1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
2From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
3Ye 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.
4Ye 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.
5Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
6Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
7Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
8Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
9Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
10Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
11But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
12But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
13Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
14Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
15Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
16Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
17Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
18Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
19Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
20Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
21Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
22Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
23There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
24There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
25Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
26Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
27Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
28Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
29For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
30For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
31But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
32But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
33Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
34Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.