James 4:5
Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?
KJV
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἢ | ē | Or | G2228 → |
| δοκεῖτε | dokeite | think you | G1380 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| κενῶς | kenōs | in vain | G2761 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| γραφὴ | graphē | Scripture | G1124 → |
| λέγει; | legei | speaks? | G3004 → |
| πρὸς | pros | With | G4314 → |
| φθόνον | phthonon | envy | G5355 → |
| ἐπιποθεῖ | epipothei | yearns | G1971 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| πνεῦμα | pneuma | Spirit | G4151 → |
| ὃ | ho | that | G3739 → |
| κατῴκισεν | katōkisen | he settled | |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| ἡμῖν, | hēmin | us, | G3165 → |
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