James (Jacob) 4:2

Full Chapter

September 18, 2025

KJV

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.

BSB

You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

WEB

You lust, and don’t have. You kill, covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.

YLT

ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;

F.O.G Original

(2) You lustfully desire and don’t have to commit murder, envious and can’t obtain, so you fight and make war. You don’t have because of you not asking!

F.O.G

(2) You lustfully desire and don’t have to commit murder, envious and can’t obtain, so you fight and make war. You don’t have because of you not asking!

F.O.G MSG

²You crave something but can’t get it, so you become jealous and even violent. You fight and argue, yet you still don’t have what you want because you haven’t asked God for it.