James 1:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 1:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
αἰτείτω
aitéō
G154
to ask
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἐν
en
G1722
in
πίστει
pístis
G4102
faith
μηδὲν
mēdeís
G3367
no one
διακρινόμενος
diakrínō
G1252
to distinguish
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
διακρινόμενος
diakrínō
G1252
to distinguish
ἔοικεν
eíkō
G1503
to be like
κλύδωνι
klýdōn
G2830
wave
θαλάσσης
thálassa
G2281
sea
ἀνεμιζομένῳ
anemízō
G416
to drive by wind
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ῥιπιζομένῳ
rhipízō
G4494
to toss
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing, for the one doubting has become like a wave of the sea, wind-blown and tossed.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).