James 4:2

1395 Ye coueiten, and ye han not; ye sleen, and ye han enuye, and ye moun not gete. Ye chiden, and maken batel; and ye han not, for ye axen not. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

1534 Ye lust and have not. Ye envie and have indignacion and cannot obtayne. Ye fight and warre and have not because ye axe not. (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)

1535 Ye lust, and haue not. Ye envie and haue indignacion, and can not obtayne. Ye fight & warre, and haue not, because ye axe not. (Coverdale Bible)

1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1540 Ye lust, and haue not. Ye enuye & haue indignacyon, & can not obtayne. Ye fight & warre. Ye haue not because ye aske not. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1549 Ye luste & haue not. Ye enuye and haue dignacyon, and cannot obtayne. Ye fyght and war and haue not, because ye axe not. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)

1557 (Geneva 1557)

1560 (Geneva Bible) First Edition

1568 Ye lust, and haue not: Ye enuie, and haue indignation, and can not obtayne: Ye fyght and warre, ye haue not, because ye aske not. (Bishop's Bible First Edition

1582 (Rheims 1582)

1587 Ye lust, and haue not: ye enuie, and desire immoderately, and cannot obtaine: ye fight and warre, and get nothing, because ye aske not. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

1599 (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

1611 Ye lust, and haue not: yee kill, and desire to haue, and cannot obtaine: yee fight and warre, yet yee haue not, because ye aske not. (King James Version)

1729 you quarrel and go to war, but without success, because you don't petition for it: and if you did, (Mace New Testament)

1745 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. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)

1762 (King James Version)

1769 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. (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)

1770 Ye desire, and ye have not: ye are envious, and jealous, and cannot obtain: ye fight and contend; but ye have not, because ye ask not. (Worsley Version by John Worsley)

1790 Ye desire and have not, ye kill, and envy, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war; yet ye have not, because ye ask not. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)

1795 Ye eagerly covet, yet have not: ye murder, and are envious, yet cannot obtain [your object]; ye wage war, but have not, because ye pray not. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)

1833 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. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)

1835 You strongly desire, and have not; you kill, and are zealous, and can not obtain. You fight and war, but have not, because you ask not. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)

1849 You desire, and have not; you kill and are emulous, yet it cometh not into your hands; you strive and make wars, and nothing have because you do not ask; (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)

1850 (King James Version by Committee)

1851 Ye covet, and possess not; and ye kill, and envy, and effect nothing: and ye fight and make attacks; and ye have not, because ye ask not. (Murdock Translation)

1855 Calvin Bible by the Calvin Translation Society

1858 You desire and have not; you kill, and envy, and cannot obtain; you fight and carry on war. You have not, because you do not ask; (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)

1865 You strongly desire, and not you have; you murder and are zealous, and not you are able to obtain; you fight and you war, not you have, because the not to ask you; (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)

1865 Ye desire, and have not; ye kill, and envy, and can not obtain; ye fight and war. Ye have not, because ye ask not; (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)

1869 Ye lust, and have not; ye kill, and earnestly covet, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war. Ye have not, because ye ask not; (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)

1873 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. (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)

1885 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not. (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)

1890 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. (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)

1898 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; (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)

1901 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not. (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)

1902 Ye covet––and have not, ye commit murder, and are jealous––and cannot obtain,––ye fight and war. Ye have not––because ye do not really ask, (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)

1902 You lust, and you have not: you murder, and you strive, and you are not able to obtain: you fight and you war; and have not, because you do not ask: (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)

1904 Ye desire, and have not; ye kill, and envy, and cannot obtain; ye fight, and war; ye have not, because ye ask not. (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)

1904 You crave, yet do not obtain. You murder and rage, yet cannot gain your end. You quarrel and fight. You do not obtain, because you do not ask. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)

1911 (Syrus Scofield)

1912 You covet things and yet cannot get them; you commit murder; you have passionate desires and yet cannot gain your end; you begin to fight and make war. You have not, because you do not pray; (Weymouth New Testament)

1918 You desire, and have not; you murder and envy, and cannot obtain: you fight and war. You have not because you ask not: (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)

1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)

1982 (New King James Version)

1984 (New International Version)

1995 (New American Standard Bible) (©1995)

1999 (American King James Version)AKJV

2005 (Today’s New International Version)

Foreign Language Versions

Arabic

تشتهون ولستم تمتلكون. تقتلون وتحسدون ولستم تقدرون ان تنالوا. تخاصمون وتحاربون ولستم تمتلكون لانكم لا تطلبون. (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)

Aramaic

ܡܬܪܓܪܓܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܩܛܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܛܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܝܟܘܢ ܘܢܨܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܩܪܒܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܫܐܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ (Aramaic Peshitta)

Basque

Desiratzen duçue eta eztuçue vkaiten, inuidioso çarete eta bekaitz, eta ecin ardiets deçaqueçue: combatitzen çarete eta guerla eguiten duçue, baina eztuçue desiratzen duçuena, ceren ezpaitzarete escatzen.

Bulgarian

1940 Пожелавате, но нямате; ревнувате и завиждате, но не можете да получите; карате се и се биете; но нямате, защото не просите. (Bulgarian Bible)

Chinese

1 你们贪恋，还是得不着；你们杀害嫉妒，又斗殴争战，也不能得。你们得不着，是因为你们不求。 (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))

1 你們貪戀，還是得不著；你們殺害嫉妒，又鬥毆爭戰，也不能得。你們得不著，是因為你們不求。 (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))

French

Vous convoitez, et vous n'avez pas; vous tuez et vous avez d'ardents désirs, et vous ne pouvez obtenir; vous contestez et vous faites la guerre; vous n'avez pas, parce que vous ne demandez pas; (French Darby)

1744 Vous convoitez, et vous n'avez point [ce que vous désirez]; vous avez une envie mortelle, vous êtes jaloux, et vous ne pouvez obtenir [ce que vous enviez]; vous vous querellez, et vous disputez, et vous n'avez point [ce que vous désirez], parce que vous ne le demandez point. (Martin 1744)

1744 Vous convoitez, et vous n'obtenez pas; vous êtes meurtriers et jaloux, et vous ne pouvez être satisfaits; vous luttez, et vous faites la guerre, et vous n'obtenez pas, parce que vous ne demandez pas. (Ostervald 1744)

German

1545 Ihr seid begierig und erlanget es damit nicht; ihr hasset und neidet und gewinnet damit nichts; ihr streitet und krieget. Ihr habt nicht, darum daß ihr nicht bittet. (Luther 1545)

1871 Ihr gelüstet und habt nichts; (W. nicht) ihr tötet und neidet (O. seid eifersüchtig) und könnet nichts (W. nicht) erlangen; ihr streitet und krieget; ihr habt nichts, (W. nicht) weil ihr nicht bittet; (Elberfelder 1871)

1912 Ihr seid begierig, und erlanget's damit nicht; ihr hasset und neidet, und gewinnt damit nichts; ihr streitet und krieget. Ihr habt nicht, darum daß ihr nicht bittet; (Luther 1912)

Italian

1649 Voi bramate, e non avete; voi uccidete, e procacciate a gara, e non potete ottenere; voi combattete e guerreggiate, e non avete; perciocchè non domandate.(Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)

1927 Voi bramate e non avete; voi uccidete ed invidiate e non potete ottenere; voi contendete e guerreggiate; non avete, perché non domandate; (Riveduta Bible 1927)

Japanese

1928 (Naoji Nagai)

Latin

concupiscitis et non habetis occiditis et zelatis et non potestis adipisci litigatis et belligeratis non habetis propter quod non postulatis Latin Vulgate

1527 (Erasmus 1527)

1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)

Pidgin

1996 (Pidgin King Jems)

Romainian

2010 Voi poftiţi, şi nu aveţi; ucideţi, pizmuiţi, şi nu izbutiţi să căpătaţi; vă certaţi, şi vă luptaţi; şi nu aveţi, pentrucă nu cereţi. (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)

Russian

1876 Желаете – и не имеете; убиваете и завидуете – и не можете достигнуть; препираетесь ивраждуете – и не имеете, потому что не просите. Russian Synodal Version

Phonetically:

Spanish

Codiciáis, y no tenéis; matáis y ardéis de envidia, y no podéis alcanzar; combatís y gerreáis, y no tenéis lo que deseáis, porque no pedís. (RVG Spanish)

Swedish

1917 I ären fulla av begärelser, men haven dock intet; I dräpen och hysen avund, men kunnen dock intet vinna; och så tvisten och striden I. I haven intet, därför att I icke bedjen. (Swedish - Svenska 1917)

Tagalog

1905 Kayo'y nangagiimbot, at kayo'y wala: kayo'y nagsisipatay, at kayo'y nangaiinggit, at hindi maaaring kamtan: kayo'y nangakikipagaway at nangakikipagbaka; kayo'y wala, sapagka't hindi kayo nagsisihingi. (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)

Tok Pisin

1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)

Vietnamese

1934 Anh em tham muốn mà chẳng được chi; anh em giết người và ghen ghét mà chẳng được việc gì hết; anh em có sự tranh cạnh và chiến đấu; anh em chẳng được chi, vì không cầu xin. (VIET)

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