James 5:19

My Achim b'Moshiach, if anyone among you wanders vait (astray) from HaEmes and someone turns a choteh (sinner) to become a ba'al teshuva,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;

In Context

18And again Eliyahu [HaNavi] davened, and Shomayim gave GESHEM (rain) and ha'aretz caused its p'ri to sprout. + 5:18 1Kgs 18:45

20You should have da'as that the one having helped a choteh (sinner) to become a ba'al teshuva and to turn from the toyus (error) of his derech, and from setiyah HaDerech Hashem (turning aside or deviating from the Way of Hashem), will save the neshamah of him from mavet and will cover a multitude of chatta'im.

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Cross References

Psalms 119:118Thou hast rejected all them that err from Thy chukkim: 1 for their deceitfulness is sheker (falsehood). 1

Isaiah 3:12As for My people, children are their nogesim (taskmasters), 1 and nashim rule over them. 1 O My people, they which lead thee cause thee to go astray, 1 misleading and swallowing up the Derech Orkhot (way of paths) of thee. 1

Ezekiel 34:16I will seek haovedet (that which was lost), and bring back that which was straying, and will bind up the nishberet (that which was injured), and will strengthen the cholah (sick); but I will destroy the shemenah (stout, sleek) and the chazakah; I will tend to them with mishpat (justice).

Luke 22:32But I davened for you, that your emunah may not fail: and when you have made teshuva, give chizzuk to your Achim b'Moshiach.

1 Timothy 6:10For the ahavas hakesef (love of money) is the shoresh (root) of kol hara'ot (all evils), which some, craving, were thereby led away from the emunah + 6:10 of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach and pierced themselves with many machovim (sorrows).

2 Timothy 2:18Who concerning HaEmes missed the mark, teaching that the Techiyas HaMesim has already occurred. They are overthrowing the emunah of some.

Matthew Henry on James 5:13-20

Caution against Swearing; Profaneness Condemned; Confession and Prayer; Efficacy of Prayer. ( a. d. 61.) 12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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