James 4:5
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?”
πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
γραφή
Scripture
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γραφή
Scripture, writing, sacred text. Graphe. All Scripture is God-breathed. Not all writing is Scripture. What is God-breathed is alive and active and eternally relevant.
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φθόνος
envy
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φθόνος
Envy, jealousy, spite. Phthonos. Love does not envy. Envy is the pain of another's success. It is the opposite of love which rejoices when others flourish.
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λέγω
speaks?
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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δοκέω
think you
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δοκέω
compare the base of G1166 (δεικνύω)) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
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ἐπιποθέω
yearns
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ἐπιποθέω
to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully)
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ἤ
Or
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ἤ
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
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κενῶς
in vain
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κενῶς
vainly, i.e. to no purpose
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