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King James Bible 1611

King James Bible 1769
4:1 From whence come warres and fightings among you? come they not hence, euen of your lusts, that warre in your members? From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
4:2 Ye lust, and haue not: yee kill, and desire to haue, and cannot obtaine: yee fight and warre, yet yee haue not, because ye aske not. Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
4:3 Ye aske and receiue not, because ye aske amisse, that yee may consume it vpon your lusts. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
4:4 Ye adulterers, and adulteresses, know yee not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoeuer therefore will be a friend of the world, is the enemy of God. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
4:5 Doe ye thinke that the Scripture saith in vaine, the spirit that dwelleth in vs lusteth to enuy? Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
4:6 But he giueth more grace, wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proude, but giueth grace vnto the humble. But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
4:7 Submit your selues therefore to God: resist the deuill, and hee will flee from you. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
4:8 Draw nigh to God, and hee will draw nigh to you: cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purifie your hearts yee double minded. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
4:9 Bee afflicted, and mourne, and weepe: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your ioy to heauinesse. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
4:10 Humble your selues in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you vp. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
4:11 Speake not euill one of another (brethren:) he that speaketh euill of his brother, and iudgeth his brother, speaketh euill of the Law, and iudgeth the Law: but if thou iudge the Law, thou art not a doer of the Law, but a iudge. Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
4:12 There is one Lawgiuer, who is able to saue, and to destroy: who art thou that iudgest another? There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
4:13 Goe to now ye that say, To day or to morrow wee will goe into such a city and continue there a yere, and buy, and sell, and get gaine: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
4:14 Whereas yee know not what shalbe on the morow: for what is your life? It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle time, and then vanisheth away. Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
4:15 For that yee ought to say, if the Lord will, we shall liue, and doe this, or that. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
4:16 But now yee reioyce in your boastings: all such reioycing is euill. But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to doe good, and doth it not, to him it is sinne. Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
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