James 4:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Only, let him ask in faith, with never a doubt; for the doubtful man is like surge of the sea whirled and swayed by the wind;

Jesus replied, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?" They said to him, "We can."

Jesus said, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup I have to drink, or undergo the baptism I have to undergo?"

and we get from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.

Now the confidence we have in him is this, that he listens to us whenever we ask anything in accordance with his will;

Not many days later, the younger son sold off everything and went abroad to a distant land, where he squandered his means in loose living.

He also said to the disciples: "There was a rich man who had a factor, and this factor, he found, was accused of misapplying his property.

Where do conflicts, where do wrangles come from, in your midst? Is it not from these passions of yours that war among your members?

for everyone who asks receives, the seeker finds, the door is opened to anyone who knocks.

(whereas, if you snap at each other and prey upon each other, take care in case you destroy one another).

that man need not imagine he will get anything from God,