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 doubting. For he that doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed about;

For what is the hope of the ungodly, when God cutteth him off, when +God taketh away his soul?

There they cry, and he answereth not, because of the pride of evil men.

They cried, and there was none to save; unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.

Had I regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear.

then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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

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

Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will bring evil upon them, from which they shall not be able to escape; and they will cry unto me, and I will not hearken unto them.

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

Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; and he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.

And it came to pass, like as he called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear, saith Jehovah of hosts;

And Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which I am about to drink? They say to him, We are able.

And Jesus said to them, Ye do not know what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup which I drink, or be baptised with the baptism that I am baptised with?

and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.

And this is the boldness which we have towards him, that if we ask him anything according to his will he hears us.

Ye may

And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.

And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and he was accused to him as wasting his goods.

Lusts

Whence come wars and whence fightings among you? Is it not thence, from your pleasures, which war in your members?

General references

For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened.

but if ye bite and devour one another, see that ye are not consumed one of another.

for let not that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord;