James 4:3

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Summary

James 4:3

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Ask, and

Ye may

Luke 15:13

Luke 16:1

Lusts

James 4:1

General references

Luke 11:10

Galatians 5:15

James 1:7

Bible References

Ask, and

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.

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

They cried, but there was none to save them: even to the LORD, but he answered them not.

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Whoever stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: yes, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry to me, I will not hearken to them.

When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

Then shall they cry to the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say to him, We are able.

But Jesus said to them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

Ye may

And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward; and the same was accused to him that he had wasted his goods.

Lusts

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even from your lusts that war in your members?

General references

For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened.

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one by another.

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