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James 5:4-20

4BeholdG2400, 1the payG3408 of the laborersG2040 who mowedG270 your fieldsG5561, and which has been withheldG879 by you, criesG2896 out against you; and 2the outcryG995 of thoseG3588 who didG2325 the harvestingG2325 has reachedG1525 the earsG3775 of 3the LordG2962 of 4SabaothG4519. 5You have 5livedG5171 luxuriouslyG5171 on the earthG1093 and ledG4684 a lifeG4684 of wantonG4684 pleasureG4684; you have 6fattenedG5142 your heartsG2588 in 7a dayG2250 of slaughterG4967. 6You have condemnedG2613 and 89putG5407 to deathG5407 10the righteousG1342 man; he does not resistG498 you.

7ThereforeG3767 be patientG3114, 11brethrenG80, 12untilG2193 the comingG3952 of the LordG2962. 13The farmerG1092 waitsG1551 for the preciousG5093 produceG2590 of the soilG1093, being patientG3114 aboutG1909 it, untilG2193 14it getsG2983 15the earlyG4291 and lateG3797 rains. 816You tooG2532 be patientG3114; 17strengthenG4741 your heartsG2588, for 18the comingG3952 of the LordG2962 is 19nearG1448. 920Do not 21complainG4727, 22brethrenG80, againstG2596 oneG240 anotherG240, soG2443 that you yourselves may not be judgedG2919; beholdG2400, 23the JudgeG2923 is standingG2476 2425rightG4253 at the 26doorG2374. 10As an exampleG5262, 27brethrenG80, of sufferingG2552 and patienceG3115, takeG2983 28the prophetsG4396 whoG3739 spokeG2980 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962. 11We countG3106 thoseG3588 29blessedG3106 who enduredG5278. You have heardG191 of 30the 31enduranceG5281 of JobG2492 and have seenG3708 32the 33outcomeG5056 of the Lord’sG2962 dealings, that 34the LordG2962 is fullG4184 of compassionG4184 and is mercifulG3629.

12But aboveG4253 allG3956, 35my brethrenG80, 36do not swearG3660, eitherG3383 by heavenG3772 orG3383 by earthG1093 orG3383 with anyG5100 otherG243 oathG3727; but 37your yesG3483 is to be yesG3483, and your noG3756, noG3756, soG2443 that you may not fallG4098 underG5259 judgmentG2920.

13Is anyoneG5100 amongG1722 you 38sufferingG2553? 39Then he must prayG4336. Is anyoneG5100 cheerfulG2114? He is to 40singG5567 praisesG5567. 14Is anyoneG5100 amongG1722 you sickG770? Then he must callG4341 for 41the eldersG4245 of the churchG1577 and they are to prayG4336 overG1909 him, 4243anointingG218 him with oilG1637 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962; 15and the 44prayerG2171 45offered in faithG4102 will 4647restoreG4982 the one who is sickG2577, and the LordG2962 will 48raiseG1453 him up, and ifG2579 he has committedG4160 sinsG266, 49they will be forgivenG863 him. 16ThereforeG3767, 50confessG1843 your sinsG266 to oneG240 anotherG240, and prayG4336 for oneG240 anotherG240 soG3704 that you may be 51healedG2390. 52The effectiveG1754 53prayerG1162 of a righteousG1342 manG1342 canG2480 accomplishG1754 muchG4183. 17ElijahG2243 was 54a manG444 with a natureG3663 likeG3663 oursG1473, and 55he prayedG4336 56earnestlyG4335 that it would not rainG1026, and it did not rainG1026 on the earthG1093 for 57threeG5140 yearsG1763 and sixG1803 monthsG3376. 18ThenG2532 he 58prayedG4336 againG3825, and 59the 60skyG3772 61pouredG1325 rainG5205 and the earthG1093 producedG985 its fruitG2590.

19My brethrenG80, 62ifG1437 anyG5100 amongG1722 you straysG4105 from 63the truthG225 and oneG5100 turnsG1994 him backG1994, 20let him knowG1097 that 64he who turnsG1994 a sinnerG268 from the errorG4106 of his wayG3598 will 65saveG4982 his soulG5590 from deathG2288 and will 66coverG2572 a multitudeG4128 of sinsG266.

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Notes

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

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