James 4:4-5
GOD’S WORD Translation
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
The Voice
4 You are adulterers. Don’t you know that making friends with this corrupt world order is open aggression toward God? So anyone who aligns with this bogus world system is declaring war against the one true God. 5 Do you think it is empty rhetoric when the Scriptures say, “The spirit that lives in us is addicted to envy and jealousy”?[a]
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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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- Santiago 4:4 O infieles.
- Santiago 4:5 Lit. anhela hasta los celos.
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