James 4:3 Cross References

James 4:3

3: And even when you do ask, you don't get it because your whole motive is wrong--you want only what will give you pleasure.

1 John 5:14

  1. And we can be confident that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will.

1 John 3:22

  1. And we will receive whatever we request because we obey him and do the things that please him.

James 1:6

  1. But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
  2. People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

James 4:1

  1. What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Isn't it the whole army of evil desires at war within you?

Proverbs 15:8

  1. The LORD hates the sacrifice of the wicked, but he delights in the prayers of the upright.

Psalms 66:18

  1. If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, my Lord would not have listened.
  2. But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer.

Micah 3:4

  1. Then you beg the LORD for help in times of trouble! Do you really expect him to listen? After all the evil you have done, he won't even look at you!

Mark 10:38

  1. But Jesus answered, "You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of sorrow I am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I must be baptized with?"

Psalms 18:41

  1. They called for help, but no one came to rescue them. They cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer them.

Job 27:8

  1. For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off and takes away their life?
  2. Will God listen to their cry when trouble comes upon them?
  3. Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time?

Jeremiah 11:14

  1. "Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, for I will not listen to them when they cry out to me in distress.

Luke 15:13

  1. "A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and took a trip to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money on wild living.

Proverbs 21:13

  1. Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.

Proverbs 21:27

  1. God loathes the sacrifice of an evil person, especially when it is brought with ulterior motives.

Isaiah 1:15

  1. From now on, when you lift up your hands in prayer, I will refuse to look. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen. For your hands are covered with the blood of your innocent victims.
  2. Wash yourselves and be clean! Let me no longer see your evil deeds. Give up your wicked ways.

Zechariah 7:13

  1. "Since they refused to listen when I called to them, I would not listen when they called to me, says the LORD Almighty.

Job 35:12

  1. "And if they do cry out and God does not answer, it is because of their pride.

Jeremiah 14:12

  1. When they fast in my presence, I will pay no attention. When they present their burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. In return, I will give them only war, famine, and disease."

Jeremiah 11:11

  1. Therefore, says the LORD, I am going to bring calamity upon them, and they will not escape. Though they beg for mercy, I will not listen to their cries.

Luke 16:1

  1. Jesus told this story to his disciples: "A rich man hired a manager to handle his affairs, but soon a rumor went around that the manager was thoroughly dishonest.
  2. So his employer called him in and said, 'What's this I hear about your stealing from me? Get your report in order, because you are going to be dismissed.'

Matthew 20:22

  1. But Jesus told them, "You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of sorrow I am about to drink?Oh yes," they replied, "we are able!"

Proverbs 1:28

  1. "I will not answer when they cry for help. Even though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.

Luke 15:30

  1. Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the finest calf we have.'
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