James 4:1

whence wars and whence fights in to{you} [are] not from-here; out of{the pleasures of{you}, the[plural] being-armed} in to{the members} of{you}.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2You-are-desiring-upon and you-are_not_having. You-are-murdering and you-are-zealing, and you-are_not_being-enabled to-occur-upon. You-are-fighting and you-are-warring, and you-are_not_having, through the you not to-be-giving-cause/requesting-for-selves.

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Cross References

Mark 7:21for inwardly out of{the heart} of{the men}, the dialog-iz-ations, the bad, are-being-gone-out, adulteries, sexual-immoralities, murders,

Romans 7:5for when we-have-been-being in to{the flesh}, the suffer/passion-effects of{the sins}, the[plural] through of{the law}, has-been-being-worked-in in to{the members} of{us} into the to-carry-fruit to{the death}.

Romans 8:7through-that the consider/deem-effect of{the flesh} [is] hostility into God, for it-is_not_being-set-under/subjected to{the law} of{the God}, for neither it-is-being-enabled/empowered.

Colossians 3:5So, dead-ify the members of{you}, the[plural] upon of{the earth}, sexual-immorality, unclean-ia, passion, desire-upon-ia, bad, and the greater-having-ia, the-which is-being idol-employ-ia,

Titus 3:3for at-what-time also we have-been-being mindless/thoughtless, unpersuadable/stubborn/noncompliant, being-led-astray, slaving to{desire-upon-ias} and to{various pleasures} in to{bad-ia} and to{jealousy}, [the] abhor-ful/detest-ful/loath-ful way-leading-through, 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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