James 4:5 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, `To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,`

English ASV

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

English Amplified

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? [Jer. 3:14; Hos. 2:19ff.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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? [Jer. 3:14; Hos. 2:19ff.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Or do you think it’s without reason that the Scripture says: The spirit he made to dwell in us envies intensely?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

The Bible says, ‘God has caused his Spirit to live in us. He wants very much to keep us for himself.’ Do you think that is not true?

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Do you think the Scriptures mean nothing? The Scriptures say, "The Spirit God made to live in us wants us only for himself."

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"?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Do you think this passage means nothing? It says, "The Spirit that lives in us wants us to be his own."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Or do you think it's without reason the Scripture says that the Spirit He has caused to live in us yearns jealously?

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: “He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “He yearns jealously for the spirit that lives in us”?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Or do you suppose that the scripture speaks without meaning when it says, "The spirit that he has made to dwell in us tends toward jealousy"?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says, “The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning”?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Don't you know what Scripture says? The spirit that God caused to live in us wants us to belong only to God. Don't you think Scripture has a reason for saying that?

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?

English NLT

What do you think the Scriptures mean when they say that the Holy Spirit, whom God has placed within us, jealously longs for us to be faithful?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Or do you suppose that it is for nothing that the scripture says, "God yearns jealously for the spirit that he has made to dwell in us"?

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Does the Scripture mean nothing to you that says, “The Spirit that God breathed into our hearts is a jealous Lover who intensely desires to have more and more of us”?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Or do you suppose it is in vain that the scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit which he has made to dwell in us”?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Or what do you think the Scripture means when it says that the Holy Spirit, whom God has placed within us, watches over us with tender jealousy?

English Tyndale 1537

Do ye suppose(Either do ye think) that the scripture saith in vain: The spirit that dwelleth in you, lusteth even contrary to envy:

James 4:5 — Compare Translations