Santiago 4:2
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.
Context
This verse from Santiago Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. Las peleas y contiendas vienen de las pasiones que guerrean en los miembros. La amistad con el mundo es enemistad con Dios; resistid al diablo y él huirá de vosotros; acercaos a Dios y él se acercará.
Otras traducciones
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.
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;
You are burning with desire, and have not your desire, so you put men to death; you are full of envy, and you are not able to get your desire, so you are fighting and making war; you have not your desire, because you do not make request for it.
Referencias cruzadas
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