[To hate is to murder as far as your hearts are concerned.] Your intention is [when you get what you desire] to spend it in sensual pleasures. "Fightings" are the active carrying on of … James 4:1-17.AGAINST FIGHTINGS AND THEIR SOURCE; WORLDLY LUSTS; UNCHARITABLE JUDGMENTS, AND PRESUMPTUOUS RECKONING ON THE FUTURE. The fact is that Exodus 4:19 is obscure, and the Amplified’s guess at what was going on is a good one—a very good one that is attentive to the hints within the passage. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture says to no purpose [e]that the [human] spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy? (4) You [are like] unfaithful wives [having illicit love affairs with the world and breaking your marriage vow to God]! Shop the Bible Store; Return to the Top; Sign Up To Receive Exclusive Email Offers You can unsubscribe at any time. 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. James 4:7 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] James 4:7, NIV: "Submit yourselves, then, to God.Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." Amplified Holy Bible, Large Print, Bonded Leather, Burgundy: Captures the Full Meaning Behind the Original Greek and Hebrew. James 4 - NIV: What causes fights and quarrels among you? 1 WHAT LEADS to strife (discord and feuds) and how do conflicts (quarrels and fightings) originate among you? (B), 6 But He gives us more and more grace ([a]power of the Holy Spirit, to meet this evil tendency and all others fully). The Amplified Bible - AMP Bible, Free Holy Bible App is the one that gets you closest to God. You do not have because you do not ask [it of God]. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him. James 1:4. He that maligns a brother or judges his brother is maligning and criticizing the Law and judging the Law. Apostle Byron Burke - Humble Yourself - James chapter 4, verse 10 Amplified Bible. James Greeting. Do you not know that being the world’s friend [that is, loving the things of the world] is being God’s enemy? Testing of Your Faith. [Recognize that you are] sinners, get your soiled hands clean; [realize that you have been disloyal] wavering individuals with divided interests, and purify your hearts [of your spiritual adultery]. 2 e Count it all joy, my brothers, 2 when you meet trials f of various kinds, 3 for you know that g the testing of your faith h produces steadfastness. You are envious and cannot obtain [the object of your envy]; so you fight and battle. It is to adopt the world's set of values and wants, to desire what the world wants instead … (Amplified Bible) I have currently five different Bibles in use, and this is the only non-Catholic, English-language one. James 4 1 WHAT LEADS to strife (discord and feuds) and how do conflicts (quarrels and fightings) originate among you? 2 You lust and do not have. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. We can all attain to a certain amount of proficiency at most things we attempt; but there are few who have patience to go on to perfection. 5 Or do you suppose that the Scripture is speaking to no purpose that says, The Spirit Whom He has caused to dwell in us yearns over us and He yearns for the Spirit [to be welcome] with a jealous love? with wrong motives [out of selfishness or with an unrighteous agenda], so that [when you get what you want] you may spend it on your [hedonistic] desires. James 4:10 AMPC (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition) About the Author. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. NIV Story; NIV Bible Translation Philosophy; NIV Bible Translation Process; NIV Bible Translators; The NIV’s Commitment 4 You [are like] unfaithful wives [having illicit love affairs with the world and breaking your marriage vow to God]! And to break God's commands, is to speak evil of them, and to judge them, as if they laid too great a restraint upon us. So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Apr 17, 2015 - Come close to God and He will come close to you. The Amplified Bible James 4:3 [Or] you do ask [God for them] and yet fail to receive, because you ask with wrong purpose and evil, selfish motives. Christians are brethren. Your intention is [when you get what you desire] to spend it in sensual pleasures. 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. You [are like] unfaithful wives [having illicit love affairs with the world and breaking your marriage vow to God]! King James Version Vs. Amplified Version, Bible Versions Comparison by Jesusman. James 4:11 This is not a prohibition of all judgment, nor is it a command to stop using godly wisdom, common sense, and moral courage together with God’s written word to discern right from wrong, to distinguish between morality and immorality, and to judge doctrinal truth. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people]. 10 Humble yourselves [with an attitude of repentance and insignificance] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up, He will give you purpose]. 16 But as it is, you boast [falsely] in your presumption and your self-conceit. There are many judgments that are not only legitimate, but are commanded (cf John 7:24; 1 Cor 5:5, 12; Gal 1:8, 9; 1 John 4:1-3; 2 John 10); however, you cannot judge another if you are committing the same type of sin. 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