James 4:2

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.
American Standard Version

Treated in 7 passages across the library.

  1. Mighty Power in Prayer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Ask and Have cites James 4:2

    …ou ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may consume it upon your lusts.” James 4:2,3. MAY these striking words be made profitable to us by the teaching of the Holy Spirit. …

  2. Divine Healing · Andrew Murray

    Fervent and Effectual Prayer cites James 4:2

    …aling of the sick, or in conversion, or sanctification. “Ye have not because ye ask not” (James 4:2). Let it also teach us patience. In the cases where healing is delayed, let us remember t…

  3. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Means of Grace cites James 4:2

    …giveth to all men liberally,” (if they ask; otherwise “ye have not, because ye ask not,” (James 4:2, ) “and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” (James 1:5). If it be objected, “But …

  4. The Ministry of Intercession · Andrew Murray

    The Lack of Prayer cites Jas. iv. 2

    “Ye have not, because ye ask not.”—Jas. iv. 2. “And He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor.”—Isa. lix…

  5. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Faith, Prayer, and the Life of Dependence cites James 4:2

    …od ordains for accomplishing His purposes. James says, “Ye have not, because ye ask not” (James 4:2, ASV). Ezekiel presents God seeking an intercessor. Paul repeatedly asks churches to pray…

  6. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites James 4:2

    …Scripture unmistakably treats prayer as consequential. “Ye have not, because ye ask not” (James 4:2, ASV). The mystery should move Christians to pray, not to solve every metaphysical questi…

  7. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites James 4:2

    … for controlling outcomes. Scriptures to revisit Matthew 6:25-34; Philippians 4:6-13, 19; James 4:2; Matthew 6:10; 1 John 5:14; 2 Corinthians 12:9. Reflection 1. Where does money govern dec…

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