James 4:1 (LSB)

James 4:3 - You ask and do not receive, because you ask [fn]with wrong motives, so that you may spend it [fn]on your pleasures.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

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

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

You ask and do not receive, because you ask [fn]with the wrong motives, so that you may spend what you request [fn]on your pleasures.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

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

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

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

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask [fn]with wrong motives [out of selfishness or with an unrighteous agenda], so that [when you get what you want] you may spend it on your [hedonistic] desires.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

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

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

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

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

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

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend it.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask evilly, that ye may consume it in your pleasures.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

You ask, and don't receive, because you ask amiss, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

petitis et non accipitis eo quod male petatis ut in concupiscentiis vestris insumatis

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَإذَا طَلَبْتُمْ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً، فَإِنَّكُمْ لَا تَحْصُلُونَ عَلَيْهِ: لأَنَّكُمْ تَطْلُبُونَ بِدَافِعٍ شِرِّيرٍ، إِذْ تَنْوُونَ أَنْ تَسْتَهْلِكُوا مَا تَنَالُونَهُ لإِشْبَاعِ شَهْوَاتِكُمْ فَقَطْ.

MGNTMGNT (read chapter in MGNT)

αἰτεῖτε καὶ οὐ λαμβάνετε διότι κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε ἵνα ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς ὑμῶν δαπανήσητε

TRTR (read chapter in TR)

αἰτεῖτε καὶ οὐ λαμβάνετε διότι κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε ἵνα ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς ὑμῶν δαπανήσητε

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

تَطْلُبُونَ وَلَسْتُمْ تَأْخُذُونَ، لأَنَّكُمْ تَطْلُبُونَ رَدِيًّا لِكَيْ تُنْفِقُوا فِي لَذَّاتِكُمْ.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Pedís, y no recibís, porque pedís mal, para gastar en vuestros deleites.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Pedís, y no recibís, porque pedís mal, para gastar en vuestros deleites.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

你們求也得不著、是因為你們妄求、要浪費在你們的宴樂中。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Pedís, y no recibís; porque pedís mal, para gastarlo en vuestros placeres.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

구하여도 받지 못함은 정욕으로 쓰려고 잘못 구함이니라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Vous demandez, et vous ne recevez pas, parce que vous demandez mal, dans le but de satisfaire vos passions.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

ihr bittet, und nehmet nicht, darum daß ihr übel bittet, nämlich dahin, daß ihr's mit euren Wollüsten verzehrt.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Просите, и не получаете, потому что просите не на добро, а чтобы употребить для ваших вожделений.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Pedís, y no recibís; porque pedís mal, para gastar en vuestros deleites.

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