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: 18 How they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts.
  • 1 Pet 1:14 : 14 As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance;
  • 2 Pet 3:3 : 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

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    2You desire and do not have; you kill, and covet, and cannot obtain. You fight and war, yet you do not have because you do not ask.

    3You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, that you may spend it on your desires.

    4You adulterers and adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

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    14But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.

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    14But if you have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.

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    16I say then, walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

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    3For you are still carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are you not carnal, and walk as men?

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    21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

    22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

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

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    16For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world.

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    19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

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    14The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water, therefore leave off contention before it is meddled with.

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    7Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because you go to law one with another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather allow yourselves to be defrauded?

    8No, you do wrong and defraud, and that your brethren.

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    5For, when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; outside were conflicts, inside were fears.

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    16But now you boast in your arrogance; all such boasting is evil.

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    11Dearly beloved, I urge you as strangers and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul;

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    5Therefore, put to death your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

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    19Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,

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    23But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife.

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    36What? Did the word of God originate from you? Or was it only to you that it came?

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    7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  • Jer 4:18
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    18Your way and your deeds have procured these things for you; this is your wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reaches to your heart.

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    13Come now, you who say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city and spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit;

  • Rom 7:23
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    23But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

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    4You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed, striving against sin.

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    8This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you.

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    10Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

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    20For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

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    12Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey its lusts.

  • Jude 1:16
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    16These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage.

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    9Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door.

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    9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

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    11For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.