14 Do all things (A)without grumbling or (B)disputing,

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14 Do everything without grumbling(A) or arguing,

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(A)Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.

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Offer hospitality(A) to one another without grumbling.(B)

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10 nor grumble, (A)as some of them did and (B)were destroyed by (C)the Destroyer.

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10 And do not grumble, as some of them did(A)—and were killed(B) by the destroying angel.(C)

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Do nothing from (A)selfish ambition or (B)conceit, but in (C)humility count others more significant than yourselves.

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.(A) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,(B)

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Do not grumble against one another, brothers, (A)so that you may not be judged; behold, (B)the Judge is standing (C)at the door.

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Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters,(A) or you will be judged. The Judge(B) is standing at the door!(C)

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31 (A)Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 (B)Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, (C)forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

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31 Get rid of(A) all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.(B) 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another,(C) forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.(D)

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18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, (A)live peaceably with all.

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18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.(A)

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and in the morning you shall see the (A)glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against the Lord. For (B)what are we, that you grumble against us?” And Moses said, “When the Lord gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the Lord has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him—(C)what are we? Your grumbling is not (D)against us but against the Lord.”

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and in the morning you will see the glory(A) of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling(B) against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?”(C) Moses also said, “You will know that it was the Lord when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling(D) against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the Lord.”(E)

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26 (A)Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

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26 Let us not become conceited,(A) provoking and envying each other.

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17 (A)Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
    than (B)a fattened ox and hatred with it.
18 (C)A hot-tempered man (D)stirs up strife,
    but he who is (E)slow to anger quiets contention.

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17 Better a small serving of vegetables with love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.(A)

18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,(B)
    but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.(C)

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15 See that (A)no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always (B)seek to do good to one another and to everyone.

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15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,(A) but always strive to do what is good for each other(B) and for everyone else.

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15 But if you (A)bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.

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15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

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14 But if you have bitter (A)jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not (B)the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, (C)demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But (D)the wisdom from above is first pure, then (E)peaceable, gentle, open to reason, (F)full of mercy and good fruits, (G)impartial and (H)sincere. 18 And (I)a harvest of righteousness (J)is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Warning Against Worldliness

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions[a] are (K)at war within you?[b]

Footnotes

  1. James 4:1 Greek pleasures; also verse 3
  2. James 4:1 Greek in your members

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

What causes fights and quarrels(L) among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle(M) within you?