James 5:16-18
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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14Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:Select James 5:14
15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.Select James 5:15
16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.Select James 5:16
17Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.Select James 5:17
18And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.Select James 5:18
19Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;Select James 5:19
20Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.Select James 5:20
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WEB
5:16 Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
5:17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn’t rain on the earth for three years and six months.
5:18 He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
ASV
5:16 Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.
5:17 Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months.
5:18 And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
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