James 5:13

James 5:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
• New International Version (NIV)Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.

Context of James 5:13

11Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful. 12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment. Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise. 14Is any among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.

James 5:13 word by word

Κακοπαθεῖ τις ἐν ὑμῖν; προσευχέσθω· εὐθυμεῖ τις; ψαλλέτω.Read the interlinear

• prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• singψάλλωpsallō · to sing praiseG5567

Cross-references for James 5:13

• 2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
• Job 33:26He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.
• Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.
• Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
• Psalms 91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him.
• Psalms 116:3The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
• Psalms 118:5Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah: Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place.
• Psalms 142:1I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
• Lamentations 3:55I called upon thy name, O Jehovah, out of the lowest dungeon.
• Hosea 6:1Come, and let us return unto Jehovah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
• Jonah 2:2And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice.
• Luke 22:44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.
• Luke 23:42And he said, Jesus, remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom.
• Acts 16:24who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
• 2 Corinthians 12:7And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.
• Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

Commentaries on James 5:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray - The Jews taught that the meaning of the ordinance, Leviticus 13:45, which required the leper to cry, Unclean! unclean! was, "that thus making known his calamity, the people might be led to offer up prayers to God in his behalf," Sota, page 685, ed. Wagens. They taught also, that when any sickness or affliction entered a family, they should go to the wise men, and implore their prayers. Bava bathra, fol. 116, 1…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Is any among you afflicted? - By sickness, bereavement, disappointment, persecutions, loss of health or property. The word used here refers to suffering evil of any kind, ( ͂ kakopatheiLet him pray - That is, prayer is appropriate to trial. The mind naturally resorts to it, and in every way it is proper. God only can remove the source of sorrow; he can grant unto us “a happy issue out of all our afflictions;” he can make them the means of sanctifying the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 The sin of swearing is condemned; but how many make light of common profane swearing! Such swearing expressly throws contempt upon God's name and authority. This sin brings neither gain, nor pleasure, nor reputation, but is showing enmity to God without occasion and without advantage It shows a man to be an enemy to God, however he pretends to call himself by his name, or sometimes joins in acts of worship. But the Lord will not hold him…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. afflicted--referring to the "suffering affliction" (Jas 5:10). let him pray--not "swear" in rash impatience. merry--joyous in mind. sing psalms--of praise. Paul and Silas sang psalms even in affliction.Read the comment

Topics related to James 5:13

• Afflicted
• Afflictions and Adversities
• Joy
• Praise
• Resignation

In the dictionaries

• Convert
• Grudge
• Howl
• Nourish
• Pitiful
• Tender
• Wanton
• James, Epistle of
• Praise
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Commentaries on James 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings