James 4:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 4:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Πόθεν
póthen
G4159
from where
πόλεμοι
pólemos
G4171
war
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πόθεν
póthen
G4159
from where
μάχαι
máchē
G3163
fight
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐντεῦθεν
enteûthen
G1782
hence
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἡδονῶν
hēdonḗ
G2237
pleasure
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
στρατευομένων
strateúomai
G4754
to serve as soldier
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
μέλεσιν
mélos
G3196
member
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members?
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King James Version Public Domain
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
From where wars and from where battles among you? not from there, from your lusts, the ones fighting in your members?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).