James 4:15

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Instead, you should be saying, “If it is what the Lord wants, we will live and do this or that.”

Cross References

Hebrews 6:3

And we will do so [i.e., go on to more advanced teaching] if God allows us to.

Acts 18:21

So, he left them, saying, “I will come back to you if it is God’s will.” Then He sailed from Ephesus.

Romans 1:10

I am always requesting that somehow, by God’s will, I may now eventually be able to visit you.

1 Corinthians 16:7

But I do not plan to see you yet, as I will [only] be passing through. For I am hoping to stay with you for some time [i.e., in the future], if the Lord permits.

Romans 15:32

And pray that I will [be able to] come to you joyfully, if it is God’s will, and have a refreshing visit with you.

1 Corinthians 4:19

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wants me to. Then I will determine not [only] what these arrogant people are saying, but how much power they have.

James 4:16

But, as it is, you people are boasting in your arrogance [and] all such boasting is evil.