James 4:1 Cross References

James 4:1

1: What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Isn't it the whole army of evil desires at war within you?

1 Peter 2:11

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, you are foreigners and aliens here. So I warn you to keep away from evil desires because they fight against your very souls.

Romans 7:23

  1. But there is another law at work within me that is at war with my mind. This law wins the fight and makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.

Galatians 5:17

  1. The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, and your choices are never free from this conflict.

James 1:14

  1. Temptation comes from the lure of our own evil desires.

Jeremiah 17:9

  1. "The human heart is most deceitful and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?

Mark 7:21

  1. For from within, out of a person's heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
  2. adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, eagerness for lustful pleasure, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
  3. All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you and make you unacceptable to God."

Jude 1:16

  1. These people are grumblers and complainers, doing whatever evil they feel like. They are loudmouthed braggarts, and they flatter others to get favors in return.
  2. But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ told you,
  3. that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to enjoy themselves in every evil way imaginable.

Titus 3:3

  1. Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled by others and became slaves to many wicked desires and evil pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy. We hated others, and they hated us.

1 John 2:15

  1. Stop loving this evil world and all that it offers you, for when you love the world, you show that you do not have the love of the Father in you.
  2. For the world offers only the lust for physical pleasure, the lust for everything we see, and pride in our possessions. These are not from the Father. They are from this evil world.
  3. And this world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.

James 4:3

  1. And even when you do ask, you don't get it because your whole motive is wrong--you want only what will give you pleasure.

2 Peter 3:3

  1. First, I want to remind you that in the last days there will be scoffers who will laugh at the truth and do every evil thing they desire.

Romans 8:7

  1. For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it never will.

Titus 3:9

  1. Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These kinds of things are useless and a waste of time.

1 Peter 1:14

  1. Obey God because you are his children. Don't slip back into your old ways of doing evil; you didn't know any better then.

Genesis 4:5

  1. but he did not accept Cain and his offering. This made Cain very angry and dejected.
  2. "Why are you so angry?" the LORD asked him. "Why do you look so dejected?
  3. You will be accepted if you respond in the right way. But if you refuse to respond correctly, then watch out! Sin is waiting to attack and destroy you, and you must subdue it."
  4. Later Cain suggested to his brother, Abel, "Let's go out into the fields." And while they were there, Cain attacked and killed his brother.

2 Peter 2:18

  1. They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With lustful desire as their bait, they lure back into sin those who have just escaped from such wicked living.

1 Peter 4:2

  1. And you won't spend the rest of your life chasing after evil desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.
  2. You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy--their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.

Colossians 3:5

  1. So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual sin, impurity, lust, and shameful desires. Don't be greedy for the good things of this life, for that is idolatry.

Romans 7:5

  1. When we were controlled by our old nature, sinful desires were at work within us, and the law aroused these evil desires that produced sinful deeds, resulting in death.

James 3:14

  1. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your hearts, don't brag about being wise. That is the worst kind of lie.
  2. For jealousy and selfishness are not God's kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and motivated by the Devil.
  3. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and every kind of evil.
  4. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no partiality and is always sincere.
  5. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of goodness.

Matthew 15:19

  1. For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all other sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.

1 Timothy 6:4

  1. Anyone who teaches anything different is both conceited and ignorant. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, fighting, slander, and evil suspicions.
  2. These people always cause trouble. Their minds are corrupt, and they don't tell the truth. To them religion is just a way to get rich.
  3. Yet true religion with contentment is great wealth.
  4. After all, we didn't bring anything with us when we came into the world, and we certainly cannot carry anything with us when we die.
  5. So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.

John 8:44

  1. For you are the children of your father the Devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning and has always hated the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.
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