James 4:7

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James 4:7 (WEB)
Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Catechism · 1

§2737Article 2 · The Battle of PrayerRead at vatican.va
“"You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions."” — Catechism footnote: Jas 4:3; cf. the whole context: Jas 4:1-10; 1:5-8; 5:16.

Fathers and councils · 1

John Cassian, Conferences I–X VII.8Conference VII
“It is therefore clear that each man goes wrong from this; viz., that when evil thoughts assault him he does not immediately meet them with refusal and contradiction, for it says: “resist him, and he will flee from you.”” — editor's note: S. James iv. 7.
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Cross-references · 7

James 5:16
Cited together in Catechism §2737.
1 John 4:4
Cited together in Conferences I–X VII.8.
Ecclesiastes 8:11
Cited together in Conferences I–X VII.8.
James 1:5
Cited together in Catechism §2737.
James 1:6
Cited together in Catechism §2737.
James 1:7
Cited together in Catechism §2737.
James 1:8
Cited together in Catechism §2737.

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Cited together with · 2

VerseJames 5:16
via CCC 2737
Verse1 John 4:4
via Conferences I–X VII.8

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VerseEcclesiastes 8:11
via Conferences I–X VII.8
VerseJames 1:5
via CCC 2737
VerseJames 1:6
via CCC 2737
VerseJames 1:7
via CCC 2737
VerseJames 1:8
via CCC 2737

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PassageConferences I–X VII.8

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