James 4:3
James 4:3 New International Version (NIV)
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
James 4:2-3 The Message (MSG)
You wouldn’t think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you’d be asking for what you have no right to. You’re spoiled children, each wanting your own way.
James 4:3 King James Version (KJV)
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
James 4:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
James 4:3 New Century Version (NCV)
Or when you ask, you do not receive because the reason you ask is wrong. You want things so you can use them for your own pleasures.
James 4:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.
James 4:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.
James 4:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask with wrong motives [out of selfishness or with an unrighteous agenda], so that [when you get what you want] you may spend it on your [hedonistic] desires.
James 4:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.
James 4:3 The Passion Translation (TPT)
And if you ask, you won’t receive it for you’re asking with corrupt motives, seeking only to fulfill your own selfish desires.
