James 4 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·James 5

¹Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.

KJVGo to^G33^(G5720) now^G3568, ye rich men^G4145, weep^G2799^(G5657) and howl^G3649^(G5723) for^G1909 your^G5216 miseries^G5004 that shall come upon^G1904^(G5740) you.

² Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.

KJVYour^G5216 riches^G4149 are corrupted^G4595^(G5754), and^G2532 your^G5216 garments^G2440 are^G1096^(G5754) motheaten^G4598.

³ Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.

KJVYour^G5216 gold^G5557 and^G2532 silver^G696 is cankered^G2728^(G5769); and^G2532 the rust^G2447 of them^G846 shall be^G2071^(G5704) a witness^G3142 against^G1519 you^G5213, and^G2532 shall eat^G5315^(G5695) your^G5216 flesh^G4561 as it were^G5613 fire^G4442. Ye have heaped treasure together^G2343^(G5656) for^G1722 the last^G2078 days^G2250.

⁴ Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.

KJVBehold^G2400^(G5628), the hire^G3408 of the labourers^G2040 who^G3588 have reaped down^G270^(G5660) your^G5216 fields^G5561, which^G3588 is of^G575 you^G5216 kept back by fraud^G650^(G5772), crieth^G2896^(G5719): and^G2532 the cries^G995 of them which have reaped^G2325^(G5660) are entered^G1525^(G5754) into^G1519 the ears^G3775 of the Lord^G2962 of sabaoth^G4519.

⁵ You have lived in luxury on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

KJVYe have lived in pleasure^G5171^(G5656) on^G1909 the earth^G1093, and^G2532 been wanton^G4684^(G5656); ye have nourished^G5142^(G5656) your^G5216 hearts^G2588, as^G5613 in^G1722 a day^G2250 of slaughter^G4967.

⁶ You have condemned and you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you.

KJVYe have condemned^G2613^(G5656) and killed^G5407^(G5656) the just^G1342; and he doth^G498 not^G3756 resist^G498^(G5731) you^G5213.

⁷ Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

KJVBe patient^G3114^(G5657) therefore^G3767, brethren^G80, unto^G2193 the coming^G3952 of the Lord^G2962. Behold^G2400^(G5628), the husbandman^G1092 waiteth^G1551^(G5736) for the precious^G5093 fruit^G2590 of the earth^G1093, and hath long patience^G3114^(G5723) for^G1909 it^G846, until^G2193^G302 he receive^G2983^(G5632) the early^G4406 and^G2532 latter^G3797 rain^G5205.

⁸ You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

KJVBe^G3114 ye^G5210 also^G2532 patient^G3114^(G5657); stablish^G4741^(G5657) your^G5216 hearts^G2588: for^G3754 the coming^G3952 of the Lord^G2962 draweth nigh^G1448^(G5758).

⁹ Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.

KJVGrudge^G4727^(G5720) not^G3361 one against another^G2596^G240, brethren^G80, lest^G3363 ye be condemned^G2632^(G5686): behold^G2400^(G5628), the judge^G2923 standeth^G2476^(G5707) before^G4253 the door^G2374.

¹⁰ Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of perseverance, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

KJVTake^G2983^(G5628), my^G3450 brethren^G80, the prophets^G4396, who^G3739 have spoken^G2980^(G5656) in the name^G3686 of the Lord^G2962, for an example^G5262 of suffering affliction^G2552, and^G2532 of patience^G3115.

¹¹ Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

KJVBehold^G2400^(G5628), we count them happy^G3106^(G5719) which endure^G5278^(G5723). Ye have heard^G191^(G5656) of the patience^G5281 of Job^G2492, and^G2532 have seen^G1492^(G5627) the end^G5056 of the Lord^G2962; that^G3754 the Lord^G2962 is^G2076^(G5748) very pitiful^G4184, and^G2532 of tender mercy^G3629.

¹² But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear—not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.

KJVBut^G1161 above^G4253 all things^G3956, my^G3450 brethren^G80, swear^G3660^(G5720) not^G3361, neither^G3383 by heaven^G3772, neither^G3383 by the earth^G1093, neither^G3383 by any^G5100 other^G243 oath^G3727: but^G1161 let^G2277 your^G5216 yea^G3483 be^G2277^(G5749) yea^G3483; and^G2532 your nay^G3756, nay^G3756; lest^G3363 ye fall^G4098^(G5632) into^G1519 condemnation^G5272.

¹³ Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.

KJVIs^G2553 any^G5100 among^G1722 you^G5213 afflicted^G2553^(G5719)? let him pray^G4336^(G5737). Is^G2114 any^G5100 merry^G2114^(G5719)? let him sing psalms^G5567^(G5720).

¹⁴ Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

KJVIs^G770 any^G5100 sick^G770^(G5719) among^G1722 you^G5213? let him call^G4341^(G5663) for the elders^G4245 of the church^G1577; and^G2532 let them pray^G4336^(G5663) over^G1909 him^G846, anointing^G218^(G5660) him^G846 with oil^G1637 in^G1722 the name^G3686 of the Lord^G2962:

¹⁵ and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

KJVAnd^G2532 the prayer^G2171 of faith^G4102 shall save^G4982^(G5692) the sick^G2577^(G5723), and^G2532 the Lord^G2962 shall raise^G1453 him^G846 up^G1453^(G5692); and if^G2579 he have^G5600^(G5753) committed^G4160^(G5761) sins^G266, they shall be forgiven^G863^(G5701) him^G846.

¹⁶ Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

KJVConfess^G1843^(G5732) your faults^G3900 one to another^G240, and^G2532 pray^G2172^(G5737) one^G240 for^G5228 another^G240, that^G3704 ye may be healed^G2390^(G5686). The effectual fervent^G1754^(G5734) prayer^G1162 of a righteous man^G1342 availeth^G2480^(G5719) much^G4183.

¹⁷ Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn’t rain on the earth for three years and six months.

KJVElias^G2243 was^G2258^(G5713) a man^G444 subject to like passions as^G3663 we are^G2254, and^G2532 he prayed^G4336^(G5662) earnestly^G4335 that it might^G1026 not^G3361 rain^G1026^(G5658): and^G2532 it rained^G1026^(G5656) not^G3756 on^G1909 the earth^G1093 by the space of three^G5140 years^G1763 and^G2532 six^G1803 months^G3376.

¹⁸ He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

KJVAnd^G2532 he prayed^G4336^(G5662) again^G3825, and^G2532 the heaven^G3772 gave^G1325^(G5656) rain^G5205, and^G2532 the earth^G1093 brought forth^G985^(G5656) her^G846 fruit^G2590.

¹⁹ Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,

KJVBrethren^G80, if^G1437 any^G5100 of^G1722 you^G5213 do err^G4105^(G5686) from^G575 the truth^G225, and^G2532 one^G5100 convert^G1994^(G5661) him^G846;

²⁰ let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

KJVLet^G1097 him^G846 know^G1097^(G5720), that^G3754 he which converteth^G1994^(G5660) the sinner^G268 from^G1537 the error^G4106 of his^G846 way^G3598 shall save^G4982^(G5692) a soul^G5590 from^G1537 death^G2288, and^G2532 shall hide^G2572^(G5692) a multitude^G4128 of sins^G266.

WEB·James 4

¹Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

KJVFrom whence^G4159 come wars^G4171 and^G2532 fightings^G3163 among^G1722 you^G5213? come they not^G3756 hence^G1782, even of^G1537 your^G5216 lusts^G2237 that war^G4754^(G5734) in^G1722 your^G5216 members^G3196?

² You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.

KJVYe lust^G1937^(G5719), and^G2532 have^G2192^(G5719) not^G3756: ye kill^G5407^(G5719), and^G2532 desire to have^G2206^(G5719), and^G2532 cannot^G3756^G1410^(G5736) obtain^G2013^(G5629): ye fight^G3164^(G5736) and^G2532 war^G4170^(G5719), yet^G1161 ye have^G2192^(G5719) not^G3756, because^G1223 ye^G5209 ask^G154^(G5733) not^G3361.

³ You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

KJVYe ask^G154^(G5719), and^G2532 receive^G2983^(G5719) not^G3756, because^G1360 ye ask^G154^(G5731) amiss^G2560, that^G2443 ye may consume^G1159^(G5661) it upon^G1722 your^G5216 lusts^G2237.

⁴ You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

KJVYe adulterers^G3432 and^G2532 adulteresses^G3428, know ye^G1492^(G5758) not^G3756 that^G3754 the friendship^G5373 of the world^G2889 is^G2076^(G5748) enmity^G2189 with God^G2316? whosoever^G3739^G302 therefore^G3767 will be^G1511^(G5750)^G1014^(G5680) a friend^G5384 of the world^G2889 is^G2525^(G5743) the enemy^G2190 of God^G2316.

⁵ Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?

KJV^G2228 Do ye think^G1380^(G5719) that^G3754 the scripture^G1124 saith^G3004^(G5719) in vain^G2761, The spirit^G4151 that^G3739 dwelleth^G2730^(G5656) in^G1722 us^G2254 lusteth^G1971^(G5719) to^G4314 envy^G5355?

⁶ But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

KJVBut^G1161 he giveth^G1325^(G5719) more^G3187 grace^G5485. Wherefore^G1352 he saith^G3004^(G5719), God^G2316 resisteth^G498^(G5731) the proud^G5244, but^G1161 giveth^G1325^(G5719) grace^G5485 unto the humble^G5011.

⁷ Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

KJVSubmit yourselves^G5293^(G5649) therefore^G3767 to God^G2316. Resist^G436^(G5628) the devil^G1228, and^G2532 he will flee^G5343^(G5695) from^G575 you^G5216.

⁸ Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.

KJVDraw nigh^G1448^(G5657) to God^G2316, and^G2532 he will draw nigh^G1448^(G5692) to you^G5213. Cleanse^G2511^(G5657) your hands^G5495, ye sinners^G268; and^G2532 purify^G48^(G5657) your hearts^G2588, ye double minded^G1374.

⁹ Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

KJVBe afflicted^G5003^(G5657), and^G2532 mourn^G3996^(G5657), and^G2532 weep^G2799^(G5657): let your^G5216 laughter^G1071 be turned^G3344^(G5649) to^G1519 mourning^G3997, and^G2532 your joy^G5479 to^G1519 heaviness^G2726.

¹⁰ Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

KJVHumble yourselves^G5013^(G5682) in the sight^G1799 of the Lord^G2962, and^G2532 he shall lift^G5312 you^G5209 up^G5312^(G5692).

¹¹ Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

KJVSpeak^G2635 not^G3361 evil^G2635^(G5720) one of another^G240, brethren^G80. He that speaketh evil^G2635^(G5723) of his brother^G80, and^G2532 judgeth^G2919^(G5723) his^G846 brother^G80, speaketh evil^G2635^(G5719) of the law^G3551, and^G2532 judgeth^G2919^(G5719) the law^G3551: but^G1161 if^G1487 thou judge^G2919^(G5719) the law^G3551, thou art^G1488^(G5748) not^G3756 a doer^G4163 of the law^G3551, but^G235 a judge^G2923.

¹² Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?

KJVThere is^G2076^(G5748) one^G1520 lawgiver^G3550, who^G3588 is able^G1410^(G5740) to save^G4982^(G5658) and^G2532 to destroy^G622^(G5658): who^G5101 art^G1488^(G5748) thou^G4771 that^G3739 judgest^G2919^(G5719) another^G2087?

¹³ Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.”

KJVGo to^G33^(G5720) now^G3568, ye that say^G3004^(G5723), To day^G4594 or^G2532 to morrow^G839 we will go^G4198^(G5667) into^G1519 such^G3592 a city^G4172, and^G2532 continue^G4160^(G5661)^(G5625)^G4160^(G5692) there^G1563 a^G1520 year^G1763, and^G2532 buy and sell^G1710^(G5667)^(G5625)^G1710^(G5695), and^G2532 get gain^G2770^(G5661)^(G5625)^G2770^(G5692):

¹⁴ Yet you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

KJVWhereas^G3748 ye know^G1987^(G5736) not^G3756 what^G3588 shall be on the morrow^G839. For^G1063 what^G4169 is your^G5216 life^G2222? It is^G2076^(G5748) even^G1063 a vapour^G822, that^G4314 appeareth for^G5316^(G5730) a little time^G3641, and^G1161 then^G1899 vanisheth away^G853^(G5746).

¹⁵ For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”

KJVFor that^G473 ye^G5209 ought to say^G3004^(G5721), If^G1437 the Lord^G2962 will^G2309^(G5661),^G2532 we shall live^G2198^(G5661)^(G5625)^G2198^(G5692), and^G2532 do^G4160^(G5661)^(G5625)^G4160^(G5692) this^G5124, or^G2228 that^G1565.

¹⁶ But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.

KJVBut^G1161 now^G3568 ye rejoice^G2744^(G5736) in^G1722 your^G5216 boastings^G212: all^G3956 such^G5108 rejoicing^G2746 is^G2076^(G5748) evil^G4190.

¹⁷ To him therefore who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

KJVTherefore^G3767 to him that knoweth^G1492^(G5761) to do^G4160^(G5721) good^G2570, and^G2532 doeth^G4160^(G5723) it not^G3361, to him^G846 it is^G2076^(G5748) sin^G266.

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