James 5
1 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Come now, you who are rich, weep and howl over the miseries that are coming upon you.
2 Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
Your riches have rotted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.
4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Behold, the wages of the workers who harvested your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
You have lived on the earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
You have condemned and murdered the righteous man; he does not resist you.
7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and latter rain.
8 You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
You also must be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord has drawn near.
9 Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
Do not complain against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
10 Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
As an example of suffering and patience, my brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11 See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
Behold, we regard as blessed those who endure. You have heard of the endurance of Job. Now consider the purpose of the Lord, how he is full of compassion and mercy.
12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
Above all, my brothers, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes” and your “No” be “No,” so that you will not fall into hypocrisy.
13 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone of good cheer? He should sing praise.
14 Is 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.
Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they should pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
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.
The prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
16 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.
Confess your trespasses to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful and effective.
17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land.
18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the land produced its fruit.
19 My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
Brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,
20 consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
be assured that whoever turns a sinner back from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
