1 From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from your concupiscences, which war in your members?
2 You covet, and have not: you kill, and envy, and can not obtain. You contend and war, and you have not, because you ask not.
3 You ask, and receive not; because you ask amiss: that you may consume it on your concupiscences.
4 Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is the enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world, becometh an enemy of God.
5 Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you?
6 But he giveth greater grace. Wherefore he saith: God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
7 Be subject therefore to God, but resist the devil, and he will fly from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners: and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow.
10 Be humbled in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
11 Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
12 There is one lawgiver, and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver.
13 But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year, and will traffic, and make our gain.
14 Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow.
15 For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and afterwards shall vanish away. For that you should say: If the Lord will, and if we shall live, we will do this or that.
16 But now you rejoice in your arrogancies. All such rejoicing is wicked.
17 To him therefore who knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin.
Versículos relacionados com James, 4:
James chapter 4 approaches mainly the theme of humility and submission to God, warning against arrogance and the pursuit of worldly pleasure. The chapter also addresses the importance of seeking God's will and resisting the devil. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in James 4:
Proverbs 3:34: "He mocks the mocking, but grants grace to the humble." This verse talks about the importance of humility and how God gives grace to the humble, but resists arrogant.
1 Peter 5:5: "Similarly, young people are subjected to the elders. They are all humble to each other, because 'God is opposed to the proud, but grants grace to the humble.' This verse reinforces the importance of humility and submission to God, citing a passage similar to that quoted by James in his chapter.
1 John 2:15-17: "Do not love the world or what is there. If someone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world-the greed of the flesh, the greed of the eyes And the ostentation of goods - do not come from the Father, but the world. The world and his greed pass, but he who does God's will remains forever. " This verse warns of the pursuit of worldly pleasure and the importance of seeking God's will.
Ephesians 4:27: "And don't give way to the devil." This verse talks about the importance of resisting the devil, warning that he can find a breach if we don't keep ourselves firm in God.
1 Peter 5:8: "Be sober and watch. The devil, your enemy, walks around as a lion, roaring and seeking to those who can devour." This verse reinforces the importance of being alert against the devil's temptations, citing a passage similar to that cited by James in his chapter.
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