James 5
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James 5:10-20

10As an exampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigmaG5262,brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters,of sufferingκακοπαθείαςkakopatheiasG2552and patienceμακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasG3115,takeλάβετε,labeteG2983the prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396whoοἳhoiG3739spokeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962.
11We countμακαρίζομενmakarizomenG3106thoseG3588blessedG3106who enduredὑπομείναντας·hupomeinantasG5278.You have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191of theenduranceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281of JobἸὼβIōbG2492and have seenG3708theoutcomeτέλοςtelosG5056of the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962dealings, thatthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is fullG4184ofG4184compassionG4184and ismercifulοἰκτίρμων.¶oiktirmōnG3629.
12But aboveΠρὸProG4253allπάντωνpantōnG3956,my brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters,do not swearὀμνύετε,omnueteG3660,eitherμήτεmēteG3383by heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772orμήτεmēteG3383by earthγῆνgēnG1093orμήτεmēteG3383with anyτινὰtinaG5100otherἄλλονallonG243oathὅρκον·horkonG3727; butyour yesναὶnaiG3483is to be yesναὶnaiG3483,and your noοὒouG3756,noοὔ,ouG3756,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you do not fallπέσητε.¶pesēteG4098underὑπὸhupoG5259judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920.
13Is anyoneτιςtisG5100amongἐνenG1722yousufferingΚακοπαθεῖKakopatheiG2553? Thenhe must prayπροσευχέσθω·proseuchesthōG4336.Is anyoneτις;tisG5100cheerfulεὐθυμεῖeuthumeiG2114? He is tosingψαλλέτω.psalletōG5567praisesG5567.
14Is anyoneτιςtisG5100amongG1722you sickἀσθενεῖastheneiG770? Thenhe must callπροσκαλεσάσθωproskalesasthōG4341forthe eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577and they are to prayπροσευξάσθωσανproseuxasthōsanG4336overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909him,anointingἀλείψαντεςaleipsantesG218him with oilἐλαίῳelaiōG1637in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962;
15and theprayerεὐχὴeuchēG2171of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102willrestoreσώσειsōseiG4982the one who is sickκάμνονταkamnontaG2577,and the Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962willraiseἐγερεῖegereiG1453him upG1453,and ifG2579he has committedπεποιηκώς,pepoiēkōsG4160sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,they will be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863him.
16ThereforeοὖνounG3767,confessἐξομολογεῖσθεexomologeistheG1843your sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266to oneἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240anotherG240,and prayG4336for oneἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240anotherG240soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704you may behealedἰαθῆτε·iathēteG2390. AprayerδέησιςdeēsisG1162of a righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342personG1342, when it isbroughtG1754aboutG1754,canἰσχύειischueiG2480accomplishG1754muchπολὺpoluG4183.
17ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243wasa manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444with a natureὁμοιοπαθὴςhomoiopathēsG3663likeG3663oursG1473, andhe prayedπροσηύξατοprosēuxatoG4336earnestlyπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335that it would not rainβρέξαι·brexaiG1026,and it did not rainἔβρεξενebrexenG1026on the earthγῆςgēsG1093forthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140yearsἐνιαυτοὺςeniautousG1763and sixἕξ·hexG1803monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376.
18ThenG2532heprayedπροσηύξατοprosēuxatoG4336againπάλινpalinG3825, andthe skyοὐρανὸςouranosG3772pouredἔδωκενedōkenG1325rainὑετὸνhu'etonG5205and the earthγῆgēG1093producedἐβλάστησενeblastēsenG985its fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.
19My brothersἈδελφοίAdelphoiG80and sisters,ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100amongἐνenG1722you straysπλανηθῇplanēthēaG4105fromthe truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225and someoneτιςtisG5100turnsG1994him backἐπιστρέψῃepistrepsēG1994,
20let him knowγινωσκέτωginōsketōG1097that the one who has turnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994a sinnerἁμαρτωλὸνhamartōlonG268from the errorπλάνηςplanēsG4106of his wayὁδοῦhodouG3598willsaveσώσειsōseiG4982his soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590from deathθανάτουthanatouG2288andcoverκαλύψειkalupseiG2572a multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.¶hamartiōnG266.
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