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Jakobus 4:3 in verschillende vertalingen

Engels

KJV (66 books) +2 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

AFINT (Exp US) +1 When you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with corrupt motives, intending to spend it on self-indulgent pleasures.

AFINT (Lit US) +1 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

ASV +1 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.

BSB +1 And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

DRA You ask, and receive not; because you ask amiss: that you may consume it on your concupiscences.

EMTV You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend it in gratifying your lusts.

FBV You pray, but don't receive anything, because you ask with a wrong motive, wanting to spend what you'd receive on your selfish pleasures.

GNV Ye aske, and receiue not, because ye aske amisse, that ye might lay the same out on your pleasures.

LSV yöu ask, and yöu do not receive, because yöu ask badly, that yöu may spend [it] in yöur pleasures.

NASB You ask and do not receive, because you ask with the wrong motives, so that you may spend what you request on your pleasures. NASB 2020

NIV (US) +1 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

OJB Or you make techinot (petitions) and you do not receive, because you ask wrongly, that on your ta'avot (lusts) you may spend what you receive.

TCENT You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

T4T And even when you do ask him, he does not give you what you ask for because you are asking for the wrong reason. You are asking for things in order that you may use them just to ◄enjoy yourselves/make yourselves happy►.

WEB (US) +7 You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

Nederlands

Canisius gij bidt en toch verkrijgt gij niet, omdat gij bidt met de boze bedoeling, door uw lusten te verbrassen wat gij verkrijgt.

GBV Jullie vragen aan God, maar ontvangen niet, omdat jullie vragen met de verkeerde bedoelingen – om jullie hartstochten te bevredigen.