James 4:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You people aren't faithful to God! Don't you know that if you love the world, you are God's enemies? And if you decide to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.

Cross References

Genesis 3:15

You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants and hers will always be enemies. One of hers will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel.”

Psalm 21:8

With your mighty arm, LORD, you will strike down all of your hateful enemies.

Psalm 50:18

You made friends with every criminal you met, and you liked people who break their wedding vows.

Psalm 73:27

Powerful LORD God, all who stay far from you will be lost, and you will destroy those who are unfaithful.

Isaiah 57:3

You people are unfaithful! You go to fortune-tellers, and you worship idols. Now pay close attention!

Jeremiah 2:2

to go to Jerusalem and tell everyone that he had said: When you were my young bride, you loved me and followed me through the barren desert.

Jeremiah 9:2

I wish I could go into the desert and find a hiding place from all who are treacherous and unfaithful to God.

Ezekiel 16:32

You are nothing but an unfaithful wife who would rather have sex with strangers than with your own husband.

Hosea 3:1

Once again the LORD spoke to me. And this time he said, “Hosea, fall in love with an unfaithful woman who has a lover. Do this to show that I love the people of Israel, even though they worship idols and enjoy the offering cakes made with fruit.”

Matthew 12:39

But Jesus replied: You want a sign because you are evil and won't believe! But the only sign you will get is the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Matthew 16:4

You want a sign because you are evil and won't believe! But the only sign you will be given is what happened to Jonah. Then Jesus left.

Matthew 6:24

You cannot be the slave of two masters! You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Luke 19:27

Now bring me the enemies who didn't want me to be their king. Kill them while I watch!”

John 15:19

If you belonged to the world, its people would love you. But you don't belong to the world. I have chosen you to leave the world behind, and that is why its people hate you.

John 17:14

I have told them your message. But the people of this world hate them, because they don't belong to this world, just as I don't.

John 7:7

The people of this world cannot hate you. They hate me, because I tell them that they do evil things.

Romans 5:10

Even when we were God's enemies, he made peace with us, because his Son died for us. Yet something even greater than friendship is ours. Now that we are at peace with God, we will be saved by his Son's life.

Romans 8:7

Our desires fight against God, because they do not and cannot obey God's laws.

1 Corinthians 1:20

What happened to those wise people? What happened to those experts in the Scriptures? What happened to the ones who think they have all the answers? Didn't God show that the wisdom of this world is foolish?

1 Corinthians 1:21

God was wise and decided not to let the people of this world use their wisdom to learn about him. Instead, God chose to save only those who believe the foolish message we preach.

Galatians 1:10

I am not trying to please people. I want to please God. Do you think I am trying to please people? If I were doing that, I would not be a servant of Christ.

James 1:27

Religion that pleases God the Father must be pure and spotless. You must help needy orphans and widows and not let this world make you evil.