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James 5:15-16 KJV
James · chapter 5 · verses 15–16 · King James Version
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. 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.James 5:15-16 · King James Version
James 5:15-16 in context
13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
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:
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.
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.
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.
18And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Cross references
- 1 John 5:14-16
- James 5:13
- James 5:16
- Matthew 21:21-22
- James 1:6
- Matthew 17:20
- Mark 2:5-11
- Isaiah 33:24
- Jeremiah 29:12-13
- Proverbs 15:29
- Matthew 21:22
- Psalms 34:15
Key words (Strong's)
- committedpoieōto make, with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc., to be…G4160 →
- forgivenaphiēmito send away, to bid going away or depart, of a husband divorcing his wife, to send…G863 →
- availethischyōto be strong, to be strong in body, to be robust, to be in sound health, to have power…G2480 →
- Confessexomologeōto confess, to profess, acknowledge openly and joyfully, to one s honour to celebrate…G1843 →
- ferventenergeōto be operative, be at work, put forth power, to work for one, aid one, to effect, to…G1754 →
- prayereuchēa prayer to God, a vowG2171 →
- faultsparaptōmato fall beside or near something, a lapse or deviation from truth and uprightness, a sin…G3900 →
- healediaomaito cure, heal, to make whole, to free from errors and sins, to bring about salvationG2390 →
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