James 5:15

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“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.”

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“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo James 5:15 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 33:24And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity.
  2. Matthew 9:2Just 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.”
  3. Matthew 17:20“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 for you.”
  4. Matthew 21:21“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
  5. Mark 2:5When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
  6. Mark 11:22“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.
  7. Mark 16:17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
  8. John 5:14Afterward, 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.”
  9. 1 Corinthians 11:30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
  10. 1 Corinthians 12:28And 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.
  11. James 1:6But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
  12. James 5:13Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
  13. James 5:16Therefore 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.
  14. 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

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