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James 5:15

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Sickness and healingPrayerFaithForgiveness

13 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
ASV
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.
DARBY
and the prayer of faith shall heal the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he be one who has committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.
BLB
And the prayer of faith will save the one ailing, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he might be one having committed sins, it will be forgiven him.
ÅB
og troens bønn skal hjelpe den syke, og Herren skal reise ham opp, og har han gjort synder, skal de bli ham tilgitt.
OTB
Og troens bønn vil gjenopprette den syke, og Herren vil reise dem opp; hvis de har begått synder, vil de bli tilgitt.
B1930
og troens bønn skal hjelpe den syke, og Herren skal reise ham op, og har han gjort synder, skal de bli ham forlatt.

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  • 1 John 5:14–16

    And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

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  • James 5:13

    Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

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  • James 5:16

    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.

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  • James 1:6

    But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

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  • Matthew 21:21–22

    “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.

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  • 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.”

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  • Mark 2:5–11

    When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

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  • Mark 16:17–18

    And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

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