James 4:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

Young's Literal Translation
ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend [it].

King James Bible
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.

Greek
[And when] you do ask,
αἰτεῖτε (aiteite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

{you do} not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

receive,
λαμβάνετε (lambanete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

because
διότι (dioti)
Conjunction
Strong's 1360: On this account, because, for. From dia and hoti; on the very account that, or inasmuch as.

you ask
αἰτεῖσθε (aiteisthe)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

with wrong motives,
κακῶς (kakōs)
Adverb
Strong's 2560: Badly, evilly, wrongly. From kakos; badly.

that
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

you may squander [it]
δαπανήσητε (dapanēsēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1159: To spend, bear expense, waste, squander. From dapane; to expend, i.e. to incur cost, or to waste.

on
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

pleasures.
ἡδοναῖς (hēdonais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 2237: From handano; sensual delight; by implication, desire.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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