James 4:1

Where do the fights and quarrels you're having come from? Aren't they due to the sensual passions that are in conflict within you?

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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 burn with desire, but don't get what you want. You kill for what you lust after, but don't get what you're looking for. You argue and you fight, but you don't get anything, because you don't pray for it.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 17:9The mind is more deceptive than anything else—it's incurably sick! Who can possibly understand it?

Mark 7:21It's from the inside, from people's minds, that evil thoughts come: sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

Romans 7:5While we were controlled by old nature, our sinful desires (as revealed by the law) were at work within us and resulted in death.

Romans 8:7The sinful human mind is hostile to God because it refuses to obey the law of God—in fact it never can,

Colossians 3:5So kill your worldly nature—sexual sin, immorality, lust, evil desires, greedily wanting to have more—this is the worship of idols.

Titus 3:3For there was a time when we too were foolish and disobedient. We were deceived and slaves to various desires and pleasures. We lived wicked lives full of jealousy, hateful people 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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