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James 5:15

And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

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ASV

and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.

KJV

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
εὐχὴeuchēprayerG2171 →
τῆςtēs<the>G3588 →
πίστεωςpisteōsof faithG4102 →
σώσειsōseiwill saveG4982 →
τὸνtonthe [one]G3588 →
κάμνονταkamnontaailingG2577 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐγερεῖegereiwill raise upG1453 →
αὐτὸνautonhimG846 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
κύριος·kuriosLord;G2962 →
κἂνkanand ifG2532 →G1437 →
ἁμαρτίαςhamartiassinsG266 →
ᾖēhe shall be [one]G1510 →
πεποιηκώς,pepoiēkōshaving committed,G4160 →
ἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiit will be forgivenG863 →
αὐτῷ.¶autōto him.G846 →

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Luke 11:9So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.1 John 5:14–16And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.James 5:13Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.Psalms 103:3He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,Matthew 21:21–22“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.James 1:6But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.Matthew 17:20“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”Mark 9:29Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.”Mark 2:5–11When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”Mark 16:17–18And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;Isaiah 33:24And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity.Mark 2:5When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”Mark 11:22–24“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.John 5:14Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”1 John 3:4Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.Romans 10:14How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?

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