Focused Passage

James 1:5-8

Endurance, Wisdom, and the Implanted Word

James moves from the testing of faith in trials, to the need for God-given wisdom, to the danger of desire-born temptation, to the call to receive and obey the implanted word in pure and undefiled religion.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

6But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

7That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

8He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

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Verse 5

Original words

NowδέG1161ConjunctionifΕἰG1487ConjunctionanyτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularof youὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PlurallacksλείπεταιG3007Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularwisdomσοφίαςG4678Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularhe should askαἰτείτωG154Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .παρὰG3844PrepositionGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhoτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulargivesδιδόντοςG1325Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingulargenerouslyἁπλῶςG574Adverbto allπᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionwithoutμὴG3361Adverbfinding faultὀνειδίζοντοςG3679Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionit will be givenδοθήσεταιG1325Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularto himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 6

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunctionhe must askαἰτείτωG154Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionfaithπίστειG4102Noun - Dative Feminine SingularwithoutμηδὲνG3367Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingulardoubtingδιακρινόμενοςG1252Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularbecauseγὰρG1063Conjunctionhe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulardoubtsδιακρινόμενοςG1252Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singularis likeἔοικενG1503Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara waveκλύδωνιG2830Noun - Dative Masculine Singularof [the] seaθαλάσσηςG2281Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularblownἀνεμιζομένῳG416Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiontossed by the windῥιπιζομένῳG4494Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 7

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionThatἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular{should} notμὴG3361AdverbexpectοἰέσθωG3633Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754Conjunctionto receiveλήμψεταίG2983Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularanythingτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularfromπαρὰG3844PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 8

Original words

[He is] a double-mindedδίψυχοςG1374Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἀνὴρG435Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularunstableἀκατάστατοςG182Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionallπάσαιςG3956Adjective - Dative Feminine PluralhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralwaysὁδοῖςG3598Noun - Dative Feminine Plural

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