Oecumenius, on Jas 4:1

“From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from your concupiscences, which war in your members?”

“Where do wars and conflicts come from among you? Is it not from here, namely from your pleasures that wage war in your members? It shows that although they may imitate the speech of the teacher, they are all entirely fleshly and commit the most disgraceful acts, calling pleasures to themselves: some indeed seek a more delicate table (which Paul also argues against them saying, "For such are not serving our Lord but their own belly;") (Col. 2:1) others desire the possession of precious fields or houses: others again wish to take on a household or join one house to another: while another seeks something else, in which that evil one imposes upon them, attempting to steal their souls.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.