From where come wars and fightings among you? come they not from here, even of your lusts that war in your members?
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Clement Of Rome
AD 99
Let us cleave, therefore, to the innocent and righteous, since these are the elect of God. Why are there strifes, and tumults, and divisions, and schisms, and wars.
Unde bella et lites? polemoi kai machai, as also in ver. 2, litigatis et belligeratis, machesthe, kai polemeite. I see no reason to translate it, by lawsuits and pleadings, as Mr. N. Ver. 11. Parens.exterminabitur, phainomene, aphanizomene.
Whence are wars and contentions, in all kinds, but from your lusts and disorderly passions, coveting to have and enjoy what you have not, as to pleasures, riches, honours (Witham)
