Reference: Doubt
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1. In AV 'doubt' (vb. and noun) six times renders a Gr. vb. meaning 'to be at a loss' or 'quite at a loss'; in all these instances except Joh 13:22 RV substitutes 'perplexity,' following the AV rendering of Lu 9:7; 24:4; 2Co 4:8. In this sense 'doubt' is now nearly obsolete; as it is in the meaning riddle, knotty question, which it bears in Da 5:12,16. Not dissimilar is its use in the AV of Joh 10:24 ('make us to doubt'), where RV, more literally, reads 'hold us in suspense.' Quite archaic also is the use of 'doubt' for 'suspect,' instanced in Sir 6:13 (AV). 2. Elsewhere 'doubt' has a religious signification, standing in express or tacit antithesis to 'faith' (wh. see). (a) In Mt 21:21; Mr 11:23; Ac 10:20; 11:12; Ro 14:23; Jas 1:6 (RV), Jude 1:22 (RV), it stands for a vb. signifying 'to be divided in mind (judgment)'
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forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and solving of problems, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and solve problems. Now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
And immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?
And Jesus answering said to them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and do not doubt, not only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree, but even if ye should say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and be thou cast into the sea, it shall come to pass.
And when they saw him, they did homage to him: but some doubted.
And when they saw him, they did homage to him: but some doubted.
Verily I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says takes place, whatever he shall say shall come to pass for him.
And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done by him, and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among the dead,
And ye, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;
And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment.
And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why are thoughts rising in your hearts?
And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why are thoughts rising in your hearts?
And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why are thoughts rising in your hearts?
The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said to him, Until when dost thou hold our soul in suspense? If thou art the Christ, say so to us openly.
The disciples therefore looked one on another, doubting of whom he spoke.
but rise up, go down, and go with them, nothing doubting, because I have sent them.
And the Spirit said to me to go with them, nothing doubting. And there went with me these six brethren also, and we entered into the house of the man,
and hesitated not at the promise of God through unbelief; but found strength in faith, giving glory to God;
Now him that is weak in the faith receive, not to the determining of questions of reasoning.
But he that doubts, if he eat, is condemned; because it is not of faith; but whatever is not of faith is sin.
in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of that teaching which is in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error;
Do all things without murmurings and reasonings,
whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that he might know your state, and that he might encourage your hearts:
I will therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up pious hands, without wrath or reasoning.
But let endurance have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. But if any one of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all freely and reproaches not, and it shall be given to him: read more. 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;
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;
And of some have compassion, making a difference,