James 5 (NET)

James 5:1¹Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:2²Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:3³Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:4⁴Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:5⁵You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:6⁶You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:7⁷So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:8⁸You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:9⁹Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:10¹⁰As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:11¹¹Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:12¹²And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:13¹³Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:14¹⁴Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with olive oil in the name of the Lord.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:15¹⁵And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up—and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:16¹⁶So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:17¹⁷Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:18¹⁸Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land sprouted with a harvest.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:19¹⁹My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

James 5:20²⁰he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path will save that person’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s