James 5:20

Be ye taking note—that, he that turneth back a sinner out of the error of his way—will save his soul out of death, and hide a multitude of sins.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

In Context

19My brethren! If one among you be led to err from the truth, and one turn him back,

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:2The treasures of lawlessness, do not profit, but, righteousness, delivereth from death.

Proverbs 11:4Wealth, shall not profit, in the day of wrath, but, righteousness, shall deliver from death.

John 5:24Verily, verily, I say unto you: He that heareth, my word, and believeth in him that sent me, hath life age-abiding, and, into judgment, cometh not, but hath passed over, out of death into life.

1 Corinthians 9:22I became, unto the weak, weak,—that, the weak, I might win;—to all men, have I become all things, that, by all means, some, I might save.

Philemon 1:19I, Paul, have written [it] with, my own, hand,—I, will repay [it]; that I may not tell thee—that, thyself, unto me, thou still owest.

James 5:19My brethren! If one among you be led to err from the truth, and one turn him back,

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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