James 4:3

World Messianic Bible British Edition

You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:11

God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have you asked for riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice,

Job 35:12

There they cry, but no one answers, because of the pride of evil men.

Psalm 18:41

They cried, but there was no one to save; even to the LORD, but he didn’t answer them.

Proverbs 1:28

Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

Jeremiah 11:11

Therefore the LORD says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on them which they will not be able to escape; and they will cry to me, but I will not listen to them.

Jeremiah 11:14

“Therefore don’t pray for this people. Don’t lift up cry or prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me because of their trouble.

Jeremiah 14:12

When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”

Micah 3:4

Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them. Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time, because they made their deeds evil.”

Zechariah 7:13

It has come to pass that, as he called and they refused to listen, so they will call and I will not listen,” said the LORD of Hosts;

Matthew 20:22

But Yeshua answered, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be immersed with the immersion that I am immersed with?” They said to him, “We are able.”

Mark 10:38

But Yeshua said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be immersed with the immersion that I am immersed with?”

Luke 11:10

For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

Luke 15:13

Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and travelled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

Luke 15:30

But when this your son came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’

James 4:1

Where do wars and fightings amongst you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

1 John 3:22

so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

1 John 5:14

This is the boldness which we have towards him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.