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James 5:7-20

7ThereforeG3767 be patientG3114, 1brethrenG80, 2untilG2193 the comingG3952 of the LordG2962. 3The farmerG1092 waitsG1551 for the preciousG5093 produceG2590 of the soilG1093, being patientG3114 aboutG1909 it, untilG2193 4it getsG2983 5the earlyG4291 and lateG3797 rains. 86You tooG2532 be patientG3114; 7strengthenG4741 your heartsG2588, for 8the comingG3952 of the LordG2962 is 9nearG1448. 910Do not 11complainG4727, 12brethrenG80, againstG2596 oneG240 anotherG240, soG2443 that you yourselves may not be judgedG2919; beholdG2400, 13the JudgeG2923 is standingG2476 1415rightG4253 at the 16doorG2374. 10As an exampleG5262, 17brethrenG80, of sufferingG2552 and patienceG3115, takeG2983 18the prophetsG4396 whoG3739 spokeG2980 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962. 11We countG3106 thoseG3588 19blessedG3106 who enduredG5278. You have heardG191 of 20the 21enduranceG5281 of JobG2492 and have seenG3708 22the 23outcomeG5056 of the Lord’sG2962 dealings, that 24the LordG2962 is fullG4184 of compassionG4184 and is mercifulG3629.

12But aboveG4253 allG3956, 25my brethrenG80, 26do not swearG3660, eitherG3383 by heavenG3772 orG3383 by earthG1093 orG3383 with anyG5100 otherG243 oathG3727; but 27your yesG3483 is to be yesG3483, and your noG3756, noG3756, soG2443 that you may not fallG4098 underG5259 judgmentG2920.

13Is anyoneG5100 amongG1722 you 28sufferingG2553? 29Then he must prayG4336. Is anyoneG5100 cheerfulG2114? He is to 30singG5567 praisesG5567. 14Is anyoneG5100 amongG1722 you sickG770? Then he must callG4341 for 31the eldersG4245 of the churchG1577 and they are to prayG4336 overG1909 him, 3233anointingG218 him with oilG1637 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962; 15and the 34prayerG2171 35offered in faithG4102 will 3637restoreG4982 the one who is sickG2577, and the LordG2962 will 38raiseG1453 him up, and ifG2579 he has committedG4160 sinsG266, 39they will be forgivenG863 him. 16ThereforeG3767, 40confessG1843 your sinsG266 to oneG240 anotherG240, and prayG4336 for oneG240 anotherG240 soG3704 that you may be 41healedG2390. 42The effectiveG1754 43prayerG1162 of a righteousG1342 manG1342 canG2480 accomplishG1754 muchG4183. 17ElijahG2243 was 44a manG444 with a natureG3663 likeG3663 oursG1473, and 45he prayedG4336 46earnestlyG4335 that it would not rainG1026, and it did not rainG1026 on the earthG1093 for 47threeG5140 yearsG1763 and sixG1803 monthsG3376. 18ThenG2532 he 48prayedG4336 againG3825, and 49the 50skyG3772 51pouredG1325 rainG5205 and the earthG1093 producedG985 its fruitG2590.

19My brethrenG80, 52ifG1437 anyG5100 amongG1722 you straysG4105 from 53the truthG225 and oneG5100 turnsG1994 him backG1994, 20let him knowG1097 that 54he who turnsG1994 a sinnerG268 from the errorG4106 of his wayG3598 will 55saveG4982 his soulG5590 from deathG2288 and will 56coverG2572 a multitudeG4128 of sinsG266.

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Notes

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

Commentaries on James 5

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