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James 4

James 4:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Drawd nigh
eggizo (Greek #1448)
to make near, i.e. (reflexively) approach
KJV usage: approach, be at hand, come (draw) near, be (come, draw) nigh.
Pronounce: eng-id'-zo
Origin: from 1451
to God
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
he will draw nigh
eggizo (Greek #1448)
to make near, i.e. (reflexively) approach
KJV usage: approach, be at hand, come (draw) near, be (come, draw) nigh.
Pronounce: eng-id'-zo
Origin: from 1451
to you
humin (Greek #5213)
to (with or by) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your(-selves).
Pronounce: hoo-min'
Origin: irregular dative case of 5210
. Cleanse
katharizo (Greek #2511)
to cleanse (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: (make) clean(-se), purge, purify.
Pronounce: kath-ar-id'-zo
Origin: from 2513
e your hands
cheir (Greek #5495)
the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
KJV usage: hand.
Pronounce: khire
Origin: perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping)
, ye sinners
hamartolos (Greek #268)
sinful, i.e. a sinner
KJV usage: sinful, sinner.
Pronounce: ham-ar-to-los'
Origin: from 264
; and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
purify
hagnizo (Greek #48)
to make clean, i.e. (figuratively) sanctify (ceremonially or morally)
KJV usage: purify (self).
Pronounce: hag-nid'-zo
Origin: from 53
your hearts
kardia (Greek #2588)
the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
KJV usage: (+ broken-)heart(-ed).
Pronounce: kar-dee'-ah
Origin: prolonged from a primary κάρ (Latin cor, "heart")
, ye double minded
dipsuchos (Greek #1374)
two-spirited, i.e. vacillating (in opinion or purpose)
KJV usage: double minded.
Pronounce: dip'-soo-khos
Origin: from 1364 and 5590
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2 Chron. 15:2• 2And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. (2 Chron. 15:2)
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Isa. 1:16• 16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; (Isa. 1:16)

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Draw nigh to God.
Gen. 18:23• 23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? (Gen. 18:23)
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1 Chron. 28:9• 9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. (1 Chron. 28:9)
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2 Chron. 15:2• 2And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. (2 Chron. 15:2)
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Psa. 73:28• 28But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works. (Psa. 73:28)
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Psa. 145:18• 18The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. (Psa. 145:18)
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Isa. 29:13• 13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: (Isa. 29:13)
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Isa. 55:6‑7• 6Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
 7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (Isa. 55:6‑7)
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Hos. 6:1‑2• 1Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
 2After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. (Hos. 6:1‑2)
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Zech. 1:3• 3Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. (Zech. 1:3)
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Mal. 3:7• 7Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? (Mal. 3:7)
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Heb. 7:19• 19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. (Heb. 7:19)
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Heb. 10:22• 22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. (Heb. 10:22)
Cleanse.
Job 9:30• 30If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; (Job 9:30)
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Job 16:17• 17Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. (Job 16:17)
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Job 17:9• 9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. (Job 17:9)
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Psa. 18:20• 20The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. (Psa. 18:20)
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Psa. 24:4• 4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. (Psa. 24:4)
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Psa. 26:6• 6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord: (Psa. 26:6)
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Psa. 73:13• 13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. (Psa. 73:13)
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Isa. 1:15‑16• 15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
 16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; (Isa. 1:15‑16)
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Isa. 13:15• 15Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. (Isa. 13:15)
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Matt. 15:2• 2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. (Matt. 15:2)
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Matt. 27:24• 24When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. (Matt. 27:24)
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1 Tim. 2:8• 8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. (1 Tim. 2:8)
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1 Peter 3:21• 21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: (1 Peter 3:21)
purity.
Psa. 51:6‑7,10• 6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
 7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
 10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. (Psa. 51:6‑7,10)
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Jer. 4:11• 11At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, (Jer. 4:11)
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Ezek. 18:31• 31Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? (Ezek. 18:31)
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Ezek. 36:25‑27• 25Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
 26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
 27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. (Ezek. 36:25‑27)
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Matt. 12:33• 33Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. (Matt. 12:33)
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Matt. 23:25‑26• 25Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
 26Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. (Matt. 23:25‑26)
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Luke 11:39‑40• 39And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
 40Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? (Luke 11:39‑40)
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Acts 15:9• 9And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. (Acts 15:9)
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2 Cor. 7:1• 1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. (2 Cor. 7:1)
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1 Peter 1:22• 22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: (1 Peter 1:22)
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1 John 3:3• 3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. (1 John 3:3)
ye double.
James 1:8• 8A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. (James 1:8)
• The devil resisted has to flee, leaving the soul free to draw nigh to God, to find that He is very nigh to us. (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)
• "Cleanse your hands." If we are to draw nigh to God, we must judge every act unsuited to His holy presence, not putting our hands to anything that defiles. (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)
• The heart is the seat of the Christian's affections. These need to be purged of every object not compatible with God's will. (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)
• First, humility {v.6}. Then, submission to God, which entails resistance as regards the devil {v.7}. Third, drawing near to God. (“James 3” by F.B. Hole)
• In His grace He took the initiative and drew near to us, when we cared nothing for Him. From that all has flowed. But saved by grace we are brought under the holy government of God, and here we reap as we sow. (“James 3” by F.B. Hole)
• What they needed was to purify themselves not only externally—the “hands”—but internally —the “hearts.” (“James 3” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Draw neara to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleansea your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.

JND Translation Notes

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"Have it done," not "be doing it"; the aorist tense. All the imperatives (ten) from vers. 7 to 10 are in the aorist.

W. Kelly Translation

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Draw nigha to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse hands, sinners, and purify hearts, ye double-minded.

WK Translation Notes

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See note to 4:7.