James 5:13

Whoever among you is experiencing trouble [RHQ] should pray that God would help him. Whoever is cheerful/happy [RHQ] should sing songs of praise to God.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

In Context

12Also, my fellow believers, I want to say something important about how you talk. If you say that you will do something, do not say, “If I do not do it, may God in heaven [MTY] punish me.” Do not even say, “If I do not do it, may someone here on earth [MTY] punish me.” Do not say anything like that. Instead, if you say “Yes,” then do what you said that you would do. If you say “No,” then do not do it. Otherwise, God will condemn you.

14Whoever among you is sick [RHQ] should call the leaders of the congregation to come to pray for him. They should put olive oil on him and, with the Lord’s authority [MTY] (OR, calling on the Lord to heal him), pray.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:9Sing to him; sing songs to praise him. Tell about all his miraculous deeds.

Job 33:26When that happens, that person will pray to God, and God will accept/answer him; he will ◄enter God’s presence/worship God► joyfully, and then he will tell others how God saved him from dying.

Psalms 50:15And pray to me when you have troubles. If you do that, I will rescue you, and then you will praise me.

Psalms 95:2We should thank him as we come before him, and sing ◄joyful songs/joyfully► as we praise him.

Psalms 116:3Everything around me [MET] caused me to think that I would die; I was very afraid that I would die and go to the place where dead people are. I was very distressed/worried and afraid.

Psalms 142:1Yahweh, I cry out to you; I plead with you to help me.

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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