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James 1:6

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

KJV

αἰτείτω δὲ ἐν πίστει, μηδὲν διακρινόμενος· ὁ γὰρ διακρινόμενος ἔοικεν κλύδωνι θαλάσσης ἀνεμιζομένῳ καὶ ῥιπιζομένῳ.

Greek NT

Postulet autem in fide nihil hæsitans : qui enim hæsitat, similis est fluctui maris, qui a vento movetur et circumfertur :

Vulgate

But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.

ASV

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, which is moved and carried about by the wind.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αἰτέω
aiteo
verb · 70×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διακρίνω
diakrino
verb · 19×
εἴκω
eiko
verb · 4×
θάλασσα
thalassa
noun · 91×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κλύδων
kludon
noun · 2×
μηδείς
medeis
adjective · 92×
πίστις
pistis
noun · 243×
ἀνεμίζω
anemizo
verb · 1×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ῥιπίζω
ripizo
verb · 1×

Historic Christian voices

8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2633When we share in God's saving love, we understand that every need can become the object of petition. Christ, who assumed all things in order to redeem all things, is glorified by what we ask the Father in his name.110 It is with this confidence that St. James and St. Paul exhort us to pray at all times.111
§2737"You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions."26 If we ask with a divided heart, we are "adulterers";27 God cannot answer us, for he desires our well-being, our life. "Or do you suppose that it is in vain that the scripture says, 'He yearns jealously over the spirit which he has made to dwell in us?'"28 That our God is "jealous" for us is t…
I saw a huge beast like a whale, and from its mouth fiery locusts proceeded. The beast was about a hundred feet in length, and its head was like a piece of pottery. I began to weep and pray unto the Lord that He would rescue me from it. Then I remembered the word which I had heard: "Do not doubt, Hermas."
Is prayer an act of the appetitive or of the cognitive power? Is it fitting to pray to God? Is prayer an act of religion? Should we pray to God alone? Should we ask for something definite when we pray? Should we ask for temporal things when we pray? Should we pray for others? Should we pray for our enemies? The seven petitions of the Lord's Prayer Is prayer proper to the ration…
Q. What belongs to a prayer that pleases God and is heard by him? A. First, we must pray from the heart to no other than the one true God, who has revealed himself in his Word, asking for everything he has commanded us to ask for. Second, we must acknowledge our need and misery, hiding nothing, and humble ourselves in his majestic presence. Third, we must rest on this unshakabl…

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 2:8 — I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
  • Eph 4:14 — That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
  • Eph 4:14 — That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
  • Exod 17:12 — But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his h
  • Gen 49:4 — Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
  • Heb 10:22 — Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
  • Heb 10:23 — Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
  • Heb 10:23 — Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
  • Heb 11:6 — But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
  • Heb 13:9 — Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
  • Jas 4:3 — Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
  • Jas 5:15 — And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
  • Luke 9:62 — And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
  • Mark 11:22 — And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
  • Matt 11:7 — And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
  • Matt 14:31 — And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
  • Matt 21:21 — Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
  • Matt 21:21 — Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou