James 4:8

Become-near to{the God} and he-will-become-near to{you}. Purge/cleanse hands, sinful, and purify hearts, double-life-ed.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

In Context

7So, be-set-under/subjected to{the God}. Moreover, stand-in-place-of/against/in-opposition-to/contrary to{the devil/slanderous} and he-will-flee/be-fled from of{you}.

9Hardship[verb] and mourn and weep, the laughter of{you} into mourn-ness, be-change-turned, and the joy into reveal-down/against-ia/dejection.

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Matthew Henry on James 4:2-11

Origin of War and Contention; Against Pride; Submission to God. ( a. d. 61.) 1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 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. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever… Read the whole commentary →

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