But he must ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.

and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like the flower of the grass he will pass away.

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;

for he looks at himself and goes away, and immediately forgets what he was like.

Look at the ships also; though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.

Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.