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James 5:18-20
New English Translation
James 5:18-20
New English Translation
18 Then[a] he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land sprouted with a harvest.
19 My brothers and sisters,[b] if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, 20 he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path[c] will save that person’s[d] soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
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- James 5:18 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events.
- James 5:19 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.
- James 5:20 tn Grk “from the error of his way” (using the same root as the verb “to wander, to err” in the first part of the verse).
- James 5:20 tn Grk “his soul”; the referent (the sinner mentioned at the beginning of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
James 5:18-20
New International Version
James 5:18-20
New International Version
18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.(A)
19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth(B) and someone should bring that person back,(C) 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save(D) them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.(E)
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