James 4:2 Greek Word Analysis

0Ye lustἐπιθυμεῖτεg1937
12andκαὶg2532
14cannotοὐκg3756
15haveἔχετεg2192
4ye killφονεύετεg5407
12andκαὶg2532
6desire to haveζηλοῦτεg2206
12andκαὶg2532
14cannotοὐκg3756
9δύνασθεg1410
10obtainἐπιτυχεῖνg2013
11ye fightμάχεσθεg3164
12andκαὶg2532
13warπολεμεῖτεg4170
14cannotοὐκg3756
15haveἔχετεg2192
16yetδὲ,g1161
17becauseδιὰg1223
18τὸg3588
19notμὴg3361
20askαἰτεῖσθαιg154
21yeὑμᾶςg5209

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

You are burning with desire, and have not your desire, so you put men to death; you are full of envy, and you are not able to get your desire, so you are fighting and making war; you have not your desire, because you do not make request for it.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Ye lust and have not: ye kill and are full of envy, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war; ye have not because ye ask not.

World English Bible (WEB)

You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;