James 4:1-12 - Subject Yourselves To God

1 Where do conflicts, where do wrangles come from, in your midst? Is it not from these passions of yours that war among your members? 2 You crave, and miss what you want: you envy and covet, but you cannot acquire: you wrangle and fight ??you miss what you want because you do not ask God for it; 3 you do ask and you do not get it, because you ask with the wicked intention of spending it on your pleasures.

4 (Wanton creatures! do you not know that the world's friendship means enmity to God? Whoever, then, chooses to be the world's friend, turns enemy to God. 5 What, do you consider this is an idle word of scripture? ??'He yearns jealously for the spirit he set within us.')

6 Yet he gives grace more and more: thus it is said, The haughty God opposes, but to the humble he gives grace.

7 Well then, submit yourselves to God; resist the devil, and he will fly from you: 8 draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Lament and mourn and weep, let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to depression; 10 humble yourselves before the Lord, and then he will raise you up.

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11 [vss 12 follow 2:13] Do not defame one another, brothers; he who defames or judges his brother defames and judges the Law; and if you judge the Law, you pass sentence on it instead of obeying it. 12 follow 2:13] Do not defame one another, brothers; he who defames or judges his brother defames and judges the Law; and if you judge the Law, you pass sentence on it instead of obeying it.