James 1:7 BSB — MannaFest

James 1:7

That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord;

KJV

For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on James (1107)

The doubter is the one who is far from firm action and is perplexed as to whether this or that will come to pass or not. Such a person will not receive, as one who is not confident concerning what he expects.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

For let not that man think,.... Imagine, conclude, or please himself with such thoughts, that he shall receive anything from the Lord; wisdom, or anything else, he is seeking after; for wanting faith, he has nothing to receive with; faith is the grace, which receives the Lord Jesus Christ himself, and all grace from him; which receives a justifying righteousness, pardon of sin, adoption of children, and even the everlasting inheritance, at least, the right unto it; wherefore those who have not faith, as the wavering man, cannot receive any thing.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord - Compare Heb 11:6. A man can hope for favor from God only as he puts confidence in him. He sees the heart; and if he sees that there is no belief in his existence, or his perfections - no real trust in him - no reliance on his promises, his wisdom, his grace - it cannot be proper that he should grant an answer to our petitions.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
μὴ	mē	Not	G3361 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
οἰέσθω	oiesthō	should suppose	G3633 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	man	G444 →
ἐκεῖνος	ekeinos	that	G1565 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
λήμψεταί	lēmpsetai	he will receive	G2983 →
τι	ti	anything	G5100 →
παρὰ	para	from	G3844 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
κυρίου·	kuriou	Lord;	G2962 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 4:3
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
leads to
- 1 John 5:14
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- 1 John 3:22
  and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
- Proverbs 15:8
  The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- James 1:6–7
  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.
Through
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
leads to
- Proverbs 15:29
  The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
- Jeremiah 6:20
  What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
leads to
- Micah 3:4
  Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
- Isaiah 59:2–3
  But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About James

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About James