James 1:6
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.”
πίστις
Faith, trust, belief, faithfulness. Pistis. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith is the currency of the kingdom. Everything flows to those who trust God completely.
διακρίνω
Doubt
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διακρίνω
To doubt, to waver, to dispute. Diakrino. Let him ask in faith without doubting. Doubt here is not intellectual question but divided allegiance between God and circumstances.
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αἰτέω
Ask
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αἰτέω
To ask, to request, to demand. Aiteo. Ask and it will be given to you. God invites bold asking. He is not reluctant to give. He is eager to respond to faith.
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ῥιπίζω
being tossed by the wind.
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ῥιπίζω
being tossed by the wind.
to breeze up, i.e. (by analogy) to agitate (into waves)
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κλύδων
to a wave
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κλύδων
a surge of the sea (literally or figuratively)
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θάλασσα
of the sea
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θάλασσα
the sea (genitive case or specially)
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μηδείς
nothing
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μηδείς
not even one (man, woman, thing)
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εἴκω
he has been likened
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εἴκω
to resemble
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