James 4:2-3

²ἐπιθυμεῖτε, καὶ οὐκ ἔχετε· φονεύετε καὶ ζηλοῦτε, καὶ οὐ δύνασθε ἐπιτυχεῖν· μάχεσθε καὶ πολεμεῖτε, [καὶ] οὐκ ἔχετε, διὰ τὸ μὴ αἰτεῖσθαι ὑμᾶς·b

³αἰτεῖτε καὶ οὐ λαμβάνετε, διότι κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε, ἵνα ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς ὑμῶν δαπανήσητε.c

James 4 cuts to the heart of the conflict within the Christian community, diagnosing its root cause as disordered desire and friendship with the world. James calls for radical humility before God, repentance from double-mindedness, and a cessation of slander against one another. The

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a: v.1 — 1 Peter 2:11, Galatians 5:17, Romans 7:23, James 1:14, Romans 8:7, 1 John 2:15-17, Jude 1:16-18, 1 Peter 1:14, Colossians 3:5, Mark 7:21-23
b: v.2 — John 16:24, Matthew 7:7-8, James 1:5, Luke 11:9-13, John 4:10, 1 Timothy 6:9-10, James 5:1-5
c: v.3 — 1 John 5:14, 1 John 3:22, James 1:6-7, James 4:1, Luke 16:1-2, Luke 15:13, Matthew 20:22, Mark 10:38
d: v.4 — 1 John 2:15-16, Romans 8:7, John 15:19, Matthew 6:24, Galatians 1:10, John 17:14, James 1:27, John 15:23-24, Romans 5:10, Matthew 16:4
e: v.5 — 2 Corinthians 6:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19, Titus 3:3
f: v.6 — Matthew 23:12, 1 Peter 5:5, Luke 18:14, Luke 14:11, Luke 1:52, Matthew 13:12
g: v.7 — 1 Peter 5:8-9, Ephesians 4:27, Ephesians 6:11-12, 1 Peter 5:6, Luke 4:2-13, Matthew 4:3-11, Hebrews 12:9, Romans 10:3, Matthew 11:29, Ephesians 5:21
h: v.8 — Hebrews 10:22, 1 John 3:3, Hebrews 7:19, 2 Corinthians 7:1, 1 Peter 3:21, Matthew 23:25-26, Matthew 12:33, 1 Timothy 2:8, 1 Peter 1:22, Luke 11:39-40
i: v.9 — 2 Corinthians 7:10-11, Matthew 5:4, Luke 6:25, James 5:1-2, Revelation 18:7-8, Luke 16:25, Luke 6:21
j: v.10 — Matthew 23:12, 1 Peter 5:6, Luke 14:11, James 4:6-7, Luke 1:52, Luke 18:14
k: v.11 — 1 Peter 2:1, Romans 2:1, James 5:9, Luke 6:37, Matthew 7:1-2, Romans 14:10-12, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Ephesians 4:31, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Romans 7:12-13
l: v.12 — Romans 14:4, Romans 2:1, Matthew 10:28, Hebrews 7:25, James 5:9, Romans 14:13, Luke 12:5, Romans 9:20
m: v.13 — Luke 12:17-20, James 5:1, 1 Corinthians 7:30
n: v.14 — 1 Peter 1:24, 1 John 2:17, James 1:10, 1 Peter 4:7
o: v.15 — Hebrews 6:3, Acts 18:21, Romans 1:10, 1 Corinthians 16:7, Romans 15:32, 1 Corinthians 4:19
p: v.16 — 1 Corinthians 5:6, James 3:14, 1 Corinthians 4:7-8, Revelation 18:7
q: v.17 — John 9:41, John 13:17, John 15:22, 2 Peter 2:21, Luke 12:47-48, Romans 1:32, Romans 2:17-23, Romans 7:13, Romans 1:20-21

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