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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 outG2896 against you; and 2the outcryG995 of thoseG3588 who didG2325 theG2325 harvestingG2325 has reachedG1525 the earsG3775 of 3the LordG2962 4of armiesG4519. 5You have 56livedG5171 forG5171 pleasureG5171 on the earthG1093 and livedG4684 luxuriouslyG4684; you have 7fattenedG5142 your heartsG2588 in 8a dayG2250 of slaughterG4967. 6You have condemnedG2613 and 910putG5407 toG5407 deathG5407 11the righteousG1342 personG1342; he offersG498 you noG3756 resistanceG498.

7ThereforeG3767 beG3114 patientG3114, 12brothersG80 and sisters, 13untilG2193 the comingG3952 of the LordG2962. 14The farmerG1092 waitsG1551 forG1551 the preciousG5093 produceG2590 of the soilG1093, beingG3114 patientG3114 aboutG1909 it, untilG2193 15it getsG2983 16the earlyG4291 and lateG3797 rains. 817You tooG2532 beG3114 patientG3114; 18strengthenG4741 your heartsG2588, for 19the comingG3952 of the LordG2962 is 20nearG1448. 921Do not 22complainG4727, 23brothersG80 and sisters, againstG2596 oneG240 anotherG240, soG2443 thatG2443 you may not be judgedG2919; beholdG2400, 24the JudgeG2923 is standingG2476 2526rightG4253 at the 27doorG2374. 10As an exampleG5262, 28brothersG80 and sisters, of sufferingG2552 and patienceG3115, takeG2983 29the prophetsG4396 whoG3739 spokeG2980 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962. 11We countG3106 thoseG3588 30blessedG3106 who enduredG5278. You have heardG191 of 31the 32enduranceG5281 of JobG2492 and have seenG3708 33the 34outcomeG5056 of the Lord’sG2962 dealings, that 35the LordG2962 is fullG4184 ofG4184 compassionG4184 and is mercifulG3629.

12But aboveG4253 allG3956, 36my brothersG80 and sisters, 37do not swearG3660, eitherG3383 by heavenG3772 orG3383 by earthG1093 orG3383 with anyG5100 otherG243 oathG3727; but 38your yesG3483 is to be yesG3483, and your noG3756, noG3756, soG2443 thatG2443 you do not fallG4098 underG5259 judgmentG2920.

13Is anyoneG5100 amongG1722 you 39sufferingG2553? 40Then he must prayG4336. Is anyoneG5100 cheerfulG2114? He is to 41singG5567 praisesG5567. 14Is anyoneG5100 amongG1722 you sickG770? Then he must callG4341 for 42the eldersG4245 of the churchG1577 and they are to prayG4336 overG1909 him, 4344anointingG218 him with oilG1637 in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962; 15and the 45prayerG2171 of faithG4102 will 4647restoreG4982 the one who is sickG2577, and the LordG2962 will 48raiseG1453 him upG1453, and ifG2579 he has committedG4160 sinsG266, 49they will be forgivenG863 him. 16ThereforeG3767, 50confessG1843 your sinsG266 to oneG240 anotherG240, and prayG4336 for oneG240 anotherG240 soG3704 thatG3704 you may be 51healedG2390. 52A 53prayerG1162 of a righteousG1342 personG1342, when it is 54broughtG1754 aboutG1754, canG2480 accomplishG1754 muchG4183. 17ElijahG2243 was 55a manG444 with a natureG3663 likeG3663 oursG1473, and 56he prayedG4336 57earnestlyG4335 that it would not rainG1026, and it did not rainG1026 on the earthG1093 for 58threeG5140 yearsG1763 and sixG1803 monthsG3376. 18ThenG2532 he 59prayedG4336 againG3825, and 60the skyG3772 61pouredG1325 rainG5205 and the earthG1093 producedG985 its fruitG2590.

19My brothersG80 and sisters, 62ifG1437 anyoneG5100 amongG1722 you straysG4105 from 63the truthG225 and someoneG5100 turnsG1994 him backG1994, 20let him knowG1097 that the one who has turnedG1994 a sinnerG268 from the errorG4106 of his wayG3598 will 64saveG4982 his soulG5590 from deathG2288 and 65coverG2572 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 Gr sabaoth, for Heb tsebaoth ↩
  5. 5. James 5:5 Or led a life of self-indulgence ↩
  6. 6. James 5:5 Ezek 16:49; Luke 16:19; 1 Tim 5:6; 2 Pet 2:13 ↩
  7. 7. James 5:5 Lit nourished ↩
  8. 8. James 5:5 Jer 12:3; 25:34 ↩
  9. 9. James 5:6 Or murdered ↩
  10. 10. James 5:6 James 4:2 ↩
  11. 11. James 5:6 Heb 10:38; 1 Pet 4:18 ↩
  12. 12. James 5:7 James 4:11; 5:9, 10 ↩
  13. 13. James 5:7 John 21:22; 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
  14. 14. James 5:7 Gal 6:9 ↩
  15. 15. James 5:7 Or he ↩
  16. 16. James 5:7 Deut 11:14; Jer 5:24; Joel 2:23 ↩
  17. 17. James 5:8 Luke 21:19 ↩
  18. 18. James 5:8 1 Thess 3:13 ↩
  19. 19. James 5:8 John 21:22; 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
  20. 20. James 5:8 Rom 13:11, 12; 1 Pet 4:7 ↩
  21. 21. James 5:9 James 4:11 ↩
  22. 22. James 5:9 Lit groan ↩
  23. 23. James 5:9 James 5:7, 10 ↩
  24. 24. James 5:9 1 Cor 4:5; James 4:12; 1 Pet 4:5 ↩
  25. 25. James 5:9 Lit before ↩
  26. 26. James 5:9 Matt 24:33; Mark 13:29 ↩
  27. 27. James 5:9 Lit doors ↩
  28. 28. James 5:10 James 4:11; 5:7, 9 ↩
  29. 29. James 5:10 Matt 5:12 ↩
  30. 30. James 5:11 Matt 5:10; 1 Pet 3:14 ↩
  31. 31. James 5:11 Job 1:21f; 2:10 ↩
  32. 32. James 5:11 Or steadfastness ↩
  33. 33. James 5:11 Job 42:10, 12 ↩
  34. 34. James 5:11 Lit end of the Lord ↩
  35. 35. James 5:11 Ex 34:6; Ps 103:8 ↩
  36. 36. James 5:12 James 1:16 ↩
  37. 37. James 5:12 Matt 5:34-37 ↩
  38. 38. James 5:12 Lit yours is to be yes, yes, and no, no ↩
  39. 39. James 5:13 James 5:10 ↩
  40. 40. James 5:13 Ps 50:15 ↩
  41. 41. James 5:13 1 Cor 14:15; Col 3:16 ↩
  42. 42. James 5:14 Acts 11:30 ↩
  43. 43. James 5:14 Lit having anointed ↩
  44. 44. James 5:14 Mark 6:13; 16:18 ↩
  45. 45. James 5:15 James 1:6 ↩
  46. 46. James 5:15 Lit 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 Or supplication ↩
  54. 54. James 5:16 I.e., granted by God ↩
  55. 55. James 5:17 Acts 14:15 ↩
  56. 56. James 5:17 1 Kin 17:1; 18:1 ↩
  57. 57. James 5:17 Lit with prayer ↩
  58. 58. James 5:17 Luke 4:25 ↩
  59. 59. James 5:18 1 Kin 18:42 ↩
  60. 60. James 5:18 1 Kin 18:45 ↩
  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 Rom 11:14; 1 Cor 1:21; James 1:21 ↩
  65. 65. James 5:20 Prov 10:12; 1 Pet 4:8 ↩

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