James 4 - NRSV & NLT

You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder… James 4:2

You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet something and cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have, because you do not ask. James 4:2	You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. sin desires prayer
Adulterers! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. James 4:4	You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. sin God friendship

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7	So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. obedience safety addiction
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8	Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. sin purification righteousness
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. James 4:10	Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. God humility reward
There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. So who, then, are you to judge your neighbor? James 4:12	God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor? law judgment salvation