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James 4:2 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for James 4:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting James chapter 4 verse 2 to related passages throughout the 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.”
James 4:2 (KJV)
Commentary on 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. You desire (epithumeite, ἐπιθυμεῖτε) and do not have; you murder (phoneuete, φονεύετε) and covet yet cannot obtain; you fight and wage war. James uses hyperbole to expose the seriousness of unchecked desires leading to violence, literal or metaphorical. They do not have because they do not ask God.Reformed thought urges prayerful dependence rather than grasping. Lust leads to destruction; prayer leads to provision aligned with God's will.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for James 4:2
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“you have asked nothing in my name. Ask”
“let him ask of God”
“If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
“such as drown men in ruin and destruction.”
“you rich”
“So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.”
“moreover”
“I will not ask, neither will I tempt Yahweh.”