unfoldingWord_en_tn/jas/01/06.md

## in faith, without doubting ##

"without doubting" is a negative phrase that can be stated in the positive as "with complete certainty that God will answer." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])

## for the one who doubts is like a wave in the sea, driven by the wind and tossed around ##

This compares a person who doubts with the way water moves and keeps changing direction. Alternate translation: “is always moving back and forth between belief and unbelief” or “is always changing what he believes.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## his request ##

"what he asked"

## of the Lord ##

"from the Lord"

## is a doubleminded person ##

The word "doubleminded" refers to a person's thoughts when he is unable to make a decision. This can be translated as "cannot decide if he will follow Jesus or not follow Jesus." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## unstable in all his ways ##

"He is not certain about anything."
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## in faith, without doubting ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`"without doubting" is a negative phrase that can be stated in the positive as "with complete certainty that God will answer." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## for the one who doubts is like a wave in the sea, driven by the wind and tossed around ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This compares a person who doubts with the way water moves and keeps changing direction. Alternate translation: “is always moving back and forth between belief and unbelief” or “is always changing what he believes.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`

			`## his request ##`

			`"what he asked"`

			`## of the Lord ##`

			`"from the Lord"`

			`## is a doubleminded person ##`

			`The word "doubleminded" refers to a person's thoughts when he is unable to make a decision. This can be translated as "cannot decide if he will follow Jesus or not follow Jesus." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`## unstable in all his ways ##`

			`"He is not certain about anything."`