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James 4
New King James Version
James 4
New King James Version
Pride Promotes Strife
4 Where do [a]wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure (A)that war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and [b]war. [c]Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 (B)You ask and do not receive, (C)because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. 4 [d]Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that (D)friendship with the world is enmity with God? (E)Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, (F)“The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?
6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
(G)“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”
Humility Cures Worldliness
7 Therefore submit to God. (H)Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 (I)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (J)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (K)purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 (L)Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 (M)Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
Do Not Judge a Brother
11 (N)Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother (O)and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. 12 There is one [e]Lawgiver, (P)who is able to save and to destroy. (Q)Who[f] are you to judge [g]another?
Do Not Boast About Tomorrow
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow [h]we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? (R)It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. 15 Instead you ought to say, (S)“If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” 16 But now you boast in your arrogance. (T)All such boasting is evil.
17 Therefore, (U)to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
Footnotes
- James 4:1 battles
- James 4:2 battle
- James 4:2 NU, M omit Yet
- James 4:4 NU omits Adulterers and
- James 4:12 NU adds and Judge
- James 4:12 NU, M But who
- James 4:12 NU a neighbor
- James 4:13 M let us
야고보서 4
Korean Living Bible
야고보서 4
Korean Living Bible
싸움의 원인
4 여러분 가운데 싸움과 다툼이 일어나는 원인이 무엇입니까? 여러분 속에 서 싸우는 쾌락에 대한 욕망 때문이 아닙니까?
2 여러분은 욕심을 내어도 얻지 못해서 살인하며 탐을 내어도 얻지 못해서 다투고 싸웁니다. 여러분이 얻지 못하는 것은 하나님께 구하지 않기 때문입니다.
3 하나님께 구하여도 받지 못하는 것은 쾌락에 쓰려고 잘못 구하기 때문입니다.
4 간음하는 사람들이여, 세상과 벗 되는 것이 하나님과 원수가 된다는 것을 모르십니까? 누구든지 세상의 벗이 되고자 하는 사람은 스스로 하나님의 원수가 되는 것입니다.
5 하나님이 우리 속에 살게 하신 성령님은 우리를 [a]질투하시기까지 사랑하신다는 성경 말씀을 여러분은 하찮은 말로 생각합니까?
6 더구나 하나님은 우리에게 더 큰 은혜를 주십니다. 그래서 성경에 [b]“하나님은 교만한 사람을 대적하시고 겸손한 사람에게 은혜를 베푸신다” 고 쓰여 있습니다.
7 그러므로 여러분은 하나님께 복종하고 마귀를 대항하십시오. 그러면 마귀가 도망칠 것입니다.
8 하나님을 가까이하십시오. 그러면 하나님도 여러분을 가까이하실 것입니다. 죄인들은 과거의 잘못을 깨끗이 씻고 두 마음을 품은 사람들은 마음을 정결하게 하십시오.
9 슬퍼하고 울며 통곡하십시오. 웃음을 울음으로, 즐거움을 근심으로 바꾸십시오.
10 주님 앞에서 자신을 낮추십시오. 그러면 주님이 여러분을 높여 주실 것입니다.
11 형제 여러분, 서로 헐뜯지 마십시오. 형제를 헐뜯거나 판단하는 사람은 율법을 헐뜯고 판단하는 사람입니다. 여러분이 율법을 판단하면 율법을 지키는 사람이 아니라 오히려 재판자가 되는 것입니다.
12 입법자와 재판장은 구원하기도 하시고 멸망시키기도 하시는 하나님 한 분밖에 없습니다. 도대체 여러분이 누군데 이웃을 판단합니까?
13 “오늘이나 내일 어떤 도시에 가서 한 해 동안 장사하여 돈을 벌겠다” 고 생각하는 사람들이여, 내 말을 들어 보십시오.
14 여러분은 내일 무슨 일이 일어날지 모릅니다. 여러분의 생명이 무엇입니까? 여러분은 잠시 나타났다가 사라지는 안개에 지나지 않습니다.
15 “주님의 뜻이라면 우리가 살기도 하고 이것 저것을 하겠다” 고 말해야 할 여러분이
16 도리어 허영에 들떠 자랑만 하고 있으니 그런 것은 다 악한 일입니다.
17 그러므로 사람이 선한 일을 해야 된다는 것을 알면서도 실천하지 않으면 바로 그것이 죄입니다.
James 4
Legacy Standard Bible
James 4
Legacy Standard Bible
Draw Near to God
4 [a]What is the source of quarrels and (A)conflicts among you? [b]Is not the source your pleasures that wage (B)war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have, so you (C)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 (D)do not receive, because you ask [c]with wrong motives, so that you may spend it [d]on your pleasures. 4 You (E)adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with (F)the world is (G)enmity toward God? (H)Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world sets himself as an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture (I)speaks to no purpose: “[e]He [f]jealously desires (J)the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”? 6 But (K)He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “(L)God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 7 (M)Be subject therefore to God. (N)Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 (O)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (P)Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and (Q)purify your hearts, you (R)double-minded. 9 (S)Be miserable and mourn and cry. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 (T)Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
11 (U)Do not slander one another, (V)brothers. He who slanders a brother or (W)judges his brother, slanders (X)the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not (Y)a doer of the law but a judge of it. 12 There is only one (Z)Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is (AA)able to save and to destroy. But (AB)who are you who judge your neighbor?
Life Is a Vapor
13 (AC)Come now, you who say, “(AD)Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.” 14 [g]Yet you do not know [h]what your life will be like tomorrow. (AE)You are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. 15 [i]Instead, you ought to say, “(AF)If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.” 16 But as it is, you boast in your [j]arrogance. (AG)All such boasting is evil. 17 Therefore, (AH)to one who knows to do the [k]right thing and does not do it, to him it is sin.
Footnotes
- James 4:1 Lit From where wars and from where fightings
- James 4:1 Lit Are they not from here, from your
- James 4:3 Lit wickedly
- James 4:3 Lit in
- James 4:5 Or The spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy
- James 4:5 Lit desires to jealousy
- James 4:14 Lit Who do not
- James 4:14 Or what will happen tomorrow. What kind of life is yours?
- James 4:15 Lit Instead of your saying
- James 4:16 Or pretensions
- James 4:17 Or good
James 4
New International Version
James 4
New International Version
Submit Yourselves to God
4 What causes fights and quarrels(A) among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle(B) within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill.(C) 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,(D) because you ask with wrong motives,(E) that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
4 You adulterous(F) people,[a] don’t you know that friendship with the world(G) means enmity against God?(H) Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.(I) 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us[b]?(J) 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil,(L) and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you.(M) Wash your hands,(N) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(O) you double-minded.(P) 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.(Q) 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.(R)
11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another.(S) Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister[d] or judges them(T) speaks against the law(U) and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it,(V) but sitting in judgment on it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge,(W) the one who is able to save and destroy.(X) But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?(Y)
Boasting About Tomorrow
13 Now listen,(Z) you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”(AA) 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.(AB) 15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will,(AC) we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil.(AD) 17 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.(AE)
Footnotes
- James 4:4 An allusion to covenant unfaithfulness; see Hosea 3:1.
- James 4:5 Or that the spirit he caused to dwell in us envies intensely; or that the Spirit he caused to dwell in us longs jealously
- James 4:6 Prov. 3:34
- James 4:11 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family.
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