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James 5

New American Standard Bible 1995

Misuse of Riches

11ComeG33 nowG3568, 2you richG4145, 3weepG2799 and howlG3649 for your miseriesG5004 which are comingG1904 upon you. 24Your richesG4149 have rottedG4595 and your garmentsG2440 have becomeG1096 moth-eatenG4598. 3Your goldG5557 and your silverG696 have rustedG2728; and their rustG2447 will be a witnessG3142 against you and will consumeG2068 your fleshG4561 likeG5613 fireG4442. It is 5in the lastG2078 daysG2250 that you have storedG2343 up your treasureG2343! 4BeholdG2400, 6the payG3408 of the laborersG2040 who mowedG270 your fieldsG5561, and which has been withheldG879 by you, criesG2896 out against you; and 7the outcryG995 of thoseG3588 who didG2325 the harvestingG2325 has reachedG1525 the earsG3775 of 8the LordG2962 of 9SabaothG4519. 5You have 10livedG5171 luxuriouslyG5171 on the earthG1093 and ledG4684 a lifeG4684 of wantonG4684 pleasureG4684; you have 11fattenedG5142 your heartsG2588 in 12a dayG2250 of slaughterG4967. 6You have condemnedG2613 and 1314putG5407 to deathG5407 15the righteousG1342 man; he does not resistG498 you.

Exhortation

7ThereforeG3767 be patientG3114, 16brethrenG80, 17untilG2193 the comingG3952 of the LordG2962. 18The farmerG1092 waitsG1551 for the preciousG5093 produceG2590 of the soilG1093, being patientG3114 aboutG1909 it, untilG2193 19it getsG2983 20the earlyG4291 and lateG3797 rains. 821You tooG2532 be patientG3114; 22strengthenG4741 your heartsG2588, for 23the comingG3952 of the LordG2962 is 24nearG1448. 925Do not 26complainG4727, 27brethrenG80, againstG2596 oneG240 anotherG240, soG2443 that you yourselves may not be judgedG2919; beholdG2400, 28the JudgeG2923 is standingG2476 2930rightG4253 at the 31doorG2374. 10As an exampleG5262, 32brethrenG80, of sufferingG2552 and patienceG3115, takeG2983 33the prophetsG4396 whoG3739 spokeG2980 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962. 11We countG3106 thoseG3588 34blessedG3106 who enduredG5278. You have heardG191 of 35the 36enduranceG5281 of JobG2492 and have seenG3708 37the 38outcomeG5056 of the Lord’sG2962 dealings, that 39the LordG2962 is fullG4184 of compassionG4184 and is mercifulG3629.

12But aboveG4253 allG3956, 40my brethrenG80, 41do not swearG3660, eitherG3383 by heavenG3772 orG3383 by earthG1093 orG3383 with anyG5100 otherG243 oathG3727; but 42your yesG3483 is to be yesG3483, and your noG3756, noG3756, soG2443 that you may not fallG4098 underG5259 judgmentG2920.

13Is anyoneG5100 amongG1722 you 43sufferingG2553? 44Then he must prayG4336. Is anyoneG5100 cheerfulG2114? He is to 45singG5567 praisesG5567. 14Is anyoneG5100 amongG1722 you sickG770? Then he must callG4341 for 46the eldersG4245 of the churchG1577 and they are to prayG4336 overG1909 him, 4748anointingG218 him with oilG1637 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962; 15and the 49prayerG2171 50offered in faithG4102 will 5152restoreG4982 the one who is sickG2577, and the LordG2962 will 53raiseG1453 him up, and ifG2579 he has committedG4160 sinsG266, 54they will be forgivenG863 him. 16ThereforeG3767, 55confessG1843 your sinsG266 to oneG240 anotherG240, and prayG4336 for oneG240 anotherG240 soG3704 that you may be 56healedG2390. 57The effectiveG1754 58prayerG1162 of a righteousG1342 manG1342 canG2480 accomplishG1754 muchG4183. 17ElijahG2243 was 59a manG444 with a natureG3663 likeG3663 oursG1473, and 60he prayedG4336 61earnestlyG4335 that it would not rainG1026, and it did not rainG1026 on the earthG1093 for 62threeG5140 yearsG1763 and sixG1803 monthsG3376. 18ThenG2532 he 63prayedG4336 againG3825, and 64the 65skyG3772 66pouredG1325 rainG5205 and the earthG1093 producedG985 its fruitG2590.

19My brethrenG80, 67ifG1437 anyG5100 amongG1722 you straysG4105 from 68the truthG225 and oneG5100 turnsG1994 him backG1994, 20let him knowG1097 that 69he who turnsG1994 a sinnerG268 from the errorG4106 of his wayG3598 will 70saveG4982 his soulG5590 from deathG2288 and will 71coverG2572 a multitudeG4128 of sinsG266.

Notes

  1. 1. James 5:1 James 4:13 ↩
  2. 2. James 5:1 Luke 6:24; 1 Tim 6:9 ↩
  3. 3. James 5:1 Is 13:6; 15:3; Ezek 30:2 ↩
  4. 4. James 5:2 Job 13:28; Is 50:9; Matt 6:19f ↩
  5. 5. James 5:3 James 5:7, 8 ↩
  6. 6. James 5:4 Lev 19:13; Job 24:10f; Jer 22:13; Mal 3:5 ↩
  7. 7. James 5:4 Ex 2:23; Deut 24:15; Job 31:38f ↩
  8. 8. James 5:4 Rom 9:29; Is 5:9 ↩
  9. 9. James 5:4 I.e. Hosts ↩
  10. 10. James 5:5 Ezek 16:49; Luke 16:19; 1 Tim 5:6; 2 Pet 2:13 ↩
  11. 11. James 5:5 Lit nourished ↩
  12. 12. James 5:5 Jer 12:3; 25:34 ↩
  13. 13. James 5:6 Or murdered ↩
  14. 14. James 5:6 James 4:2 ↩
  15. 15. James 5:6 Heb 10:38; 1 Pet 4:18 ↩
  16. 16. James 5:7 James 4:11; 5:9, 10 ↩
  17. 17. James 5:7 John 21:22; 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
  18. 18. James 5:7 Gal 6:9 ↩
  19. 19. James 5:7 Or he ↩
  20. 20. James 5:7 Deut 11:14; Jer 5:24; Joel 2:23 ↩
  21. 21. James 5:8 Luke 21:19 ↩
  22. 22. James 5:8 1 Thess 3:13 ↩
  23. 23. James 5:8 John 21:22; 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
  24. 24. James 5:8 Rom 13:11, 12; 1 Pet 4:7 ↩
  25. 25. James 5:9 James 4:11 ↩
  26. 26. James 5:9 Lit groan ↩
  27. 27. James 5:9 James 5:7, 10 ↩
  28. 28. James 5:9 1 Cor 4:5; James 4:12; 1 Pet 4:5 ↩
  29. 29. James 5:9 Lit before ↩
  30. 30. James 5:9 Matt 24:33; Mark 13:29 ↩
  31. 31. James 5:9 Lit doors ↩
  32. 32. James 5:10 James 4:11; 5:7, 9 ↩
  33. 33. James 5:10 Matt 5:12 ↩
  34. 34. James 5:11 Matt 5:10; 1 Pet 3:14 ↩
  35. 35. James 5:11 Job 1:21f; 2:10 ↩
  36. 36. James 5:11 Or steadfastness ↩
  37. 37. James 5:11 Job 42:10, 12 ↩
  38. 38. James 5:11 Lit end of the Lord ↩
  39. 39. James 5:11 Ex 34:6; Ps 103:8 ↩
  40. 40. James 5:12 James 1:16 ↩
  41. 41. James 5:12 Matt 5:34-37 ↩
  42. 42. James 5:12 Lit yours is to be yes, yes, and no, no ↩
  43. 43. James 5:13 James 5:10 ↩
  44. 44. James 5:13 Ps 50:15 ↩
  45. 45. James 5:13 1 Cor 14:15; Col 3:16 ↩
  46. 46. James 5:14 Acts 11:30 ↩
  47. 47. James 5:14 Lit having anointed ↩
  48. 48. James 5:14 Mark 6:13; 16:18 ↩
  49. 49. James 5:15 James 1:6 ↩
  50. 50. James 5:15 Lit of ↩
  51. 51. James 5:15 Or save ↩
  52. 52. James 5:15 1 Cor 1:21; James 5:20 ↩
  53. 53. James 5:15 John 6:39; 2 Cor 4:14 ↩
  54. 54. James 5:15 Lit it ↩
  55. 55. James 5:16 Matt 3:6; Mark 1:5; Acts 19:18 ↩
  56. 56. James 5:16 Heb 12:13; 1 Pet 2:24 ↩
  57. 57. James 5:16 Gen 18:23-32; John 9:31 ↩
  58. 58. James 5:16 Lit supplication ↩
  59. 59. James 5:17 Acts 14:15 ↩
  60. 60. James 5:17 1 Kin 17:1; 18:1 ↩
  61. 61. James 5:17 Lit with prayer ↩
  62. 62. James 5:17 Luke 4:25 ↩
  63. 63. James 5:18 1 Kin 18:42 ↩
  64. 64. James 5:18 1 Kin 18:45 ↩
  65. 65. James 5:18 Lit heaven ↩
  66. 66. James 5:18 Lit gave ↩
  67. 67. James 5:19 Matt 18:15; Gal 6:1 ↩
  68. 68. James 5:19 James 3:14 ↩
  69. 69. James 5:20 Lit he who has turned ↩
  70. 70. James 5:20 Rom 11:14; 1 Cor 1:21; James 1:21 ↩
  71. 71. James 5:20 Prov 10:12; 1 Pet 4:8 ↩

Commentaries on James 5

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