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

¶ Where do the wars and disputes come from among you? From here that is to say, of your lusts which fight 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 covet and have not; ye murder, and have envy and cannot obtain; ye fight and war and have not that which ye desire 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 amiss, that ye may consume it upon 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.

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore that desires to be a friend of the world, makes himself the enemy of God.

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

Do ye think that the scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us lusts to envy?

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

But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble.

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

Submit 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 your hands, ye sinners; and purify your 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 afflicted and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness.

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

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

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.

¶ Murmur not against one another, brethren. He that speaks evil of his brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law; but if thou judge the law, thou art not a keeper of the law, but a judge.

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

There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou to judge another?

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:

Come now, ye that say, Today and tomorrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year and buy and sell and get 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.

and ye do not know what shall be tomorrow. For what is your life? Certainly it is a vapour that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

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

Ye ought to say instead, If the Lord wills, and if we live, we shall do this or that.

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

But now ye boast in your arrogance; all such glory is evil.

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

Therefore sin is still in the one that knows to do good and does not do it.