James 4:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.”
James 4:3 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 4:313 words
αἰτεῖτεaiteiteask, beg, call
for
καὶkaiand / also
οὐounot
λαμβάνετεlambaneteaccept, + be amazed, assay
διότιdiotibecause
(that), for, therefore
κακῶςkakōsamiss, diseased, evil
αἰτεῖσθεaiteistheask, beg, call
for
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ἐνenabout, after, against
ταῖςtaisthe
ἡδοναῖςhēdonaislust, pleasure
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
δαπανήσητεdapanēsētebe at charges, consume, spend
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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