James 4:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”
οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ἐχθρός
an enemy
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ἐχθρός
Enemy, adversary, hostile. Echthros. Love your enemies. The command to love enemies is the most radical ethical demand in history. Only the grace of God makes it possible.
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ὅς
Whoever
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ἐάν
maybe
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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κόσμος
world
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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βούλομαι
shall choose
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βούλομαι
To be willing. God is not willing that any should perish. His will is always toward life and salvation.
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καθίστημι
is appointed.
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καθίστημι
to place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy
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φίλος
a friend
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φίλος
actively, fond, i.e. friendly (still as a noun, an associate, neighbor, etc.)
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ἔχθρα
hostility
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ἔχθρα
hostility; by implication, a reason for opposition
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μοιχός
adulterers —
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μοιχός
a (male) paramour; figuratively, apostate
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μοιχαλίς
Adulteresses!
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μοιχαλίς
an adulteress (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
is?
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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φιλία
friendship
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φιλία
fondness
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εἶναι
to be
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εἶναι
to exist
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