James 4:1

Whence [are] wars and fightings among you? not thence — out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

Young's 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

2ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;

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Cross References

Jeremiah 17:9Crooked [is] the heart above all things, And it [is] incurable — who doth know it?

Mark 7:21for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

Romans 7:5for when we were in the flesh, the passions of the sins, that [are] through the law, were working in our members, to bear fruit to the death;

Romans 8:7because the mind of the flesh [is] enmity to God, for to the law of God it doth not subject itself,

Colossians 3:5Put to death, then, your members that [are] upon the earth — whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry —

Titus 3:3for we were once — also we — thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious — 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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