ASV
KJV
3. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.
ESV
3. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.
ERVEN
3. Or when you ask, you don't receive anything, because the reason you ask is wrong. You only want to use it for your own pleasure.
NLT
3. And even when you ask, you don't get it because your motives are all wrong-- you want only what will give you pleasure.
WEB
3. You ask, and don't receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.
NET
3. you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.
NLV
3. Or if you do ask, you do not receive because your reasons for asking are wrong. You want these things only to please yourselves.
HCSB
3. You ask and don't receive because you ask wrongly, so that you may spend it on your desires for pleasure.
YLT
3. ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend [it].
LITV
3. You ask, and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, in order that you may spend on your lusts.
RV
3. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend {cf15i it} in your pleasures.
NCV
3. Or when you ask, you do not receive because the reason you ask is wrong. You want things so you can use them for your own pleasures.
MKJV
3. You ask and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it upon your lusts.
AKJV
3. You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may consume it on your lusts.
LXXEN
KJV
3. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.
AMP
3. [Or] you do ask [God for them] and yet fail to receive, because you ask with wrong purpose and evil, selfish motives. Your intention is [when you get what you desire] to spend it in sensual pleasures.
KJVP
3. Ye ask G154 V-PAI-2P , and G2532 CONJ receive G2983 V-PAI-2P not G3756 PRT-N , because G1360 CONJ ye ask G154 V-PMI-2P amiss G2560 ADV , that G2443 CONJ ye may consume G1159 V-AAS-2P [ it ] upon G1722 PREP your G3588 T-DPF lusts G2237 N-DPF .
YLT
3. ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend [it].
ASV
3. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.
WEB
3. You ask, and don't receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.
NASB
3. You ask but do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.
ESV
3. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.
RV
3. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend {cf15i it} in your pleasures.
RSV
3. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.
NKJV
3. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend [it] on your pleasures.
MKJV
3. You ask and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it upon your lusts.
AKJV
3. You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may consume it on your lusts.
NRSV
3. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.
NIV
3. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
NIRV
3. When you do ask for something, you don't receive it. Why? Because you ask for the wrong reason. You want to spend your money on your sinful pleasures.
NLT
3. And even when you ask, you don't get it because your motives are all wrong-- you want only what will give you pleasure.
MSG
3. 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.
GNB
3. And when you ask, you do not receive it, because your motives are bad; you ask for things to use for your own pleasures.
NET
3. you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.
ERVEN
3. Or when you ask, you don't receive anything, because the reason you ask is wrong. You only want to use it for your own pleasure.