James 5:15

James 5:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
• New International Version (NIV)And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.

Context of James 5:15

13Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14Is anyone 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. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. 17Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.

James 5:15 word by word

καὶ ἡ εὐχὴ τῆς πίστεως σώσει τὸν κάμνοντα καὶ ἐγερεῖ αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος· κἂν ἁμαρτίας ᾖ πεποιηκώς, ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the prayerεὐχήeuchē · a vow/prayerG2171
• of faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• shall saveσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• the sickκάμνωkamnō · be weary/sick: illG2577
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• shall raiseἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• and ifκἄνkan · and/even ifG2579
• he have committedποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• theyἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863
• shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• forgivenἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863

Cross-references for James 5:15

• James 5:13Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
• James 1:6But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
• Matthew 17:20He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."
• Matthew 21:21And Jesus answered them, "Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' it will happen.
• Mark 11:22And Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God.
• Mark 16:17And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
• 1 Corinthians 12:28And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
• Isaiah 33:24And no inhabitant will say, "I am sick"; the people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.
• Matthew 9:2And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven."
• Mark 2:5And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
• John 5:14Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, "See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you."
• 1 Corinthians 11:30That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.
• 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.

Commentaries on James 5:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15And the prayer of faith; shall save the sick - That is, God will often make these the means of a sick man's recovery; but there often are cases where faith and prayer are both ineffectual, because God sees it will be prejudicial to the patient's salvation to be restored; and therefore all faith and prayer on such occasions should be exerted on this ground: "If it be most for thy glory, and the eternal good of this man's soul, let him be restored; if…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And the prayer of faith - The prayer offered in faith, or in the exercise of confidence in God. It is not said that the particular form of the faith exercised shall be that the sick man will certainly recover; but there is to be unwavering confidence in God, a belief that he will do what is best, and a cheerful committing of the cause into his hands. We express our earnest wish, and leave the case with him. The prayer of faith is to accompany the use of…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15The prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick: This saying is generally true, depending on God's will. Only prayers with genuine faith will receive a positive response from the Lord. Faith for healing is a gift from God (See also Mark 9:23; John 14:13–14; 15:7, 16; 16:23–27; 1 John 3:22; 5:14–15). If he has sinned: James suggests that some illnesses might result from sin. It is important to confess and seek forgiveness for the sin (James…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. prayer--He does not say the oil shall save: it is but the symbol. save--plainly not as Rome says, "save" the soul. but heal "the sick": as the words, "the Lord shall raise him up," prove. So the same Greek is translated, "made (thee) whole," Mt 9:21, 22. and if ... sins--for not all who are sick are so because of some special sins. Here a case is supposed of one visited with sickness for special sins. have committed--literally, "be in a state of…Read the comment

Topics related to James 5:15

• Afflicted
• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Elder
• God Continued...
• Intercession
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Convert
• Grudge
• Howl
• Nourish
• Pitiful
• Tender
• Wanton
• Intercession
• Sick; Sickness
• anoint, anointed, anointing

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