11 Indeed awe count them blessed who bendure. You have heard of cthe perseverance of Job and seen dthe end intended by the Lord—that ethe Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
12 But above all, my brethren, ado not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into1 judgment.
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13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him apray. Is anyone cheerful? bLet him sing psalms.
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, aanointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. aAnd if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
16 1Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. aThe effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
17 Elijah was a man awith a nature like ours, and bhe prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
18 And he prayed aagain, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in John Wesley's Notes for James 5:13.
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