James

James 1:6–8

⁶But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. ⁷That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. ⁸He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

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James 1:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
he must ask	αἰτείτω	aiteitō	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G154 I ask, request, beg, petition
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
faith	πίστει	pistei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
without	μηδὲν	mēden	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3367 no one, nothing
doubting	διακρινόμενος	diakrinomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1252 I distinguish, discern, doubt, hesitate
because	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
he who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
doubts	διακρινόμενος	diakrinomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1252 I distinguish, discern, doubt, hesitate
is like	ἔοικεν	eoiken	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1503 I am like, resemble
a wave	κλύδωνι	klydōni	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2830 rough water
of	θαλάσσης	thalassēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2281 the sea, lake
blown	ἀνεμιζομένῳ	anemizomenō	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular	G416 I am blown with the wind
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
tossed by the wind	ῥιπιζομένῳ	rhipizomenō	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular	G4494 I toss to and fro

James 1:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
That	ἐκεῖνος	ekeinos	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
expect	οἰέσθω	oiesthō	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3633 I think, suppose
to receive	λήμψεταί	lēmpsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G2983 I receive, take
anything	τι	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5100 any one, some one
from	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir

James 1:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a double-minded	δίψυχος	dipsychos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1374 double-minded, wavering
man	ἀνὴρ	anēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man
unstable	ἀκατάστατος	akatastatos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G182 unsettled, unstable
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
all	πάσαις	pasais	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
ways	ὁδοῖς	hodois	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G3598 a way, road, journey

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

James 1:6 Matthew 21:21–22 · Hebrews 11:6 · Mark 11:22–24 · Ephesians 4:14 · Hebrews 10:23 · Hebrews 13:9 · 1 Timothy 2:8

James 1:7 James 4:3 · Proverbs 15:8 · Isaiah 58:3–4 · Isaiah 1:15 · Proverbs 21:27

James 1:8 1 Kings 18:21 · Matthew 6:24 · James 4:8 · Isaiah 29:13 · 2 Peter 2:14 · 2 Kings 17:41 · 2 Peter 3:16 · 2 Kings 17:33 · Hosea 7:8–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.