Berean Standard Bible
“And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.”
James is confronting quarrels and conflicts among believers, which he traces to unruly desires within. In the previous verse he says his readers do not have what they want because they do not ask.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
World English Bible (WEB)
You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
King James Version (KJV)
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
you ask, and you receive not, because evilly you ask, that in your pleasures you may spend it.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Pedís, y no recibís, porque pedís mal, para gastar en vuestros deleites.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Y cuando piden, no reciben porque piden con malas intenciones, para satisfacer sus propios placeres.
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