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James 5:15

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13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

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.

16 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.

17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

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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 in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

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  • James 5:13

    Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

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  • James 5:16

    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.

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  • James 1:6

    But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

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  • Matthew 21:21–22

    Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

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  • Matthew 17:20

    And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

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  • Mark 2:5–11

    When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

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  • Mark 16:17–18

    And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

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