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James 4:4-5
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4 You unfaithful people! Don’t you know that love for this ⌞evil⌟ world is hatred toward God? Whoever wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God. 5 Do you think this passage means nothing? It says, “The Spirit that lives in us wants us to be his own.”

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James 4:4-5
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4 You (A)adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with (B)the world is (C)hostility toward God? (D)Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture (E)says to no purpose, “[a]He [b]jealously desires (F)the Spirit whom He has made to dwell in us”?

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  1. James 4:5 Or The spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy
  2. James 4:5 Lit desires to jealousy
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Santiago 4:4-5
Nueva Biblia de las Américas

4 ¡Oh almas adúlteras[a](A)! ¿No saben ustedes que la amistad del mundo(B) es enemistad hacia Dios(C)? Por tanto, el que quiere ser amigo del mundo, se constituye enemigo de Dios(D). 5 ¿O piensan que la Escritura dice en vano(E): «Dios celosamente anhela[b] el Espíritu(F) que ha hecho morar en nosotros?».

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  1. Santiago 4:4 O infieles.
  2. Santiago 4:5 Lit. anhela hasta los celos.
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James 4:4-5
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4 You adulterous(A) people,[a] don’t you know that friendship with the world(B) means enmity against God?(C) Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.(D) 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us[b]?(E)

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  1. James 4:4 An allusion to covenant unfaithfulness; see Hosea 3:1.
  2. James 4:5 Or that the spirit he caused to dwell in us envies intensely; or that the Spirit he caused to dwell in us longs jealously
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