James 4:5
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5Or do you think that in vain the scripture says, “The spirit which he caused to dwell in us desires jealously”?a
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- aThis translation takes “spirit” to be the capacity within people that produces a divided mind and conflicts regarding God; other translations take this to refer to the Holy Spirit: “He (God) jealously desires the Spirit which he caused to dwell in us”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”?
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Or do you think it’s without reason that the Scripture says: The spirit he made to dwell in us envies intensely?
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NLTNew Living Translation
Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
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