Strong's Lexicon You crave ἐπιθυμεῖτε (epithymeite) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 1937: To long for, covet, lust after, set the heart upon. From epi and thumos; to set the heart upon, i.e. Long for. [what] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. {you do} not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. have. ἔχετε (echete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. You kill φονεύετε (phoneuete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 5407: To murder, kill. From phoneus; to be a murderer. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. covet, ζηλοῦτε (zēloute) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 2206: From zelos; to have warmth of feeling for or against. but καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. are unable δύνασθε (dynasthe) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. to obtain [it]. ἐπιτυχεῖν (epitychein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 2013: To attain, obtain, acquire. From epi and tugchano; to chance upon, i.e. to attain. You quarrel μάχεσθε (machesthe) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 3164: To engage in battle, fight; hence: To strive, contend, dispute. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. fight. πολεμεῖτε (polemeite) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4170: To make war, contend, fight, battle. From polemos; to be in warfare, i.e. To battle: -fight, war. You do not have, ἔχετε (echete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. because διὰ (dia) Preposition Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. {do} not μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. ask. αἰτεῖσθαι (aiteisthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask. Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYou crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. Young's Literal Translation ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking; Holman Christian Standard Bible You desire and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask. New American Standard Bible You lust and do not have; [so] you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; [so] you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. King James Bible 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. Parallel Verses New International Version You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. New Living Translation You want what you don't have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can't get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don't have what you want because you don't ask God for it. English Standard Version You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. New American Standard Bible You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible You desire and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask. International Standard Version You want something but do not get it, so you commit murder. You covet something but cannot obtain it, so you quarrel and fight. You do not get things because you do not ask for them! NET Bible You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask; American Standard Version Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not. English Revised Version Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not. Young's Literal Translation ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking; Cross References James 5:6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you. 1 John 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. James 4:1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? James 3:18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 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