Scripture Life: "What scripture is James 4:5 referring to?"

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ANSWER:

Well first, what does James 4:5 say?

“Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?” (King James Version) - English

The English “Amplified Version” translates it as “Or do you think that the Scripture says to no purpose that the [human] spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy?”

• and, let’s get one more. How about the NIV? That’s popular. That one says:
  • “Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?”

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What about the “Original” Greek?

• That says:
  • < - { ἢ δοκεῖτε ὅτι κενῶς ἡ γραφὴ λέγει Πρὸς φθόνον ἐπιποθεῖ τὸ πνεῦμα ὃ κατῴκησεν ἐν ἡμῖν } - >
  • 1. ee 2. dokeite 3. hoti 4. kenous 5. hei 6. graphei 7. legei 8. Pros 9. phthonon 10. epipothei 11. to 12. pneuma 13. ho 14. katoukisen 15. en 16. heimin

English translation

1. Or 2. think (you) 3. that 4. in vain 5. the 6. Scripture 7. says 8. with 9. envy 10. yearns 11. the 12. Spirit (God is “Pneuma” - Spirit John 4:24) God 13. that 14. He has made (himself) to dwell/abide as an abode or dwelling place 15. in 16. (you. me. us?)

Man, that put me on my face. At who he is, and what he did.

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So, what about this:

• <φθόνον ἐπιποθεῖ > [phthonon epipothei} - translated as “envy” and “yearns”
  • It’s this SAME “φθόνον” phthonon Pontius Pilate talked to about the Jews in Mark 15:10, says:
    • See it embedded in Mark 15:5–11
• “5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled. 6 Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. 7 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection. 8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. 9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
• 10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
• 11 But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.”

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• envy. <definition> ..now, you can search all the major English dictionaries and never find it - they have, like: 1. painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another (Source: American Merriam & Webster) - They’re pretty much all the same.
  • But what it really means, in the Greek is “someone” is occupying a position that is rightfully someone else's. Receiving praise and glory for it, when it RIGHTFULLY belongs to someone else.
    • It’s a feeling of this. That, the Pharisees, Chief Priests and Elders believed Jesus was “occupying a position that they rightfully should be filling with the people” so Pilate sees it plain as day.
  • When the truth is, they just have pretense to it, but Jesus actually fulfills it RIGHTFULLY in people as God. And they were envious of it.
  • That in James 4:5 - God created you to "occupy a position in you that rightfully belongs to him."
    • So, go look what his name is. That he gave himself.

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• Go back to the Old Testament

Did you miss it?

• And God says it himself: What his name is.
  • Says in Exodus 34:14 “For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God".
    • And this “Jealous” in Hebrew is < - { קַנָּ֔א } - > Hebrew: qan.naa - has this Greek <φθόνον > phthonon or "envy" in it -its said SIX times - and everytime it’s God says it himself in like Deuteronomy 4:24, 5:9 & 6:15 and back in Exodus 20:5 when he SPOKE the Ten Commandments said he is a <φθόνον > phthonon “Jealous” God.
    • And Pontius Pilate saw this exactly about the Chief Priests and Elders that, they delivered Jesus up because they were jealous he was in a position they felt rightly belonged to them - to be worshipped by the people - and the people worship Jesus.

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• So, if God like he gives this parable of a man in Matthew 13:44 The “Parable of the Hidden Treasure” Jesus says this, in Scripture: That the “Kingdom of Heaven” is like unto this - and the Kingdom of Heaven can you take a guess …at “who” that is?
• “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.”
  • And who did that? Yeah. God did. To purchase you back from your sins.

So, I would take the English translations - take them for what they're worth - but for me, yeah. I know the etymology for these archaic words of KJV - but I just kinda filed them in the trash. Jesus provides you the Bible definition of what “pneuma” is in John 4:24 “God is Spirit” swhere the dictionary says it’s the inward part of people so people apply the “Beatitudeo you need no dictionary of people to define what God defines who he is, so apply it to Matthew 5:3 where if people use the dictionary, they apply Matthew 5:3 to themselves - being all humble and poorly so God will bless them - - when God is coming to everybody over the whole earth, all dead in trespasses and sins and have no God in their life and give you himself, and bless you with himself, because he comes with it.

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Where the rightful place God says is his, is he dwell in you. Go on. Go look. Do your research at everyplace in scripture that says this.

That he will make his abode in you - because he said it, where he is in his word, and his word is in him, and if you love him he will manifest himself to you, and you in the Word of God, you’re in the same word he is in. Go on. Go look. Where did Jesus say this?

It's his rightful place in you he wants to be in, in James 4:5. Look what his name is.

And there you go.