Cross references
James 4:2
You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
James 4:2 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 16:24 (36 votes) and Matthew 7:7–8 (34 votes). 39 other verses point back to it. It links with 30 other books, from Genesis 8 to Revelation 18.
Which verses does James 4:2 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- John 16:2436 votes
Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
- Matthew 7:7–834 votes
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
- James 1:527 votes
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
- Luke 11:9–1323 votes
So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. …
- John 4:1016 votes
Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
- 1 Timothy 6:9–1010 votes
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
- Proverbs 1:195 votes
Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
- James 5:1–55 votes
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. …
- Habakkuk 2:52 votes
and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.
- Isaiah 7:120 votes
But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.”
- Ecclesiastes 4:8-2 votes
Which verses point to James 4:2?
The 10 strongest of 39.