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James 5:18 — King James Version← Study notes

And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.


James 5:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · James 5:1815 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
πάλινpalin
againadverbG3825
προσηύξατοprosēyxato
he prayedverbG4336
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ho
thearticleG3588
οὐρανὸςouranos
heavennounG3772
ὑετὸνhyeton
rainnounG5205
ἔδωκενedōken
gaveverbG1325
καὶkai
andwordG2532
thearticleG3588
γῆ
earthnounG1093
ἐβλάστησενeblastēsen
producedverbG985
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
καρπὸνkarpon
fruitnounG2590
αὐτῆςautēs
of itpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on James 5:18

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…

Gregory Nazianzen · 4th century · Oration 42, 5
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on H...
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