James 4:3

αἰτεῖτε καὶ οὐ λαμβάνετε διότι κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε ἵνα ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς ὑμῶν δαπανήσητε
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
αἰτεῖτε
G154 V-PAI-2P
aiteō
to ask (in genitive case)
  • to ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
οὐ
G3756 PRT-N
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
λαμβάνετε
G2983 V-PAI-2P
lambanō
while G0138 is more violent, to seize or remove))
  • to take
    • to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it
      • to take up a thing to be carried
        • "to take upon one's self
      to take in order to carry away
      • without the notion of violence, i.e., to remove, take away
      to take what is one's own, to take to one's self, to make one's own
      • to claim, procure, for one's self
        • to associate with one's self as companion, attendant
        of that which when taken is not let go, to seize, to lay hold of, apprehend"to take by craft (our catch, used of hunters, fisherman, etc.), to circumvent one by fraud"to take to one's self, lay hold upon, take possession of, i.e., to appropriate to one's self"catch at, reach after, strive to obtain"to take a thing due, to collect, gather (tribute)
      to take
      • to admit, receive
        • "to receive what is offered"not to refuse or reject"to receive a person, give him access to one's self,
        • to regard any one's power, rank, external circumstances, and on that account to do some injustice or neglect something
      to take, to choose, select"to take beginning, to prove anything, to make a trial of, to experience
    to receive (what is given), to gain, get, obtain, to get back
διότι
G1360 CONJ
dioti
on the very account that, or inasmuch as
  • on this account that, because
    • "for
κακῶς
G2560 ADV
kakōs
badly (physically or morally)
  • miserable, to be ill
    • "improperly, wrongly"to speak ill of, revile, one
αἰτεῖσθε
G154 V-PMI-2P
aiteō
to ask (in genitive case)
  • to ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require
ἵνα
G2443 CONJ
hina
in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
  • that, in order that, so that
ἐν
G1722 PREP
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
ταῖς
G3588 T-DPF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἡδοναῖς
G2237 N-DPF
hēdonē
sensual delight; by implication, desire
  • pleasure
    • "desires for pleasure
ὑμῶν
G5216
hymōn
of (from or concerning) you
  • of yours
δαπανήσητε
G1159 V-AAS-2P
dapanaō
to expend, i.e., (in a good sense) to incur cost, or (in a bad one) to waste
  • to incur expense, expend, spend
    • "in a bad sense: to waste, squander, consume

αἰτεῖτε καὶ οὐ λαμβάνετε διότι κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε ἵνα ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς ὑμῶν δαπανήσητε
3
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Cross References

1 John 5:14

καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ παῤῥησία ἣν ἔχομεν πρὸς αὐτόν ὅτι ἐάν τι αἰτώμεθα κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ ἀκούει ἡμῶν
14
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

1 John 3:22

καὶ ὃ ἐὰν αἰτῶμεν λαμβάνομεν παρ' αὐτοῦ ὅτι τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηροῦμεν καὶ τὰ ἀρεστὰ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ποιοῦμεν
22
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

James 1:6

αἰτείτω δὲ ἐν πίστει μηδὲν διακρινόμενος ὁ γὰρ διακρινόμενος ἔοικεν κλύδωνι θαλάσσης ἀνεμιζομένῳ καὶ ῥιπιζομένῳ
6
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

James 4:1

Πόθεν πόλεμοι καὶ μάχαι ἐν ὑμῖν οὐκ ἐντεῦθεν ἐκ τῶν ἡδονῶν ὑμῶν τῶν στρατευομένων ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ὑμῶν
1
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

Proverbs 15:8

זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה וּתְפִלַּת יְשָׁרִים רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃
8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Micah 3:4

אָז יִזְעֲקוּ אֶל-יְהוָה וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה אוֹתָם וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנָיו מֵהֶם בָּעֵת הַהִיא כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵרֵעוּ מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃
4
Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

Psalms 66:18

אָוֶן אִם-רָאִיתִי בְלִבִּי לֹא יִשְׁמַע׀ אֲדֹנָֽי׃
18
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Job 35:12

שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִפְּנֵי גְּאוֹן רָעִֽים׃
12
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

Proverbs 21:13

אֹטֵם אָזְנוֹ מִזַּעֲקַת-דָּל גַּֽם-הוּא יִקְרָא וְלֹא יֵעָנֶֽה׃
13
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

Zechariah 7:13

וַיְהִי כַאֲשֶׁר-קָרָא וְלֹא שָׁמֵעוּ כֵּן יִקְרְאוּ וְלֹא אֶשְׁמָע אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
13
Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:

Luke 16:1

Ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς αὐτοῦ Ἄνθρωπός τις ἦν πλούσιος ὃς εἶχεν οἰκονόμον καὶ οὗτος διεβλήθη αὐτῷ ὡς διασκορπίζων τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ
1
And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

Job 27:8

כִּי מַה-תִּקְוַת חָנֵף כִּי יִבְצָע כִּי יֵשֶׁל אֱלוֹהַּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
8
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

Proverbs 21:27

זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֵבָה אַף כִּֽי-בְזִמָּה יְבִיאֶֽנּוּ׃
27
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

Proverbs 1:28

אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃
28
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

Luke 15:13

καὶ μετ' οὐ πολλὰς ἡμέρας συναγαγὼν ἅπαντα ὁ νεώτερος υἱὸς ἀπεδήμησεν εἰς χώραν μακράν καὶ ἐκεῖ διεσκόρπισεν τὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦ ζῶν ἀσώτως
13
And not many days after the younger son gathered together, all and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

Mark 10:38

ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Οὐκ οἴδατε τί αἰτεῖσθε δύνασθε πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω καί τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθῆναι
38
But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

Jeremiah 11:14

וְאַתָּה אַל-תִּתְפַּלֵּל בְּעַד-הָעָם הַזֶּה וְאַל-תִּשָּׂא בַעֲדָם רִנָּה וּתְפִלָּה כִּי׀ אֵינֶנִּי שֹׁמֵעַ בְּעֵת קָרְאָם אֵלַי בְּעַד רָעָתָֽם׃
14
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.

Matthew 20:22

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν Οὐκ οἴδατε τί αἰτεῖσθε δύνασθε πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ μέλλω πίνειν καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὁ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθῆναι λέγουσιν αὐτῷ Δυνάμεθα
22
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

Psalms 18:41

יְשַׁוְּעוּ וְאֵין-מוֹשִׁיעַ עַל-יְהוָה וְלֹא עָנָֽם׃
41
They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

Isaiah 1:15

וּבְפָרִשְׂכֶם כַּפֵּיכֶם אַעְלִים עֵינַי מִכֶּם גַּם כִּֽי-תַרְבּוּ תְפִלָּה אֵינֶנִּי שֹׁמֵעַ יְדֵיכֶם דָּמִים מָלֵֽאוּ׃
15
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
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