You lust and do not have, so you commit murder. And you are envious and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. | You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. |
You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. | Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. |
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Submit therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you. | Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. |
Come close to God and He will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. | Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. |
Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you. | Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. |
There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy; but who are you, judging your neighbor? | There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another? |