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James 4:2-3
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2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

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James 4:2-3
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2 You desire but do not have, so you kill.(A) 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,(B) because you ask with wrong motives,(C) that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

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James 4:2-3
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2 You desire and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and wage war.[a] You do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.(A)

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  1. 4:2 Or You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and wage war.
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James 4:2-3
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2 You lust and do not have; so you (A)commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and (B)do not receive, because you ask [a]with wrong motives, so that you may spend it [b]on your pleasures.

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  1. James 4:3 Lit wickedly
  2. James 4:3 Lit in
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