¹⁴ But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition^(A) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.^{(B) 15} Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven^(C) but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.^{(D) 16} For where you have envy and selfish ambition,^(E) there you find disorder and every evil practice.

¹⁷ But the wisdom that comes from heaven^(F) is first of all pure; then peace-loving,^(G) considerate, submissive, full of mercy^(H) and good fruit, impartial and sincere.^{(I) 18} Peacemakers^(J) who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.^(K)

Submit Yourselves to God

4 What causes fights and quarrels^(L) among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle^(M) within you? ² You desire but do not have, so you kill.^(N) You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. ³ When you ask, you do not receive,^(O) because you ask with wrong motives,^(P) that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

⁴ You adulterous^(Q) people,^[a] don’t you know that friendship with the world^(R) means enmity against God?^(S) Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.^(T)