James 5:5

Greek/English Interlinear with Strong’s Numbers
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James 5 - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear


King James Version

Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
New King James Version

You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
New American Standard Bible

You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
New International Version

You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter (or, yourselves in a day of feasting).
The Amplified Bible

[Here] on earth you have abandoned yourselves to soft (prodigal) living and to [the pleasures of] self-indulgence and self-gratification. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
Wuest’s Expanded Translation

You spent a luxurious life upon the earth and lived voluptuously. You fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
Phillips’ Modern English

Yes, you have had a magnificent time on this earth, and have indulged yourselves to the full. You have picked out just what you wanted like soldiers looting after battle.
Williams’ Language of the People

Here on earth you have lived in luxury and self-indulgence; you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers

Ye have lived in pleasure 5171 on 1909 the 3588 earth, 1093 and 2532 been wanton; 4684 ye have nourished 5142 your 5216 hearts, 2588 as in 1722 a day 2250 of slaughter. 4967
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  1. Blind Spots: What Have We Missed? - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) David Platt’s book, Radical is intended to challenge his readers to embrace a biblically radical Christianity but falls far short of its intentions because of the author’s blind spots.

  2. God? - Neil Girrard What do we say to the growing number of people who no longer want anything to do with God because of their past “church” experiences?

  3. History Revisited - Neil Girrard Yet again, those who refuse to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.

  4. Preaching Christ in a Post-Christian Society - Neil Girrard There may befall the preacher of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ no harder task than to preach His name, His truth, His story to a people who have already heard “all that,” digested “all that,” done “all that,” rejected “all that.”

  5. Treasures - Neil Girrard Do we really know what our treasures really are?

  6. Wealth: Blessing, Curse or Test? - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at whether wealth is a blessing, a curse or simply a test from God.
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