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From whereΠόθενcomewarsπόλεμοιandκαὶfrom whereπόθενfightsμάχαιamongἐνyou?ὑμῖνIs it notοὐκfrom here,ἐντεῦθενfromἐκyour pleasuresτῶν ἡδονῶν ὑμῶνthatτῶνwage warστρατευομένωνinἐνyour members?τοῖς μέλεσιν ὑμῶν
James 4:1
Study it in the app“From where come wars and from where fights among you? Is it not from here, from your pleasures that wage war in your members?”
With the Greek beneath
James 4:1, word by word
- From whereΠόθενPothen
from where?
From where? where from?
Where else “Pothen” appears- warsπόλεμοιpolemoi
war, battle
War; battle.
Where else “polemoi” appears- fightsμάχαιmachai
fight, quarrel
Fight, quarrel, conflict with others.
Where else “machai” appears- from hereἐντεῦθενenteuthen
from here
From this place.
Where else “enteuthen” appears- your pleasuresἡδονῶνhēdonōn
pleasure
Pleasure.
Where else “hēdonōn” appears- wage warστρατευομένωνstrateuomenōn
wage war
Do battle, as in a conflict within.
Where else “strateuomenōn” appears- your membersμέλεσινmelesin
member
A part of the body.
Where else “melesin” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2You desire and do not have; you murder and are jealous and cannot obtain; you fight and wage war. You do not have because you do not ask.
To study James 4 in a group
1. What it says
Where does James say the fights and quarrels among you come from (v. 1-3)?
2. What it means
James says "draw near to God, and he will draw near to you" (v. 8). What other instructions does he give around that phrase (v. 7-10)?
3. How I live it
James invites us to make plans saying "if the Lord wills" (v. 15). What plan of yours today can you put in God's hands?