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Andκαὶthe prayerἡ εὐχὴof faithτῆς πίστεωςwill saveσώσειthe sick person,τὸν κάμνονταandκαὶthe Lordὁ κύριοςwill raiseἐγερεῖhim up;αὐτὸνand ifκἂνhe hasᾖcommittedπεποιηκώςsins,ἁμαρτίαςit will be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιhim.αὐτῷ
James 5:15
Study it in the app“And the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, it will be forgiven him.”
James: pray for one another; the prayer of the righteous has great powerPrayer
With the Greek beneath
James 5:15, word by word
- the prayerεὐχὴeuchē
prayer
Asking God in faith.
Where else “euchē” appears- of faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- will saveσώσειsōsei
heal
To heal the sick.
Where else “sōsei” appears- the sick personκάμνονταkamnonta
sick
Being in poor health, weak.
Where else “kamnonta” appears- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- will raiseἐγερεῖegerei
get up
To help someone stand, or to stand up.
Where else “egerei” appears- and ifκἂνkan
and if
Adds a new condition to what was said: “and in case.”
Where else “kan” appears- he hasᾖēi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēi” appears- committedπεποιηκώςpepoiēkōs
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “pepoiēkōs” appears- sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartias” appears- it will be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetai
forgive
To wipe away sins or debts, not exact them.
Where else “aphethēsetai” appears
Translation note
“Will save”: here it includes healing; it is the same word as in 5:20.
The context
14Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 · This verse (above)
16So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The supplication of a righteous person is very powerful in its working.
To study James 5 in a group
1. What it says
What warning does James give to the rich who have stored up wealth (v. 1-6)?
2. What it means
James gives the farmer and the prophets as examples (v. 7-11). What does he want to teach about patience through them?
3. How I live it
James encourages praying for one another (v. 13-16). Who needs your prayer or your company this week?