James 1:6

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.

Cross-references

James 5:15 Parallel

James 5:15 shows the prayer of faith saves the sick, illustrating the effective asking in faith from 1:6.

James 4:3 Parallel

James 4:3 reveals another reason prayers go unanswered: selfish motives, complementing the doubting condition in 1:6.

Jude 1:13 Allusion

Jude 1:13 calls false teachers 'wild waves of the sea'—the exact metaphor James uses for a doubting person.

Matthew 21:22 echoes the condition of believing when asking in prayer, reinforcing James 1:6's call to ask in faith.

Mark 11:22-24 explicitly warns against doubting in prayer, directly paralleling James 1:6's condition of faith without doubting.

Hebrews 10:22 Related theme

Hebrews 10:22 calls for drawing near with full assurance of faith, echoing James' call to ask in faith without doubting.

Mark 11:24 Parallel

Mark 11:24 says to believe you have received when you pray — James 1:6 reinforces that with the command to ask in faith without doubting.

Mark 11:23 Parallel

Mark 11:23 promises that faith without doubt can command mountains — James 1:6 echoes that condition for effective prayer.

Matthew 21:21 teaches faith without doubt can move mountains — James 1:6 applies the same principle to asking in prayer.

Matthew 14:31 Related theme

Matthew 14:31 shows Jesus rebuking Peter for doubting — James 1:6 warns that doubt makes one unstable like a wave.

Matthew 7:7 Parallel

Matthew 7:7 promises that asking leads to receiving — James 1:6 clarifies that such asking must be in faith without doubting.

Ephesians 4:14 describes being tossed by every wind of doctrine—matching James' doubter driven like a wave by doubt.

Hebrews 11:6 teaches that faith is necessary to please God, supporting James 1:6's requirement of faith when asking.

In Genesis 49:4, Reuben's instability is compared to water—the same image James uses for a doubter's wavering faith.

Hebrews 10:23 commands holding fast without wavering—the opposite of James' doubter who is unstable like the sea.

Hebrews 13:9 warns against being carried away by strange doctrines—similar instability imagery to James' doubter tossed by doubt.

2 Peter 2:17 compares false teachers to clouds driven by storm—the same instability metaphor James uses for a doubter.

1 John 5:14 Parallel

1 John 5:14 adds that we must ask according to God's will to have confidence, expanding on the faith-filled asking in James.

Jude 1:12 Parallel

Jude 1:12 pictures false teachers as clouds carried by winds—echoing James' doubter driven like a wave.