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AndδέifΕἰanyτιςof youὑμῶνlacksλείπεταιwisdom,σοφίαςlet him askαἰτείτωGod,παρὰ θεοῦwho givesτοῦ διδόντοςto allπᾶσινgenerouslyἁπλῶςandκαὶwithoutμὴreproaching,ὀνειδίζοντοςandκαὶit will be givenδοθήσεταιto him.αὐτῷ
James 1:5
Study it in the app“And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all generously and without reproaching, and it will be given to him.”
Whoever lacks wisdom should ask God, who gives generouslyPrayerIf you lack wisdom, ask: God gives generously and without scoldingWisdom
With the Greek beneath
James 1:5, word by word
- lacksλείπεταιleipetai
lack
Lack, be lacking; in the passive, be in need, fall short.
Where else “leipetai” appears- wisdomσοφίαςsophias
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “sophias” appears- let him askαἰτείτωaiteitō
ask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “aiteitō” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- who givesδιδόντοςdidontos
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “didontos” appears- generouslyἁπλῶςhaplōs
generously, simply
Simply, without reserve; generously.
Where else “haplōs” appears- reproachingὀνειδίζοντοςoneidizontos
reproach
To throw something in someone's face.
Where else “oneidizontos” appears
The context
4And let perseverance have its complete work, so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing.
5 · This verse (above)
6But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed about.
To study James 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does James say the testing of faith produces, and what should someone do who lacks wisdom (v. 2-5)?
2. What it means
James says it is not enough to hear the word; we must do it (v. 22-25). Why does he use the image of a mirror?
3. How I live it
James speaks of being quick to hear and slow to speak (v. 19). In what conversation today could you listen more?