James 4:1

Where do the wars and disputes among you come from? Is it not precisely from your pleasures, the ones at war in your members?

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From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

In Context

2You crave and do not have; you murder and covet and are not able to obtain; you fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask.

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Cross References

Mark 7:21Because from within, out of men's hearts, the evil designs proceed—adulteries, fornications, murders,

Romans 7:5Because when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our body parts to produce fruit to death.

Romans 8:7because the mindset of the flesh represents enmity against God, since it does not submit to God's law, nor indeed can it.

Colossians 3:5Therefore put to death your members that are on the earth: fornication, filthiness, passion, evil desire, and the greediness that is idolatry.

Titus 3:3Because we ourselves were also foolish at one time, disobedient, being deceived, being enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, detestable, hating one another.

Matthew Henry on James 4:1

In this chapter we are directed to consider, I. Some causes of contention, besides those mentioned in the foregoing chapter, and to watch against them, ver. 1-5 . II. We are taught to abandon the friendship of this world, so as to submit and subject ourselves entirely to God, ver. 4-10 . III. All detraction and rash judgment of others are to be carefully avoided, ver. 11, 12 . IV. We must preserve a constant regard, and pay the utmost deference to the disposals of divine Providence, ver. 13, to the end . Read the whole commentary →

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