James · Ἰάκωβος

James 4:3

αἰτεῖτε, καὶ οὐ λαμβάνετε, διότι κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε, ἵνα ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς ὑμῶν δαπανήσητε.
aiteite, kai oy lambanete, dioti kakōs aiteisthe, ina en tais ēdonais ymōn dapanēsēte.
King James Version (KJV)

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

Modern English

When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

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