James 4:3
Strong's Lexicon
[And when] you do ask
αἰτεῖτε (aiteite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

{you do} not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

receive,
λαμβάνετε (lambanete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

because
διότι (dioti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1360: On this account, because, for. From dia and hoti; on the very account that, or inasmuch as.

you ask
αἰτεῖσθε (aiteisthe)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

with wrong motives,
κακῶς (kakōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2560: Badly, evilly, wrongly. From kakos; badly.

that
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

you may squander [it]
δαπανήσητε (dapanēsēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1159: To spend, bear expense, waste, squander. From dapane; to expend, i.e. to incur cost, or to waste.

on
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

pleasures.
ἡδοναῖς (hēdonais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2237: From handano; sensual delight; by implication, desire.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

Young's Literal Translation
ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend [it].

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your evil desires.

New American Standard Bible
You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend [it] on your pleasures.

King James Bible
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

New Living Translation
And even when you ask, you don't get it because your motives are all wrong--you want only what will give you pleasure.

English Standard Version
You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.

New American Standard Bible
You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You ask and don't receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your evil desires.

International Standard Version
You ask for something but do not get it because you ask for it for the wrong reason—for your own pleasure.

NET Bible
you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.

American Standard Version
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.

English Revised Version
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.

Young's Literal Translation
ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend it.
















Cross References
1 Kings 3:11
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

Psalm 66:18
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Proverbs 1:28
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

1 John 3:22
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

1 John 5:14
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

James 4:2
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.

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 4:4
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

James 4:5
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
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