James 4:1

World English Bible (2000)

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

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  • Rom 7:23 : 23 but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
  • 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Beloved, I beg you as foreigners 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, that you may not do the things that you desire.
  • 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 don't receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.
  • 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love isn't 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, isn't the Father's, but is the world's. 17 The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we 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 shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
  • 1 Pet 4:2-3 : 2 that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. 3 For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;
  • Gen 4:5-8 : 5 but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell. 6 Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen? 7 If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you don't do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it." 8 Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened 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 it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
  • Mark 7:21-23 : 21 For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, 22 covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."
  • John 8:44 : 44 You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.
  • Rom 7:5 : 5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law, worked in our members to bring forth fruit to death.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
  • Col 3:5 : 5 Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
  • 1 Tim 6:4-9 : 4 he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions, 5 constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can't carry anything out. 8 But having food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • Rom 8:7 : 7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.
  • Jas 3:14-18 : 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
  • Jude 1:16-18 : 16 These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage. 17 But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They said to you that "In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts."
  • 1 Pet 1:14 : 14 as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
  • 2 Pet 3:3 : 3 knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts,

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    2 You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.

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    4 You adulterers and adulteresses, don't you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

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

    15 Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.

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    14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.

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    16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

    17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

  • Gal 5:16-17
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    16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won't fulfill the lust of the flesh.

    17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

  • 1 Cor 3:3-4
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    3 for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren't you fleshly, and don't you walk in the ways of men?

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    21 For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

    22 covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

    23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."

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    16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.

  • Matt 15:19
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    19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

  • Prov 17:14
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    14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

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    7 Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

    8 No, but you yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that against your brothers.

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    5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don't know God;

  • 2 Cor 7:5
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    5 For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.

  • Jas 4:16
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    16 But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.

  • 1 Pet 2:11
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    11 Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

  • Col 3:5
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    5 Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

  • Gal 5:19
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    19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

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    23 But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

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    4 They think it is strange that you don't run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming:

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    2 There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.

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    5 You have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

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    20 For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don't desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

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    36 What? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?

  • Jas 4:7
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    7 Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  • Jer 4:18
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    18 "Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart."

  • Jas 4:13
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    13 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow let's go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit."

  • Rom 7:23
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    23 but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

  • Heb 12:4
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    4 You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin;

  • Gal 5:8
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    8 This persuasion is not from him who calls you.

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    4 haven't you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

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

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    20 for the anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God.

  • Rom 6:12
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    12 Therefore don't let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.

  • Jude 1:16
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    16 These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage.

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    9 Don't grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won't be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.

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    9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

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    11 For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.