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unde bella et lites in vobis nonne hinc ex concupiscentiis vestris quae militant in membris vestris
From where come wars and fights among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
From where come wars and fightings among you? come they not from here, even of your lusts that war in your members?
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?
From whence come wars and fightings among you? Do they not come even from your lusts that war in your members?
Whence come wars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?
From where is war and contention among you? Is it not from the lusts which war in your members?
Whence come wars and whence fightings among you? Is it not thence, from your pleasures, which war in your members?
From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from your concupiscences, which war in your members?
Whence come wars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Aren't they caused by the selfish desires that fight to control you?
What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don't they come from the cravings that are at war within you?
Where do those fights and quarrels among you come from? They come from your selfish desires that are at war in your bodies, don't they?
Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you?
What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members?
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you?
What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don't they come from the evil desires at war within you?
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even from your lusts that war in your members?
What causes wars and contentions among you? Is it not the cravings which are ever at war within you for various pleasures?
Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members?
You fight and quarrel among yourselves. Do you know why that happens? It is because of the troubles in your thoughts. You want to do bad things that you think will make you happy.
Whence [are] wars and fightings among you? not thence -- out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?
What starts wars and fights among you? Is it not because you want many things and are fighting to have them?
From where are wars and contentions among you? Do they not come from your sensual pleasures, which fight in your members?
Where do you think your fighting and endless conflict come from? Don’t you think that they originate in the constant pursuit of gratification that rages inside each of you like an uncontrolled militia?
What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Isn’t it because there is a whole army of evil desires within you?
What is the source of these conflicts and quarrels among you? Are they not the result of your passions that are at war within you?
What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members?
Where do the wars and disputes come from among you? Is it not from here, that is to say, of your lusts which fight in your members?
What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from your passions that wage war within you?
What leads to strife (discord and feuds) and how do conflicts (quarrels and fightings) originate among you? Do they not arise from your sensual desires that are ever warring in your bodily members?
Do you know where your fights and arguments come from? They come from the selfish desires that war within you.
Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves. You lust for what you don’t have and are willing to kill to get it. You want what isn’t yours and will risk violence to get your hands on it. You wouldn’t think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you’d be asking for what you have no right to. You’re spoiled children, each wanting your own way.
Where do conflicts and quarrels among you come from? Don’t they come from your cravings for pleasure, which are at war in the parts of your body?
What accounts for the quarrels and disputes among you? Is it not this—· your desires that are at war in · your members?
Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you?
Where do conflict and fighting come from among you? Do they not come from the sensuality and covetousness that reign in your members?
Where do all the fights and quarrels among you come from? They come from your desires for pleasure, which are constantly fighting within you.
Whereof be battles and chidings among you? Whether not of your covetings, that fight in your members?
Where do wars come from? Why do people among you fight? It all comes from within, doesn’t it—from your desires for pleasure which make war in your members.
Why do you fight and argue with each other? Isn't it because you are full of selfish desires that fight to control your body?
What causes wars, and what causes fightings among you? Is it not your passions that are at war in your members?
But about the feuds and struggles that exist among you—where do you suppose they come from? Can’t you see that they arise from conflicting passions within yourselves? You crave for something and don’t get it, you are jealous and envious of what others have got and you don’t possess it yourselves. Consequently in your exasperated frustration you struggle and fight with one another. You don’t get what you want because you don’t ask God for it. And when you do ask he doesn’t give it to you, for you ask in quite the wrong spirit—you only want to satisfy your own desires.
Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you?
Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you?
What is the source of conflict among you? What is the source of your disputes? Don’t they come from your cravings that are at war in your own lives?
What leads to [the unending] quarrels and conflicts among you? Do they not come from your [hedonistic] desires that wage war in your [bodily] members [fighting for control over you]?
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
Where do the wars and where do the conflicts among you come from? Is it not from your passions that make war within your members?
What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is the source not your pleasures that wage war in your body’s parts?
Do you know where your ·fights [conflicts; wars] and ·arguments [disputes; quarrels; battles] come from? They come from ·the selfish desires [cravings] that war ·within you [L in your members; C probably parts of the body, but could be members of the church].
Where do quarrels and conflicts among you come from? Don’t they come from this, namely your passions that battle within your body parts?
What causes wars, and what causes fightings among you? Is it not your passions that are at war in your members?
Why do you fight and argue among yourselves? Isn’t it because of your sinful desires? They fight within you.
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
What is causing all the quarrels and fights among you? Isn’t it your desires battling inside you?
Why do you fight and quarrel? It is because your feelings are fighting inside of you. That is why you fight.
Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you?
From where do milchamot (wars) come? What is their goirem (driving force)? And from where come fights among you? Is it not from here, from the ta’avot (lusts) of you warring in your evarim (members)?
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Aren’t they caused by the selfish desires that fight to control you?
Where do wars and fights among you come from? Do they not come from your lusts that war in your body?
Do you know where your fights and arguments come from? They come from the selfish desires that make war inside you.
Do you know where your fights and arguments come from? They come from the selfish desires that make war inside you.
From where are conflicts and from where are quarrels among you? Is it not from this, from your pleasures that wage war among your members?
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?
From-what-source are fights and from-what-source are battles among you? Are they not from-here— from your pleasures waging-war in your body-parts?
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