Verse Comparison: James 4:5

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American Standard Version
Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

Amplified® Bible
Or do you suppose that the Scripture is speaking to no purpose that says, The Spirit Whom He has caused to dwell in us yearns over us {and} He yearns for the Spirit [to be welcome] with a jealous love?

Contemporary English Version
Do you doubt the Scriptures that say, "God truly cares about the Spirit he has put in us"?

Darby English Version
Think ye that the scripture speaks in vain? Does the Spirit which has taken his abode in us desire enviously?

Good News Bible
Don't think that there is no truth in the scripture that says, "The spirit that God placed in us is filled with fierce desires."

International Standard Version
Or do you think the Scripture means nothing when it says that the Spirit that God caused to live in us jealously yearns for us?

King James Version
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

New American Standard Bible
Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: "He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us?"

New International Version
Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely?

New King James Version
Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: "He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us"?

Young's Literal Translation
Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, `To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,'

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