James 5:15 “And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The…”

James 5:15

And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And 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.

World English Bible

and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

American Standard Version

and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the prayer of faith shall saue the sicke, and the Lord shall raise him vp: and if he haue committed sinnes, they shalbe forgiuen him.

Darby Translation

and the prayer of faith shall heal the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he be one who has committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.

Young's Literal Translation

and the prayer of the faith shall save the distressed one, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if sins he may have committed, they shall be forgiven to him.

Bible in Basic English

And by the prayer of faith the man who is ill will be made well, and he will be lifted up by the Lord, and for any sin which he has done he will have forgiveness.

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Cross references

“the prayer”

James 5:13 James 5:16 James 1:6 Matthew 17:20 Mark 11:22–24 1 Corinthians 12:28–30

James 5:13 · BSB

Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

James 5:16 · BSB

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

James 1:6 · BSB

But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

Matthew 17:20 · BSB

“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible…

Mark 11:22–24 · BSB

“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.

1 Corinthians 12:28–30 · BSB

And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

“if he”

1 John 5:14–16 Mark 2:5–11 Isaiah 33:24 John 5:14 1 Corinthians 11:30–32 Matthew 9:2–6

1 John 5:14–16 · BSB

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Mark 2:5–11 · BSB

When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

Isaiah 33:24 · BSB

And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity.

John 5:14 · BSB

Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”

1 Corinthians 11:30–32 · BSB

That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

Matthew 9:2–6 · BSB

Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

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