Jas.5.1

And a final word to you arrogant rich: Take some lessons in lament. You'll need buckets for the tears when the crash comes upon you.

Jas.5.1

Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you.

Jas.5.1

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!

Jas.5.1

Look here, you rich people, weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.

Jas.5.2

Your money is corrupt and your fine clothes stink.

Jas.5.2

Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.

Jas.5.2

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

Jas.5.2

Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags.

Jas.5.3

Your greedy luxuries are a cancer in your gut, destroying your life from within. You thought you were piling up wealth. What you've piled up is judgment.

Jas.5.3

Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.

Jas.5.3

Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.

Jas.5.3

Your gold and silver have become worthless. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh in hell. This treasure you have accumulated will stand as evidence against you on the day of judgment.

Jas.5.4

All the workers you've exploited and cheated cry out for judgment. The groans of the workers you used and abused are a roar in the ears of the Master Avenger.

Jas.5.4

Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.

Jas.5.4

Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Jas.5.4

For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The wages you held back cry out against you. The cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.

Jas.5.5

You've looted the earth and lived it up. But all you'll have to show for it is a fatter than usual corpse.

Jas.5.5

You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.

Jas.5.5

You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

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You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every whim. Now your hearts are nice and fat, ready for the slaughter.

Jas.5.6

In fact, what you've done is condemn and murder perfectly good persons, who stand there and take it. [JC]

Jas.5.6

You have condemned and murdered innocent men, who were not opposing you.

Jas.5.6

You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you.

Jas.5.6

You have condemned and killed good people who had no power to defend themselves against you.

Jas.5.7

Meanwhile, friends, wait patiently for the Master's Arrival. You see farmers do this all the time, waiting for their valuable crops to mature, patiently letting the rain do its slow but sure work.

Jas.5.7

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains.

Jas.5.7

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.

Jas.5.7

Dear brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Consider the farmers who eagerly look for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They patiently wait for the precious harvest to ripen.

Jas.5.8

Be patient like that. Stay steady and strong. The Master could arrive at any time.

Jas.5.8

You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near.

Jas.5.8

You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Jas.5.8

You, too, must be patient. And take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.

Jas.5.9

Friends, don't complain about each other. A far greater complaint could be lodged against you, you know. The Judge is standing just around the corner.

Jas.5.9

Don't grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!

Jas.5.9

Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!

Jas.5.9

Don't grumble about each other, my brothers and sisters, or God will judge you. For look! The great Judge is coming. He is standing at the door!

Jas.5.10

Take the old prophets as your mentors. They put up with anything, went through everything, and never once quit, all the time honoring God.

Jas.5.10

Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

Jas.5.10

My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience.

Jas.5.10

For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

Jas.5.11

What a gift life is to those who stay the course! You've heard, of course, of Job's staying power, and you know how God brought it all together for him at the end. That's because God cares, cares right down to the last detail.

Jas.5.11

As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

Jas.5.11

Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord--that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

Jas.5.11

We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. Job is an example of a man who endured patiently. From his experience we see how the Lord's plan finally ended in good, for he is full of tenderness and mercy.

Jas.5.12

And since you know that he cares, let your language show it. Don't add words like "I swear to God" to your own words. Don't show your impatience by concocting oaths to hurry up God. Just say yes or no. Just say what is true. That way, your language can't be used against you.

Jas.5.12

Above all, my brothers, do not swear--not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, or you will be condemned.

Jas.5.12

But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your "Yes" be "Yes," and your "No," "No," lest you fall into judgment.

Jas.5.12

But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned for it.

Jas.5.13

Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Sing.

Jas.5.13

Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.

Jas.5.13

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.

Jas.5.13

Are any among you suffering? They should keep on praying about it. And those who have reason to be thankful should continually sing praises to the Lord.

Jas.5.14

Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master.

Jas.5.14

Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

Jas.5.14

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

Jas.5.14

Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord.

Jas.5.15

Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you've sinned, you'll be forgiven--healed inside and out.

Jas.5.15

And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

Jas.5.15

And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Jas.5.15

And their prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make them well. And anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven.

Jas.5.16

Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with.

Jas.5.16

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

Jas.5.16

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

Jas.5.16

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.

Jas.5.17

Elijah, for instance, human just like us, prayed hard that it wouldn't rain, and it didn't--not a drop for three and a half years.

Jas.5.17

Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

Jas.5.17

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.

Jas.5.17

Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years!

Jas.5.18

Then he prayed that it would rain, and it did. The showers came and everything started growing again.

Jas.5.18

Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

Jas.5.18

And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

Jas.5.18

Then he prayed for rain, and down it poured. The grass turned green, and the crops began to grow again.

Jas.5.19

My dear friends, if you know people who have wandered off from God's truth, don't write them off. Go after them. Get them back

Jas.5.19

My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,

Jas.5.19

Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,

Jas.5.19

My dear brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back again,

Jas.5.20

and you will have rescued precious lives from destruction and prevented an epidemic of wandering away from God.

Jas.5.20

remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

Jas.5.20

let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

Jas.5.20

you can be sure that the one who brings that person back will save that sinner from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.