James 4:2

The Passion Translation

You jealously want what others have so you begin to see yourself as better than others. You scheme with envy and harm others to selfishly obtain what you crave—that’s why you quarrel and fight. And all the time you don’t obtain what you want because you won’t ask God for it!

Cross References

Proverbs 1:19

In their ungodly disrespect for God they bring destruction on their own lives.

Isaiah 7:12

Ahaz answered, “I will not ask. I won’t attempt to test the Lord Yahweh.”

John 16:24

Until now you’ve not been bold enough to ask the Father for a single thing in my name, but now you can ask, and keep on asking him! And you can be sure that you’ll receive what you ask for, and your joy will have no limits!

John 4:10

Jesus replied, “If you only knew who I am and the gift that God wants to give you, you’d ask me for a drink, and I would give you living water.”

James 1:5

And if anyone longs to be wise, ask God for wisdom and he will give it! He won’t see your lack of wisdom as an opportunity to scold you over your failures but he will overwhelm your failures with his generous grace.

James 5:6

You have condemned and murdered good and innocent people who had no power to defend themselves.

1 John 3:15

Everyone who keeps hating a fellow believer is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.