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Jakobus 4:3

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3 ihr bittet und empfanget nichts, weil ihr übel bittet, auf daß ihr es in euren Lüsten vergeudet.

Jakobus 4:3 Meaning and Commentary

James 4:3

Ye ask, and receive not
Some there were that did ask of God the blessings of his goodness and providence, and yet these were not bestowed on them; the reason was,

because ye ask amiss;
not in the faith of a divine promise; nor with thankfulness for past mercies; nor with submission to the will of God; nor with a right end, to do good to others, and to make use of what might be bestowed, for the honour of God, and the interest of Christ: but

that ye may consume it upon your lusts;
indulge to intemperance and luxury; as the man that had much goods laid up for many years did, to the neglect of his own soul, ( Luke 12:19 ) or the rich man, who spent all upon his back and his belly, and took no notice of Lazarus at his gate; ( Luke 16:19 ) .

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Jakobus 4:3 In-Context

1 Woher kommen Kriege und woher Streitigkeiten unter euch? Nicht daher, aus euren Lüsten, die in euren Gliedern streiten?
2 Ihr gelüstet und habt nichts; ihr tötet und neidet und könnet nichts erlangen; ihr streitet und krieget; ihr habt nichts, weil ihr nicht bittet;
3 ihr bittet und empfanget nichts, weil ihr übel bittet, auf daß ihr es in euren Lüsten vergeudet.
4 Ihr Ehebrecherinnen, wisset ihr nicht, daß die Freundschaft der Welt Feindschaft wider Gott ist? Wer nun irgend ein Freund der Welt sein will, stellt sich als Feind Gottes dar.
5 Oder meinet ihr, daß die Schrift vergeblich rede? Begehrt der Geist, der in uns wohnt, mit Neid?
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