James

James 4:3

³And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
you do ask	αἰτεῖτε	aiteite	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G154 I ask, request, beg, petition
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
receive	λαμβάνετε	lambanete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2983 I receive, take
because	διότι	dioti	Conjunction	G1360 on this account, because, for
you ask	αἰτεῖσθε	aiteisthe	Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G154 I ask, request, beg, petition
with wrong motives	κακῶς	kakōs	Adverb	G2560 badly, evilly
that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
you may squander	δαπανήσητε	dapanēsēte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1159 I spend, bear expense, waste
on	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
pleasures	ἡδοναῖς	hēdonais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2237 pleasure, lust, strong desire

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.