James

James 1:6

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.

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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

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