James 4:3

Bishops Bible 1568

Ye aske and receaue not, because ye aske amisse, euen to consume it vpon your lustes.

Cross References

1 John 5:14

And this is the trust that we haue in hym: that yf we aske any thyng accordyng to his wyll, he heareth vs.

1 John 3:22

And whatsoeuer we aske, we receaue of hym, because we kepe his commaundementes, and do those thynges which are pleasyng in his syght.

James 4:1

From whence cometh warre and fightyng among you? come they not here hence, euen of your lustes that fight in your members?

Micah 3:4

Then shall they crye vnto the Lorde, but he wyll not heare them: he wyll euen hide his face from them at that time, because they haue done wickedly in their workes

Proverbs 15:8

The Lorde abhorreth the sacrifice of the vngodly: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable vnto hym

Proverbs 21:13

Who so stoppeth his eares at the crying of the poore, he shall crye hym selfe and not be hearde

Job 35:12

If any such complaine, no man geueth aunswere, and that because of the wickednesse of proude tirauntes

Zechariah 7:13

And thus is it come to passe, that like as he cryed, and they would not heare: euen so they cryed, & I would not heare saith the Lord God of hoastes

Luke 15:13

And not long after, when the younger sonne had gathered all that he had together, he toke his iourney into a farre countrey, and there wasted his goodes with riotous lyuyng.

Mark 10:38

But Iesus sayde vnto them, Ye wote not what ye aske: Can ye drynke of the cuppe that I drynke of? and be baptized with the baptisme that I am baptized with?

Matthew 20:22

But Iesus aunswered, and saide: Ye wote not what ye aske. Are ye able to drynke of the cuppe that I shall drynke of? and to be baptized with the baptisme that I am baptized with? They say vnto hym: we are able.

Jeremiah 11:14

Therfore pray not thou for this people, byd neither prayse nor prayer for them: for though they crye vnto me in their trouble, yet wil I not heare them

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the vngodly is abhomination: howe muche more when they offer the thing that is gotten with wickednesse

Proverbs 1:28

Then shall they call vpon me, but I wyll not aunswere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me

Jeremiah 14:12

For though they fast, I wyll not heare their prayers, and though they offer burnt offeringes and sacrifices, yet wyll not I accept them: for I wyll destroy them with the sworde, hunger, and pestilence

Psalm 18:41

(18:40) They cryed, but there was none to saue them: they cryed vnto God, but he dyd not heare them

Jeremiah 11:11

Therefore, thus saith the Lorde: beholde, I will send a plague vpon them, whiche they shall not be able to escape: and they shall crye vnto me, and I wyl not heare them

Luke 15:30

But assoone as this thy sonne was come, which hath deuoured thy goodes with harlottes, thou hast for his pleasure kylled that fat calfe.

1 Kings 3:11

And God sayde vnto him: Thou hast not asked for thy selfe long lyfe, neither hast asked riches for thy selfe, nor hast asked the lyfe of thy enemies, but hast asked for thy selfe vnderstanding & discretion in iudgement

Luke 11:10

For euery one that asketh, receaueth, and he that seketh, fyndeth, and vnto hym that knocketh, shall it be opened.