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 doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.

For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, 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; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

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

Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they 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 shall cry, but 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, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them.

When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and meal-offering, 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 unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.

And it is come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said Jehovah of hosts;

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink? They say unto him, We are able.

But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything 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 he wasted his substance with riotous living.

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

Lusts

Whence come wars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?

General references

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

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

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