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James 4 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)

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BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
1 ¿De dónde vienen las guerras y los pleitos entre ustedes? ¿No vienen de sus pasiones, que luchan dentro de ustedes?
1 Πόθεν πόλεμοι καὶ μάχαι ἐν ὑμῖν; οὐκ ἐντεῦθεν, ἐκ τῶν ἡδονῶν ὑμῶν τῶν στρατευομένων ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ὑμῶν;
2 Desean y no tienen; matan y sienten envidia, pero no pueden obtener lo que quieren. Pelean y hacen guerra, pero no tienen porque no piden.
2 ἐπιθυμεῖτε, καὶ οὐκ ἔχετε· φονεύετε καὶ ζηλοῦτε, καὶ οὐ δύνασθε ἐπιτυχεῖν· μάχεσθε καὶ πολεμεῖτε, [καὶ] οὐκ ἔχετε, διὰ τὸ μὴ αἰτεῖσθαι ὑμᾶς·
3 Piden y no reciben, porque piden mal, para gastar en sus placeres.
3 αἰτεῖτε καὶ οὐ λαμβάνετε, διότι κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε, ἵνα ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς ὑμῶν δαπανήσητε.
4 ¡Gente infiel! ¿No saben que la amistad con el mundo es enemistad contra Dios? Por tanto, cualquiera que quiere ser amigo del mundo se hace enemigo de Dios.
4 μοιχοὶ καὶ μοιχαλίδες! οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ φιλία τοῦ κόσμου ἔχθρα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν; ὃς ἂν οὖν βουληθῇ φίλος εἶναι τοῦ κόσμου, ἐχθρὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ καθίσταται.
5 ¿O piensan que la Escritura dice en vano: El Espíritu que Dios hizo habitar en nosotros nos anhela con celo?
5 ἢ δοκεῖτε ὅτι κενῶς ἡ γραφὴ λέγει, πρὸς φθόνον ἐπιποθεῖ τὸ πνεῦμα ὃ κατῴκησεν ἐν ἡμῖν;
6 Pero él da mayor gracia. Por eso dice: Dios resiste a los orgullosos, pero da gracia a los humildes.
6 μείζονα δὲ δίδωσι χάριν· διὸ λέγει· ὁ Θεὸς ὑπερηφάνοις ἀντιτάσσεται, ταπεινοῖς δὲ δίδωσι χάριν.
7 Sométanse, pues, a Dios. Resistan al diablo, y él huirá de ustedes.
7 Ὑποτάγητε οὖν τῷ Θεῷ. ἀντίστητε τῷ διαβόλῳ, καὶ φεύξεται ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν·
8 Acérquense a Dios, y él se acercará a ustedes. Limpien sus manos, pecadores, y purifiquen sus corazones, ustedes de doble ánimo.
8 ἐγγίσατε τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ ἐγγιεῖ ὑμῖν. καθαρίσατε χεῖρας ἁμαρτωλοὶ καὶ ἁγνίσατε καρδίας δίψυχοι.
9 Aflíjanse, lamenten y lloren. Que su risa se convierta en llanto, y su alegría en tristeza.
9 ταλαιπωρήσατε καὶ πενθήσατε καὶ κλαύσατε· ὁ γέλως ὑμῶν εἰς πένθος μεταστραφήτω καὶ ἡ χαρὰ εἰς κατήφειαν.
10 Humíllense delante del Señor, y él los exaltará.
10 ταπεινώθητε ἐνώπιον τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ ὑψώσει ὑμᾶς.
11 Hermanos, no hablen mal unos de otros. El que habla mal de un hermano o juzga a su hermano, habla mal de la Ley y juzga la Ley. Pero si juzgas la Ley, ya no eres hacedor de la Ley, sino juez.
11 Μὴ καταλαλεῖτε ἀλλήλων, ἀδελφοί. ὁ καταλαλῶν ἀδελφοῦ καὶ κρίνων τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ καταλαλεῖ νόμου καὶ κρίνει νόμον· εἰ δὲ νόμον κρίνεις, οὐκ εἶ ποιητὴς νόμου, ἀλλὰ κριτής.
12 Uno solo es el Legislador y Juez, el que puede salvar y destruir. Pero tú, ¿quién eres para juzgar a tu prójimo?
12 εἷς ἐστιν ὁ νομοθέτης καὶ κριτής, ὁ δυνάμενος σῶσαι καὶ ἀπολέσαι· σὺ δὲ τίς εἶ ὃς κρίνεις τὸν ἕτερον;
13 Ahora escuchen, ustedes que dicen: Hoy o mañana iremos a tal ciudad, pasaremos allí un año, haremos negocios y ganaremos dinero.
13 Ἄγε νῦν οἱ λέγοντες· σήμερον καὶ αὔριον πορευσόμεθα εἰς τήνδε τὴν πόλιν καὶ ποιήσομεν ἐκεῖ ἐνιαυτὸν ἕνα καὶ ἐμπορευσόμεθα καὶ κερδήσομεν·
14 Pero ustedes no saben qué será de su vida mañana. Porque son como vapor que aparece por poco tiempo y luego desaparece.
14 οἵτινες οὐκ ἐπίστασθε τὸ τῆς αὔριον· ποία γὰρ ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν; ἀτμὶς γάρ ἔσται ἡ πρὸς ὀλίγον φαινομένη, ἔπειτα [δὲ] καὶ ἀφανιζομένη·
15 Más bien, deberían decir: Si el Señor quiere, viviremos y haremos esto o aquello.
15 ἀντὶ τοῦ λέγειν ὑμᾶς, ἐὰν ὁ Κύριος θελήσῃ, καὶ ζήσομεν καὶ ποιήσομεν τοῦτο ἢ ἐκεῖνο.
16 Pero ahora se jactan en sus orgullos. Toda jactancia así es mala.
16 νῦν δὲ καυχᾶσθε ἐν ταῖς ἀλαζονείαις ὑμῶν· πᾶσα καύχησις τοιαύτη πονηρά ἐστιν.
17 Así que, al que sabe hacer lo bueno y no lo hace, le es pecado.
17 εἰδότι οὖν καλὸν ποιεῖν καὶ μὴ ποιοῦντι, ἁμαρτία αὐτῷ ἐστιν.
Cross references (17)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Peter 2:11; Galatians 5:17; Romans 7:23; James 1:14; Romans 8:7
  2. 2 John 16:24; Matthew 7:7–8; James 1:5; Luke 11:9–13; John 4:10
  3. 3 1 John 5:14; 1 John 3:22; James 1:6–7; James 4:1; Proverbs 15:8
  4. 4 1 John 2:15–16; Romans 8:7; Matthew 6:24; John 15:19; Galatians 1:10
  5. 5 2 Corinthians 6:16; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Numbers 11:29; Titus 3:3; Psalm 37:1
  6. 6 Matthew 23:12; Proverbs 3:34; 1 Peter 5:5; Psalm 138:6; Proverbs 18:12
  7. 7 1 Peter 5:8–9; Ephesians 4:27; Ephesians 6:11–12; 1 Peter 5:6; Luke 4:2–13
  8. 8 Psalm 145:18; Hebrews 10:22; Malachi 3:7; Zechariah 1:3; Isaiah 55:6–7
  9. 9 Matthew 5:4; 2 Corinthians 7:10–11; Luke 6:25; Proverbs 14:13; James 5:1–2
  10. 10 Psalm 147:6; Matthew 23:12; 1 Peter 5:6; Luke 14:11; James 4:6–7
  11. 11 1 Peter 2:1; James 5:9; Romans 2:1; Luke 6:37; Psalm 140:11
  12. 12 Romans 14:4; Romans 2:1; Matthew 10:28; Isaiah 33:22; James 5:9
  13. 13 Proverbs 27:1; Luke 12:17–20; Genesis 11:3–4; Ecclesiastes 2:1; Isaiah 24:2
  14. 14 1 Peter 1:24; Psalm 39:5; 1 John 2:17; Psalm 102:3; Job 7:6–7
  15. 15 Proverbs 19:21; Hebrews 6:3; Lamentations 3:37; Acts 18:21; Romans 1:10
  16. 16 Proverbs 27:1; 1 Corinthians 5:6; Psalm 52:7; Proverbs 25:14; Isaiah 47:10
  17. 17 John 9:41; John 13:17; John 15:22; 2 Peter 2:21; Luke 12:47–48

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 4:6 Clement of Rome, First Epistle to the Corinthians (Chapters XXVI–XXXIII)

    "For God," saith [the Scripture], "resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble." Let us cleave, then, to those to whom grace has been given by God.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 4:6 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book I)

    And man, being a part of Thy creation, desires to praise Thee, man, who bears about with him his mortality, the witness of his sin, even the witness that Thou "resistest the proud," --yet man, this part of Thy creation, desires to praise Thee.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 4:6 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LXV)

    "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble." Again, I will ask you another thing also.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 4:6 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book IV)

    … man, very skilful in medicine, and much renowned therein, who had with his own proconsular hand put the Agonistic garland upon my distempered head, not, though, as a physician; for this disease Thou alone healest, who resistest the proud, and givest grace to the humble. But didst Thou fail me even by that old man, or forbear from healing my …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  5. Quotes verse 4:6 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book IV, Chapters XIII–XV)

    But I pressed towards Thee, and was repelled by Thee that I might taste of death, for Thou "resistest the proud." But what prouder than for me, with a marvellous madness, to assert myself to be that by nature which Thou art?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)