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Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Ye lust (επιθυμειτε). Present active indicative of επιθυμεω, old word (from επι, θυμος, yearning passion for), not necessarily evi…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

You lust, and have not. That is, you wish to have something which you do not now possess, and to which you have no just claim, and this pr…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

You lust, and have not . . .—It is better this way: You desire, and have not; you kill, and envy, and cannot obtain; …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not,

This is nature's way of t…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

“You want something” (GK 2121) is not quite forceful enough to fit the context or to represent the Greek verb, which expresses anxious longing and …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

You lust, or covet, and have not. He seems to suggest that the soul of man is insatiable when he indulges wicked lusts; and truly…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

You lust, and have not
The apostle proceeds to show the unsuccessfulness of many in their desires and pursuits after…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Since all wars and fighting come from the corruptions of our own hearts, it is right to mortify those lusts that war in our members. Worldly and fl…

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