James 4:2
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Ye lust, and have not,.... The apostle proceeds to show the unsuccessfulness of many in their desires and pursuits after…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Ye lust, and have not - That is, you wish to have something which you do not now possess, and to which you have no just…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Ye lust, and have not - Ye are ever covetous, and ever poor.
Ye kill, and, desire to have - Ye are constantly engaged in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714James 4:1-10
The former chapter speaks of envying one another, as the great spring of strifes and contentions; this chapter speaks of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Ye lust and have not The genesisof evil is traced somewhat in the same way as in ch. Jas 1:15. The germ is found in…
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