James 5 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Misuse of Riches

5 (A)Come now, (B)you rich, (C)weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you. 2 (D)Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is (E)in the last days that you have stored up your treasure! 4 Behold, (F)the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and (G)the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of (H)the Lord of [a]Sabaoth. 5 You have (I)lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have [b]fattened your hearts in (J)a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and [c](K)put to death (L)the righteous man; he does not resist you.

Exhortation

7 Therefore be patient, (M)brethren, (N)until the coming of the Lord. (O)The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until [d]it gets (P)the early and late rains. 8 (Q)You too be patient; (R)strengthen your hearts, for (S)the coming of the Lord is (T)near. 9 (U)Do not [e]complain, (V)brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, (W)the Judge is standing [f](X)right at the [g]door. 10 As an example, (Y)brethren, of suffering and patience, take (Z)the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 We count those (AA)blessed who endured. You have heard of (AB)the [h]endurance of Job and have seen (AC)the [i]outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that (AD)the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

12 But above all, (AE)my brethren, (AF)do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but [j]your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.

13 Is anyone among you (AG)suffering? (AH)Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to (AI)sing praises. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for (AJ)the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, [k](AK)anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the (AL)prayer [l]offered in faith will [m](AM)restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will (AN)raise him up, and if he has committed sins, [n]they will be forgiven him. 16 Therefore, (AO)confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be (AP)healed. (AQ)The effective [o]prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. 17 Elijah was (AR)a man with a nature like ours, and (AS)he prayed [p]earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for (AT)three years and six months. 18 Then he (AU)prayed again, and (AV)the [q]sky [r]poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.

19 My brethren, (AW)if any among you strays from (AX)the truth and one turns him back, 20 let him know that [s]he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will (AY)save his soul from death and will (AZ)cover a multitude of sins.

Footnotes

  1. James 5:4 I.e. Hosts
  2. James 5:5 Lit nourished
  3. James 5:6 Or murdered
  4. James 5:7 Or he
  5. James 5:9 Lit groan
  6. James 5:9 Lit before
  7. James 5:9 Lit doors
  8. James 5:11 Or steadfastness
  9. James 5:11 Lit end of the Lord
  10. James 5:12 Lit yours is to be yes, yes, and no, no
  11. James 5:14 Lit having anointed
  12. James 5:15 Lit of
  13. James 5:15 Or save
  14. James 5:15 Lit it
  15. James 5:16 Lit supplication
  16. James 5:17 Lit with prayer
  17. James 5:18 Lit heaven
  18. James 5:18 Lit gave
  19. James 5:20 Lit he who has turned

Cross references

  1. James 5:1 : James 4:13
  2. James 5:1 : Luke 6:24; 1 Tim 6:9
  3. James 5:1 : Is 13:6; 15:3; Ezek 30:2
  4. James 5:2 : Job 13:28; Is 50:9; Matt 6:19f
  5. James 5:3 : James 5:7, 8
  6. James 5:4 : Lev 19:13; Job 24:10f; Jer 22:13; Mal 3:5
  7. James 5:4 : Ex 2:23; Deut 24:15; Job 31:38f
  8. James 5:4 : Rom 9:29; Is 5:9
  9. James 5:5 : Ezek 16:49; Luke 16:19; 1 Tim 5:6; 2 Pet 2:13
  10. James 5:5 : Jer 12:3; 25:34
  11. James 5:6 : James 4:2
  12. James 5:6 : Heb 10:38; 1 Pet 4:18
  13. James 5:7 : James 4:11; 5:9, 10
  14. James 5:7 : John 21:22; 1 Thess 2:19
  15. James 5:7 : Gal 6:9
  16. James 5:7 : Deut 11:14; Jer 5:24; Joel 2:23
  17. James 5:8 : Luke 21:19
  18. James 5:8 : 1 Thess 3:13
  19. James 5:8 : John 21:22; 1 Thess 2:19
  20. James 5:8 : Rom 13:11, 12; 1 Pet 4:7
  21. James 5:9 : James 4:11
  22. James 5:9 : James 5:7, 10
  23. James 5:9 : 1 Cor 4:5; James 4:12; 1 Pet 4:5
  24. James 5:9 : Matt 24:33; Mark 13:29
  25. James 5:10 : James 4:11; 5:7, 9
  26. James 5:10 : Matt 5:12
  27. James 5:11 : Matt 5:10; 1 Pet 3:14
  28. James 5:11 : Job 1:21f; 2:10
  29. James 5:11 : Job 42:10, 12
  30. James 5:11 : Ex 34:6; Ps 103:8
  31. James 5:12 : James 1:16
  32. James 5:12 : Matt 5:34-37
  33. James 5:13 : James 5:10
  34. James 5:13 : Ps 50:15
  35. James 5:13 : 1 Cor 14:15; Col 3:16
  36. James 5:14 : Acts 11:30
  37. James 5:14 : Mark 6:13; 16:18
  38. James 5:15 : James 1:6
  39. James 5:15 : 1 Cor 1:21; James 5:20
  40. James 5:15 : John 6:39; 2 Cor 4:14
  41. James 5:16 : Matt 3:6; Mark 1:5; Acts 19:18
  42. James 5:16 : Heb 12:13; 1 Pet 2:24
  43. James 5:16 : Gen 18:23-32; John 9:31
  44. James 5:17 : Acts 14:15
  45. James 5:17 : 1 Kin 17:1; 18:1
  46. James 5:17 : Luke 4:25
  47. James 5:18 : 1 Kin 18:42
  48. James 5:18 : 1 Kin 18:45
  49. James 5:19 : Matt 18:15; Gal 6:1
  50. James 5:19 : James 3:14
  51. James 5:20 : Rom 11:14; 1 Cor 1:21; James 1:21
  52. James 5:20 : Prov 10:12; 1 Pet 4:8

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