James 4:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 4:5 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 →
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
δοκεῖτε
dokéō
G1380
to think
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
κενῶς
kenōs
G2761
in vain
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
γραφὴ
graphḗ
G1124
Scripture
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
φθόνον
phthónos
G5355
envy
ἐπιποθεῖ
epipothéō
G1971
to long for
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πνεῦμα
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ὃ
hós
G3739
who
κατῴκισεν
katoikéō
G2730
to dwell
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously"?
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King James Version Public Domain
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Or do you think that the scripture says vainly, “The Spirit whom he caused to live in us longs with jealousy”?
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