James 5:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“Confess 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 5:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 5:1616 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on James 5:16
But since God, Who makes poor and makes rich, Who kills and makes alive; Who makes and transforms all things; Who turns night into day, Amos 5:8 winter into spring, storm into calm, drought into abundance of rain; and often for the sake of the prayers 1 Kings 18:42 of one righteous man James 5:16-17 sorely persecuted; Who lifts up the meek on high, and brings the ungodly down to the ground; since God said to Himself, I have surely seen the affliction of Israel; Exodus 3:7 and…
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Sofia AndradeNote3mo agoThe Power of Speaking Our Shame
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Priya SharmaNote3mo agoConfess Your Sins to One Another
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