James 4:2
You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
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ASV
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.
KJV
Ye 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.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐπιθυμεῖτε | epithumeite | You desire | G1937 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ἔχετε· | echete | have; | G2192 → |
| φονεύετε | phoneuete | you kill | G5407 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ζηλοῦτε | zēloute | covet | G2206 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| οὐ | ou | not | G3756 → |
| δύνασθε | dunasthe | are able | G1410 → |
| ἐπιτυχεῖν· | epituchein | to obtain; | G2013 → |
| μάχεσθε | machesthe | You quarrel | G3164 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| πολεμεῖτε· | polemeite | wrangle; | G4170 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | Not | G3756 → |
| ἔχετε | echete | you have | G2192 → |
| διὰ | dia | because | G1223 → |
| τὸ | to | <the> | G3588 → |
| μὴ | mē | not | G3361 → |
| αἰτεῖσθαι | aiteisthai | to ask | G154 → |
| ὑμᾶς· | humas | you; | G4771 → |
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