The Bible in Its Traditions

James 5:10–16

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10  My brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of YHWH, as an example of evil suffering and of longsuffering.

10  Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord.

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11  Indeed we count those blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and you saw the end of YHWH-that He is compassionate and He is merciful.

11  Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

11  Consider that we beatify those who have endured. You have heard of the patient suffering of Job. And you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is merciful and compassionate.

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12  But above all, my brothers, do not swear, neither by heaven nor the earth, nor any other oath. But let your "Yes"be "Yes,"and [your] "No,""No,"so that you may not fall into hypocrisy.

12  But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

12  But before all things, my brothers, do not choose to swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor in any other oath. But let your word ‘Yes’ be yes, and your word ‘No’ be no, so that you may not fall under judgment.

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13 SIf someone among you is suffering

Vsad — let him pray.

SIf someone is in good spirits — let him chant.

Vsing psalms.  

14 SIf someone among you is sick —

let him summon

Vbring in the presbyters of the church, and let them pray over him,

anointing him with oil in the name of the

Sour Lord.

15 And the prayer of faith will save

Sheal the wearied,

V Ssick,  

and the

Sour Lord will raise him up.

And if he should have committed any sins, it

Vhe be in sins, they

Ssins have been committed by him, they will be forgiven him.

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16 Confess the failings

Nes, then, the sins

V, therefore, your sins to one another

and pray for one another so that you may be healed.

Greatly prevails the prayer of a righteous [man when it is] at work.

Vpersistent.  

16 Confess, then, your faults to one another

and pray for one another so that you may be healed.

For great is the power of the prayer with which the righteous [man] prays.