1 F rom whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

Whence wars and whence fightings among you? not thence,—from your pleasures, which war in your members?

2 Y e 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.

Ye lust and have not: ye kill and are full of envy, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war; ye have not because ye ask not.

3 Y e ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask evilly, that ye may consume in your pleasures.

4 Y e 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.

Adulteresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore is minded to be friend of the world is constituted enemy of God.

5 D o ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Think ye that the scripture speaks in vain? Does the Spirit which has taken his abode in us desire enviously?

6 B ut he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

But he gives more grace. Wherefore he says, God sets himself against proud, but gives grace to lowly.

7 S ubmit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Subject yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

8 D raw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse hands, sinners, and purify hearts, ye double-minded.

9 B e afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

Be wretched, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and joy to heaviness.

10 H umble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Humble yourselves before Lord, and he shall exalt you.

11 S peak 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.

Speak not against one another, brethren. He that speaks against brother, or judges his brother, speaks against law and judges law. But if thou judgest law, thou art not doer of law, but judge.

12 T here is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

One is the lawgiver and judge, who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou who judgest thy neighbour?

13 G o 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:

Go to now, ye who say, To-day or to-morrow will we go into such a city and spend a year there, and traffic and make gain,

14 w hereas 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.

ye who do not know what will be on the morrow, ( what your life? It is even a vapour, appearing for a little while, and then disappearing,)

15 F or that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

instead of your saying, If the Lord should will and we should live, we will also do this or that.

16 B ut now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.

17 T herefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

To him therefore who knows how to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.