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Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.
James 4:3 · ASV
Translations
ASV
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.
BBE
You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure.
GRK
ζητειτε και δεν λαμβανετε, διοτι κακως ζητειτε, δια να δαπανησητε εις τας ηδονας σας.
KJV
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
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