James 5:19

James 5:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
• New International Version (NIV)My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back,
• English Standard Version (ESV)My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,

Context of James 5:19

17Elias was a man of like passions to us, and he prayed with prayer that it should not rain; and it did not rain upon the earth three years and six months; 18and again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth caused its fruit to spring forth. My brethren, if any one among you err from the truth, and one bring him back, 20let him know that he that brings back a sinner from [the] error of his way shall save a soul from death and shall cover a multitude of sins.

James 5:19 word by word

Ἀδελφοί μου, ἐάν τις ἐν ὑμῖν πλανηθῇ ἀπὸ τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ ἐπιστρέψῃ τις αὐτόν,Read the interlinear

• oneτιςtis · oneG5100
• truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• backἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994

Cross-references for James 5:19

• Psalms 119:21Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
• Proverbs 19:27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.
• Isaiah 3:12[As for] my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people! they that guide thee mislead [thee], and destroy the way of thy paths.
• 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is [the] root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
• 2 Timothy 2:18[men] who as to the truth have gone astray, saying that the resurrection has taken place already; and overthrow the faith of some.
• 2 Peter 3:17Ye therefore, beloved, knowing [these] things before, take care lest, being led away along with the error of the wicked, ye should fall from your own stedfastness:
• Jude 1:11Woe to them! because they have gone in the way of Cain, and given themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
• James 5:20let him know that he that brings back a sinner from [the] error of his way shall save a soul from death and shall cover a multitude of sins.
• Ezekiel 34:4The weak have ye not strengthened, nor have ye healed the sick, and ye have not bound up [what was] broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought for that which was lost; but with harshness and with rigour have ye ruled over them.
• Matthew 18:15But if thy brother sin against thee, go, reprove him between thee and him alone. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
• Luke 22:32but I have besought for thee that thy faith fail not; and thou, when once thou hast been restored, confirm thy brethren.
• Galatians 6:1Brethren, if even a man be taken in some fault, ye who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself lest thou also be tempted.
• Hebrews 12:12Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the failing knees;
• Jude 1:22And of some have compassion, making a difference,

Commentaries on James 5:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Err from the truth - Stray away from the Gospel of Christ; and one convert him - reclaim him from his error, and bring him back to the fold of Christ.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth - Either doctrinally and speculatively, by embracing error; or practically, by falling into sinful practices. Either of these may be called “erring from the truth,” because they are contrary to what the truth teaches and requires. What is here said does not appear to have any connection with what precedes, but the apostle seems to have supposed that such a case might occur; and, in the conclusion of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-20Verses 19-20 It is no mark of a wise or holy man, to boast of being free from error, or to refuse to acknowledge an error. And there is some doctrinal mistake at the bottom of every practical mistake. There is no one habitually bad, but upon some bad principle. This is conversion; to turn a sinner from the error of his ways, not merely from one party to another, or from one notion and way of thinking to another. There is no way effectually and finally to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20These verses conclude the letter as an inclusio. This means they balance with and relate to the beginning of the letter. The final section connects back to James's opening words about endurance in 1:2–4.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. The blessing of reclaiming an erring sinner by the mutual consent and intercessory prayer just recommended. do err--more literally, "be led astray." the truth--the Gospel doctrine and precepts. one--literally, "any"; as "any" before. Everyone ought to seek the salvation of everyone [Bengel].Read the comment

Topics related to James 5:19

• Intercession
• Regeneration
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Convert
• Grudge
• Howl
• Nourish
• Pitiful
• Tender
• Wanton
• Conversion
• Err; Error

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