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James 5:15–16

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15And sthe prayer of faith shall tsave the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and uif he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. 16vConfess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, wthat ye may be healed. xThe effectual xyfervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

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James 5:16: Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

Footnotes

  1. sSo ver. 16. Comp. Acts 28:8.
  2. tGk. as Matt. 9:21, 22, &c.
  3. uIsai. 33:24. Matt. 9:2. Mark 2:5. Luke 5:20. Comp. 1 John 5:16.
  4. xSee 2 Cor. 1:6. & 1 Tim. 2:1.
  5. xSee 2 Cor. 1:6. & 1 Tim. 2:1.
  6. yGen. 20:17. Num. 11:2. Deut. 9:18–20. Josh. 10:12. 1 Sam. 12:18. 1 Kin. 13:6. & 17:20. 2 Kin. 4:33. & 19:15–20. & 20:2–5. Job 42:8. Ps. 10:17. & 34:15. & 145:18. Prov. 15:29. 2 Macc. 3:31–33. John 9:31. Acts 8:24. 1 Pet. 3:12. See Ex. 8:8. & Matt. 7:7.

Cross references

  1. vEcclus. 4:26.
  2. wMatt. 13:15. Luke 4:18. Heb. 12:13.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.

NLTNew Living Translation

Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous person accomplishes much.