James 5:15

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

The prayer offered with trust will heal the one who is ill — the Lord will restore his health; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Berean Standard Bible:

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.

American Standard Version:

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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And^{G2532} the prayer^{G2171} of faith^{G4102} shall save^{G4982} the sick^{G2577}, and^{G2532} the Lord^{G2962} shall raise^{G1453} him^{G846} up^{G1453}; and if^{G2579} he have^{G5600} committed^{G4160} sins^{G266}, they shall be forgiven^{G863} him^{G846}.

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Commentary for James 5:15

James 5:15 is a verse from the New Testament of the Christian Bible, specifically from the Epistle of James, traditionally attributed to James the Just, the brother of Jesus and a leader in the early Christian community in Jerusalem. The verse is part of a broader passage addressing the role of prayer and the anointing of the sick within the Christian congregation.

In the historical context, the early Christian communities were small, often persecuted groups that gathered for worship, fellowship, and mutual support. Healing and the forgiveness of sins were significant aspects of their communal life, reflecting the ministry of Jesus, who healed the sick and forgave sins during his earthly ministry.

The themes of James 5:15 include the efficacy of prayer, the connection between physical healing and spiritual well-being, and the assurance of divine intervention in the life of the faithful. The verse suggests that a prayer offered in faith can lead to the healing of the sick, with the expectation that God will respond to the petition of believers. Additionally, it links the forgiveness of sins to the act of prayer, indicating that as believers seek physical healing, they can also find spiritual restoration.

The promise that "the Lord shall raise him up" alludes to the resurrection power of God, evoking the hope of eternal life that is central to Christian eschatology. This verse reflects the early Christian belief in the present and future aspects of salvation, which include both bodily healing and the ultimate redemption of the soul.

In summary, James 5:15 encapsulates the early Christian understanding of prayer's power and its role in the lives of believers, emphasizing that faith-filled prayer can lead to both physical healing and the forgiveness of sins, with the assurance of God's active participation in the lives of the faithful.

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

1. Strong's Number: G2532
   There are 5212 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: καί
   Transliteration: kaí
   Pronunciation: kahee
   Description: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
   
2. Strong's Number: G2171
   There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: εὐχή
   Transliteration: euchḗ
   Pronunciation: yoo-khay'
   Description: from εὔχομαι; properly, a wish, expressed as a petition to God, or in votive obligation:--prayer, vow.
   
3. Strong's Number: G4102
   There are 228 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: πίστις
   Transliteration: pístis
   Pronunciation: pis'-tis
   Description: from πείθω; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
   
4. Strong's Number: G4982
   There are 103 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: σώζω
   Transliteration: sṓzō
   Pronunciation: sode'-zo
   Description: from a primary (contraction for obsolete , "safe"); to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively):--heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.
   
5. Strong's Number: G2577
   There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: κάμνω
   Transliteration: kámnō
   Pronunciation: kam'-no
   Description: apparently a primary verb; properly, to toil, i.e. (by implication) to tire (figuratively, faint, sicken):--faint, sick, be wearied.
   
6. Strong's Number: G2962
   There are 687 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: κύριος
   Transliteration: kýrios
   Pronunciation: koo'-ree-os
   Description: from (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title):-- God, Lord, master, Sir.
   
7. Strong's Number: G1453
   There are 135 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ἐγείρω
   Transliteration: egeírō
   Pronunciation: eg-i'-ro
   Description: probably akin to the base of ἀγορά (through the idea of collecting one's faculties); to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence):--awake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-)rise (again, up), stand, take up.
   
8. Strong's Number: G846
   There are 3776 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: αὐτός
   Transliteration: autós
   Pronunciation: ow-tos'
   Description: from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
   
9. Strong's Number: G2579
   There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: κἄν
   Transliteration: kán
   Pronunciation: kan
   Description: from καί and ἐάν; and (or even) if:--and (also) if (so much as), if but, at the least, though, yet.
   
10. Strong's Number: G5600
    There are 62 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ὦ
    Transliteration: ō
    Pronunciation: ay
    Description: the subjunctive of εἰμί; (may, might, can, could, would, should, must, etc.; also with εἰ and its comparative, as well as with other particles) be:--+ appear, are, (may, might, should) be, X have, is, + pass the flower of her age, should stand, were.
    
11. Strong's Number: G4160
    There are 519 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ποιέω
    Transliteration: poiéō
    Pronunciation: poy-eh'-o
    Description: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct):--abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare πράσσω.
    
12. Strong's Number: G266
    There are 190 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ἁμαρτία
    Transliteration: hamartía
    Pronunciation: ham-ar-tee'-ah
    Description: from ἁμαρτάνω; a sin (properly abstract):--offence, sin(-ful).
    
13. Strong's Number: G863
    There are 133 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ἀφίημι
    Transliteration: aphíēmi
    Pronunciation: af-ee'-ay-mee
    Description: from ἀπό and (to send; an intensive form of , to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow):--cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let (alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit, suffer, yield up.