Skip to content
mannafest.faith
Read

James 1:6

But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

⋯

Commentary

3 voices

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
αἰτείτωaiteitōhe should askG154 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
πίστειpisteifaithG4102 →
μηδὲνmēdennothingG3367 →
διακρινόμενος·diakrinomenosdoubting;G1252 →
ὁhoThe [one]G3588 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
διακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosdoubtingG1252 →
ἔοικενeoikenhe has been likenedG1503 →
κλύδωνιkludōnito a waveG2830 →
θαλάσσηςthalassēsof [the] seaG2281 →
ἀνεμιζομένῳanemizomenōbeing blown by the windG416 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ῥιπιζομένῳ.rhipizomenōbeing tossed by the wind.G4494 →

The walk

Related verses

15 strongest cross-references

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Matthew 21:21–22“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.Hebrews 11:6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.Mark 11:22–24“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.Ephesians 4:14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.Hebrews 10:23Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.Matthew 21:21“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.James 5:15And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.Exodus 17:12When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.Matthew 11:7As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?Jude 1:12–13These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.2 Peter 2:17These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.Genesis 49:4Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.

Featured studies on this passage

Saint James the Greater (Apostle James Praying) — Rembrandt

On James 1:6

James: the Study Guide

Open the study →

Guido Reni, The Archangel Michael: the contention Jude 9 recalls

Walks through James 1

The General Epistles

Open the study →

The Harvesters — Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Walks through James 1

Firstfruits

Open the study →

Ezra Reads the Law to the People — Gustave Doré

Walks through James 1

How to Study the Bible

Open the study →

The Lord's Prayer (Le Pater Noster) — James Tissot

Walks through James 1

The Lord's Prayer

Phrase by phrase — the Old Testament roots under each petition, the Jewish prayers it spoke alongside, and Matthew's and Luke's forms honestly compared.

Open the study →

Rembrandt, Moses with the Ten Commandments: the Law given at the first Pentecost mountain (Exodus 19–20, 32).

Walks through James 1

Pentecost

The fiftieth day, read twice — the Law given in fire at Sinai, the Spirit given in fire in Jerusalem.

Open the study →

About James

The Feeding of the Multitude — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Feeding of the Multitude — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
James: the study guide →Read chapter 1 →The featured study →
Continue: James 1 →