James 1:6

New International Reader's Version

But when you ask, you must believe. You must not doubt. That’s because a person who doubts is like a wave of the sea. The wind blows and tosses them around.

Cross References

Genesis 49:4

But you are as unsteady as water. So you won’t be first anymore. You had sex with my concubine on my bed. You lay on my couch and made it ‘unclean.’

Matthew 14:28

“Lord, is it you?” Peter asked. “If it is, tell me to come to you on the water.”

Acts 10:20

Get up and go downstairs. Don’t let anything keep you from going with them. I have sent them.”

Ephesians 4:14

We will no longer be babies in the faith. We won’t be like ships tossed around by the waves. We won’t be blown here and there by every new teaching. We won’t be blown around by cleverness and tricks. Certain people use them to hide their evil plans.

1 Timothy 2:8

So I want the men in every place to pray. I want them to lift up holy hands. I don’t want them to be angry when they pray. I don’t want them to argue.

Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold firmly to the hope we claim to have. The God who promised is faithful.

Hebrews 11:6

Without faith it is impossible to please God. Those who come to God must believe that he exists. And they must believe that he rewards those who look to him.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you astray. It is good that God’s grace makes our hearts strong. Don’t try to grow strong by eating foods that the law requires. They have no value for the people who eat them.

James 1:7

They shouldn’t expect to receive anything from the Lord.

James 5:15

The prayer offered by those who have faith will make the sick person well. The Lord will heal them. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.

2 Peter 2:17

These people are like springs without water. They are like mists driven by a storm. The blackest darkness is reserved for them.