James 4:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us yearns jealously?

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  • 1 Cor 6:19 : 19 What? Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God, and you are not your own?
  • 2 Cor 6:16 : 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
  • Num 11:29 : 29 And Moses said to him, Are you envious for my sake? Would God that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!
  • Gen 6:5 : 5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

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