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James 4:3 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

3 [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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Common English Bible

3 You ask and don’t have because you ask with evil intentions, to waste it on your own cravings.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

3 You ask and you do not receive, because you ask badly, so that you may use it toward your own desires.

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James 4:3
25 Cross References  

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:


and whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.


Whence come wars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?


Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not answer them: yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.


The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: But the prayer of the upright is his delight.


Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.


There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.


And it came to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear; so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said the LORD of hosts;


And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.


But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?


But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink? They say unto him, We are able.


Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.


The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!


Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; They shall seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:


When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;


They cried, but there was none to save: Even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.


Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them.


but when this thy son came, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.


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 judgement;


For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.


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