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James 5

New American Standard Bible 2020

Misuse of Riches

11ComeG33 nowG3568, 2you richG4145 peopleG4145, 3weepG2799 and howlG3649 for your miseriesG5004 which are comingG1904 uponG1904 you. 24Your richesG4149 have rottedG4595 and your garmentsG2440 have becomeG1096 moth-eatenG4598. 3Your goldG5557 and your silverG696 have corrodedG2728, and their corrosionG2447 will 5serveG1510 asG1510G1519 a testimonyG3142 against you and will consumeG2068 your fleshG4561 likeG5613 fireG4442. It is 6in the lastG2078 daysG2250 that you have storedG2343 upG2343 your treasureG2343! 4BeholdG2400, 7the payG3408 of the laborersG2040 who mowedG270 your fieldsG5561, and which has been withheldG879 by you, criesG2896 outG2896 against you; and 8the outcryG995 of thoseG3588 who didG2325 theG2325 harvestingG2325 has reachedG1525 the earsG3775 of 9the LordG2962 10of armiesG4519. 5You have 1112livedG5171 forG5171 pleasureG5171 on the earthG1093 and livedG4684 luxuriouslyG4684; you have 13fattenedG5142 your heartsG2588 in 14a dayG2250 of slaughterG4967. 6You have condemnedG2613 and 1516putG5407 toG5407 deathG5407 17the righteousG1342 personG1342; he offersG498 you noG3756 resistanceG498.

Exhortation

7ThereforeG3767 beG3114 patientG3114, 18brothersG80 and sisters, 19untilG2193 the comingG3952 of the LordG2962. 20The farmerG1092 waitsG1551 forG1551 the preciousG5093 produceG2590 of the soilG1093, beingG3114 patientG3114 aboutG1909 it, untilG2193 21it getsG2983 22the earlyG4291 and lateG3797 rains. 823You tooG2532 beG3114 patientG3114; 24strengthenG4741 your heartsG2588, for 25the comingG3952 of the LordG2962 is 26nearG1448. 927Do not 28complainG4727, 29brothersG80 and sisters, againstG2596 oneG240 anotherG240, soG2443 thatG2443 you may not be judgedG2919; beholdG2400, 30the JudgeG2923 is standingG2476 3132rightG4253 at the 33doorG2374. 10As an exampleG5262, 34brothersG80 and sisters, of sufferingG2552 and patienceG3115, takeG2983 35the prophetsG4396 whoG3739 spokeG2980 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962. 11We countG3106 thoseG3588 36blessedG3106 who enduredG5278. You have heardG191 of 37the 38enduranceG5281 of JobG2492 and have seenG3708 39the 40outcomeG5056 of the Lord’sG2962 dealings, that 41the LordG2962 is fullG4184 ofG4184 compassionG4184 and is mercifulG3629.

12But aboveG4253 allG3956, 42my brothersG80 and sisters, 43do not swearG3660, eitherG3383 by heavenG3772 orG3383 by earthG1093 orG3383 with anyG5100 otherG243 oathG3727; but 44your yesG3483 is to be yesG3483, and your noG3756, noG3756, soG2443 thatG2443 you do not fallG4098 underG5259 judgmentG2920.

13Is anyoneG5100 amongG1722 you 45sufferingG2553? 46Then he must prayG4336. Is anyoneG5100 cheerfulG2114? He is to 47singG5567 praisesG5567. 14Is anyoneG5100 amongG1722 you sickG770? Then he must callG4341 for 48the eldersG4245 of the churchG1577 and they are to prayG4336 overG1909 him, 4950anointingG218 him with oilG1637 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962; 15and the 51prayerG2171 of faithG4102 will 5253restoreG4982 the one who is sickG2577, and the LordG2962 will 54raiseG1453 him upG1453, and ifG2579 he has committedG4160 sinsG266, 55they will be forgivenG863 him. 16ThereforeG3767, 56confessG1843 your sinsG266 to oneG240 anotherG240, and prayG4336 for oneG240 anotherG240 soG3704 thatG3704 you may be 57healedG2390. 58A 59prayerG1162 of a righteousG1342 personG1342, when it is 60broughtG1754 aboutG1754, canG2480 accomplishG1754 muchG4183. 17ElijahG2243 was 61a manG444 with a natureG3663 likeG3663 oursG1473, and 62he prayedG4336 63earnestlyG4335 that it would not rainG1026, and it did not rainG1026 on the earthG1093 for 64threeG5140 yearsG1763 and sixG1803 monthsG3376. 18ThenG2532 he 65prayedG4336 againG3825, and 66the skyG3772 67pouredG1325 rainG5205 and the earthG1093 producedG985 its fruitG2590.

19My brothersG80 and sisters, 68ifG1437 anyoneG5100 amongG1722 you straysG4105 from 69the truthG225 and someoneG5100 turnsG1994 him backG1994, 20let him knowG1097 that the one who has turnedG1994 a sinnerG268 from the errorG4106 of his wayG3598 will 70saveG4982 his soulG5590 from deathG2288 and 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 Lit be for ↩
  6. 6. James 5:3 James 5:7, 8 ↩
  7. 7. James 5:4 Lev 19:13; Job 24:10f; Jer 22:13; Mal 3:5 ↩
  8. 8. James 5:4 Ex 2:23; Deut 24:15; Job 31:38f ↩
  9. 9. James 5:4 Rom 9:29; Is 5:9 ↩
  10. 10. James 5:4 Gr sabaoth, for Heb tsebaoth ↩
  11. 11. James 5:5 Or led a life of self-indulgence ↩
  12. 12. James 5:5 Ezek 16:49; Luke 16:19; 1 Tim 5:6; 2 Pet 2:13 ↩
  13. 13. James 5:5 Lit nourished ↩
  14. 14. James 5:5 Jer 12:3; 25:34 ↩
  15. 15. James 5:6 Or murdered ↩
  16. 16. James 5:6 James 4:2 ↩
  17. 17. James 5:6 Heb 10:38; 1 Pet 4:18 ↩
  18. 18. James 5:7 James 4:11; 5:9, 10 ↩
  19. 19. James 5:7 John 21:22; 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
  20. 20. James 5:7 Gal 6:9 ↩
  21. 21. James 5:7 Or he ↩
  22. 22. James 5:7 Deut 11:14; Jer 5:24; Joel 2:23 ↩
  23. 23. James 5:8 Luke 21:19 ↩
  24. 24. James 5:8 1 Thess 3:13 ↩
  25. 25. James 5:8 John 21:22; 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
  26. 26. James 5:8 Rom 13:11, 12; 1 Pet 4:7 ↩
  27. 27. James 5:9 James 4:11 ↩
  28. 28. James 5:9 Lit groan ↩
  29. 29. James 5:9 James 5:7, 10 ↩
  30. 30. James 5:9 1 Cor 4:5; James 4:12; 1 Pet 4:5 ↩
  31. 31. James 5:9 Lit before ↩
  32. 32. James 5:9 Matt 24:33; Mark 13:29 ↩
  33. 33. James 5:9 Lit doors ↩
  34. 34. James 5:10 James 4:11; 5:7, 9 ↩
  35. 35. James 5:10 Matt 5:12 ↩
  36. 36. James 5:11 Matt 5:10; 1 Pet 3:14 ↩
  37. 37. James 5:11 Job 1:21f; 2:10 ↩
  38. 38. James 5:11 Or steadfastness ↩
  39. 39. James 5:11 Job 42:10, 12 ↩
  40. 40. James 5:11 Lit end of the Lord ↩
  41. 41. James 5:11 Ex 34:6; Ps 103:8 ↩
  42. 42. James 5:12 James 1:16 ↩
  43. 43. James 5:12 Matt 5:34-37 ↩
  44. 44. James 5:12 Lit yours is to be yes, yes, and no, no ↩
  45. 45. James 5:13 James 5:10 ↩
  46. 46. James 5:13 Ps 50:15 ↩
  47. 47. James 5:13 1 Cor 14:15; Col 3:16 ↩
  48. 48. James 5:14 Acts 11:30 ↩
  49. 49. James 5:14 Lit having anointed ↩
  50. 50. James 5:14 Mark 6:13; 16:18 ↩
  51. 51. James 5:15 James 1:6 ↩
  52. 52. James 5:15 Lit save ↩
  53. 53. James 5:15 1 Cor 1:21; James 5:20 ↩
  54. 54. James 5:15 John 6:39; 2 Cor 4:14 ↩
  55. 55. James 5:15 Lit it ↩
  56. 56. James 5:16 Matt 3:6; Mark 1:5; Acts 19:18 ↩
  57. 57. James 5:16 Heb 12:13; 1 Pet 2:24 ↩
  58. 58. James 5:16 Gen 18:23-32; John 9:31 ↩
  59. 59. James 5:16 Or supplication ↩
  60. 60. James 5:16 I.e., granted by God ↩
  61. 61. James 5:17 Acts 14:15 ↩
  62. 62. James 5:17 1 Kin 17:1; 18:1 ↩
  63. 63. James 5:17 Lit with prayer ↩
  64. 64. James 5:17 Luke 4:25 ↩
  65. 65. James 5:18 1 Kin 18:42 ↩
  66. 66. James 5:18 1 Kin 18:45 ↩
  67. 67. James 5:18 Lit gave ↩
  68. 68. James 5:19 Matt 18:15; Gal 6:1 ↩
  69. 69. James 5:19 James 3:14 ↩
  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 ↩

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