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James 1:7–8

7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,

8 being a 1adouble-minded man, bunstable in all his ways.

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James 1:7–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.

James 1:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

James 1:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

James 1:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.

James 1:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

James 1:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

Such doubters are thinking two different things at the same time, and they cannot decide about anything they do. They should not think they will receive anything from the Lord.

James 1:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord; a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.

James 1:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

for let not that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

James 1:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A person who has doubts shouldn’t expect to receive anything from the Lord. A person who has doubts is thinking about two different things at the same time and can’t make up his mind about anything. 

James 1:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways.

James 1:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

for the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

James 1:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

James 1:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

A man like that shouldn’t expect to receive anything from the Lord. He can’t make up his mind. He can never decide what to do.


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