New American Standard Bible 1995
James 5:16-18
16ThereforeG3767, 1confessG1843 your sinsG266 to oneG240 anotherG240, and prayG4336 for oneG240 anotherG240 soG3704 that you may be 2healedG2390. 3The effectiveG1754 4prayerG1162 of a righteousG1342 manG1342 canG2480 accomplishG1754 muchG4183. 17ElijahG2243 was 5a manG444 with a natureG3663 likeG3663 oursG1473, and 6he prayedG4336 7earnestlyG4335 that it would not rainG1026, and it did not rainG1026 on the earthG1093 for 8threeG5140 yearsG1763 and sixG1803 monthsG3376. 18ThenG2532 he 9prayedG4336 againG3825, and 10the 11skyG3772 12pouredG1325 rainG5205 and the earthG1093 producedG985 its fruitG2590.
Notes
- 1. James 5:16 Matt 3:6; Mark 1:5; Acts 19:18 ↩
- 2. James 5:16 Heb 12:13; 1 Pet 2:24 ↩
- 3. James 5:16 Gen 18:23-32; John 9:31 ↩
- 4. James 5:16 Lit supplication ↩
- 5. James 5:17 Acts 14:15 ↩
- 6. James 5:17 1 Kin 17:1; 18:1 ↩
- 7. James 5:17 Lit with prayer ↩
- 8. James 5:17 Luke 4:25 ↩
- 9. James 5:18 1 Kin 18:42 ↩
- 10. James 5:18 1 Kin 18:45 ↩
- 11. James 5:18 Lit heaven ↩
- 12. James 5:18 Lit gave ↩
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
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