Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd 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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