James 5:10-19

New King James Version

^10 (A)My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and ^(B)patience. ¹¹ Indeed ^(C)we count them blessed who ^(D)endure. You have heard of ^(E)the perseverance of Job and seen ^(F)the end intended by the Lord—that ^(G)the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

¹² But above all, my brethren, ^(H)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 ^[a]judgment.

Meeting Specific Needs^(I)

¹³ Is anyone among you suffering? Let him ^(J)pray. Is anyone cheerful? ^(K)Let him sing psalms. ¹⁴ Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, ^(L)anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵ And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. ^(M)And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. ^16 [b]Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. ^(N)The effective, ^[c]fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. ¹⁷ Elijah was a man ^(O)with a nature like ours, and ^(P)he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. ¹⁸ And he prayed ^(Q)again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

Bring Back the Erring One

¹⁹ Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone ^(R)turns him back,