James 4:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised3 You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17693 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition3 [Or] you do ask [God for them] and yet fail to receive, because you ask with wrong purpose and evil, selfish motives. Your intention is [when you get what you desire] to spend it in sensual pleasures. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures. See the chapterCommon English Bible3 You ask and don’t have because you ask with evil intentions, to waste it on your own cravings. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version3 You ask and you do not receive, because you ask badly, so that you may use it toward your own desires. See the chapter |