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James

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You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, that you may spend it in your pleasures.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
You ask To ask, request, petition, demand. V-PIM-2P H154 αἰτεῖτε aiteite
receive, (a) to receive, get, (b) to take, lay hold of. V-PIA-2P H2983 λαμβάνετε lambanete
because On this account, because, for. Conj H1360 διότι dioti
you ask To ask, request, petition, demand. V-PIM-2P H154 αἰτεῖσθε aiteisthe
wrongly, Badly, evilly, wrongly. Adv H2560 κακῶς kakōs
that In order that, so that. Conj H2443 ἵνα ina
you may spend [it] To spend, bear expense, waste, squander. V-ASA-2P H1159 δαπανήσητε dapanēsēte
pleasures. Pleasure, a pleasure, especially sensuous pleasure; a strong desire, passion. N-DFP H2237 ἡδοναῖς ēdonais

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Berean Bible You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, that you may spend it in your pleasures.
King James Bible You ask Ye ask, and do not receive, receive not, because you ye ask wrongly, amiss, that you ye may spend consume it in upon your pleasures.lusts.
Hebrew Greek English You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, with wrong motives, so that you may spend it in on your pleasures.
New American Standard Bible 1995 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, with wrong motives, so that you may spend it in on your pleasures.