James 1:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Let him make his request in faith, doubting nothing; for he who has doubt in his heart is like the waves of the sea, which are troubled by the driving of the wind.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 21:21-22 : 21 And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done. 22 And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.
  • Eph 4:14 : 14 So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;
  • Mark 11:22-24 : 22 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Have God's faith. 23 Truly I say to you, Whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and be put into the sea; and has no doubt in his heart, but has faith that what he says will come about, he will have his desire. 24 For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.
  • Heb 11:6 : 6 And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.
  • Heb 10:23 : 23 Let us keep the witness of our hope strong and unshaking, for he is true who has given his word:
  • Heb 13:9 : 9 Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.
  • 1 Tim 2:8 : 8 It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.

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  • Jas 1:7-8
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    7 Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord;

    8 For there is a division in his mind, and he is uncertain in all his ways.

  • Jas 1:3-5
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    3 Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope;

    4 But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.

    5 But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

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    22 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Have God's faith.

    23 Truly I say to you, Whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and be put into the sea; and has no doubt in his heart, but has faith that what he says will come about, he will have his desire.

    24 For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.

  • 23 Let us keep the witness of our hope strong and unshaking, for he is true who has given his word:

  • 6 And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.

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    21 And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done.

    22 And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.

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    30 But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.

    31 And straight away Jesus put out his hand and took a grip of him, and said to him, O man of little faith, why were you in doubt?

  • Matt 8:26-27
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    26 And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

    27 And the men were full of wonder, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do his orders?

  • 40 And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?

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    5 And the twelve said to the Lord, Make our faith greater.

    6 And the Lord said, If your faith was only as great as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this tree, Be rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would be done.

  • 29 And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

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    11 And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.

    12 And he said to them, Take me up and put me into the sea, and the sea will become calm for you: for I am certain that because of me this great storm has come on you.

    13 And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea got rougher and rougher against them.

  • 17 Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.

  • 23 But he who is in doubt is judged if he takes food, because he does it not in faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.

  • 17 But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

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    12 There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.

    13 Let no man say when he is tested, I am tested by God; for it is not possible for God to be tested by evil, and he himself puts no man to such a test:

  • 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true.

  • 20 Still, he did not give up faith in the undertaking of God, but was made strong by faith, giving glory to God,

  • 6 You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

  • 20 But the evil-doers are like the troubled sea, for which there is no rest, and its waters send up earth and waste.

  • 20 And he says to them, Because of your little faith: for truly I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Be moved from this place to that; and it will be moved; and nothing will be impossible to you.

  • 14 And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us:

  • 13 Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

  • 7 Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

  • 23 Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a glass;

  • 12 So let him who seems to himself to be safe go in fear of a fall.

  • 25 For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.

  • 8 So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

  • 48 He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.

  • 20 Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use?

  • 12 But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.

  • 5 So that your faith might be based not on man's wisdom but on the power of God.

  • 6 From which some have been turned away, giving themselves to foolish talking;

  • 4 He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,

  • 13 If we are without faith, still he keeps faith, for he will never be untrue to himself.

  • 6 But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.

  • 13 Violent waves of the sea, streaming with their shame, wandering stars for whom the darkest night is kept in store for ever.

  • 36 For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.