NASB — James 5 — KJV

Misuse of Riches

1 aCome° now°, byou rich°, cweep° and howl° for your miseries° which are coming° upon you. 2 aYour riches° have rotted° and your garments° have become° moth-eaten°. 3 Your gold° and your silver° have rusted°; and their rust° will be a witness° against you and will consume° your flesh° like° fire°. It is ain the last° days° that you have stored° up your treasure°! 4 Behold°, athe pay° of the laborers° who mowed° your fields°, [and] which has been withheld° by you, cries° out [against you]; and bthe outcry° of those° who did° the harvesting° has reached° the ears° of cthe Lord° of ISabaoth°. 5 You have alived° luxuriously° on the earth° and led° a life° of wanton° pleasure°; you have Ifattened° your hearts° in ba day° of slaughter°. 6 You have condemned° and Iaput° to death° bthe righteous° [man]; he does not resist° you.

[1] aJm 4:13 bLk 6:24; 1Ti 6:9 cIs 13:6; 15:3; Ezk 30:2
[2] aJb 13:28; Is 50:9; Mt 6:19f
[3] aJm 5:7, 8
[4] II.e. Hosts aLv 19:13; Jb 24:10f; Jr 22:13; Mal 3:5 bEx 2:23; Dt 24:15; Jb 31:38f cRo 9:29; Is 5:9
[5] ILit nourished aEzk 16:49; Lk 16:19; 1Ti 5:6; 2P 2:13 bJr 12:3; 25:34
[6] IOr murdered aJm 4:2 bHe 10:38; 1P 4:18

Exhortation

7 ¶ Therefore° be patient°, abrethren°, buntil° the coming° of the Lord°. cThe farmer° waits° for the precious° produce° of the soil°, being patient° about° it, until° Iit gets° dthe early° and late° rains. 8 aYou too° be patient°; bstrengthen° your hearts°, for cthe coming° of the Lord° is dnear°. 9 aDo not Icomplain°, bbrethren°, against° one° another°, so° that you yourselves may not be judged°; behold°, cthe Judge° is standing° IIdright° at the IIIdoor°. 10 As an example°, abrethren°, of suffering° and patience°, take° bthe prophets° who° spoke° in the name° of the Lord°. 11 We count° those° ablessed° who endured°. You have heard° of bthe Iendurance° of Job° and have seen° cthe IIoutcome° of the Lord’s° dealings, that dthe Lord° is full° of compassion° and [is] merciful°.

[7] IOr he aJm 4:11; 5:9, 10 bJn 21:22; 1Th 2:19 cGa 6:9 dDt 11:14; Jr 5:24; Jol 2:23
[8] aLk 21:19 b1Th 3:13 cJn 21:22; 1Th 2:19 dRo 13:11, 12; 1P 4:7
[9] ILit groan IILit before IIILit doors aJm 4:11 bJm 5:7, 10 c1Co 4:5; Jm 4:12; 1P 4:5 dMt 24:33; Mk 13:29
[10] aJm 4:11; 5:7, 9 bMt 5:12
[11] IOr steadfastness IILit end of the Lord aMt 5:10; 1P 3:14 bJb 1:21f; 2:10 cJb 42:10, 12 dEx 34:6; Ps 103:8

12 ¶ But above° all°, amy brethren°, bdo not swear°, either° by heaven° or° by earth° or° with any° other° oath°; but Iyour yes° is to be yes°, and your no°, no°, so° that you may not fall° under° judgment°.

[12] ILit yours is to be yes, yes, and no, no aJm 1:16 bMt 5:34-37

13 ¶ Is anyone° among° you asuffering°? b[Then] he must pray°. Is anyone° cheerful°? He is to csing° praises°. 14 Is anyone° among° you sick°? [Then] he must call° for athe elders° of the church° and they are to pray° over° him, Ibanointing° him with oil° in the name° of the Lord°; 15 and the aprayer° Ioffered in faith° will IIbrestore° the one who is sick°, and the Lord° will craise° him up, and if° he has committed° sins°, IIIthey will be forgiven° him. 16 Therefore°, aconfess° your sins° to one° another°, and pray° for one° another° so° that you may be bhealed°. cThe effective° Iprayer° of a righteous° man° can° accomplish° much°. 17 Elijah° was aa man° with a nature° like° ours°, and bhe prayed° Iearnestly° that it would not rain°, and it did not rain° on the earth° for cthree° years° and six° months°. 18 Then° he aprayed° again°, and bthe Isky° IIpoured° rain° and the earth° produced° its fruit°.

[13] aJm 5:10 bPs 50:15 c1Co 14:15; Col 3:16
[14] ILit having anointed aAc 11:30 bMk 6:13; 16:18
[15] ILit of IIOr save IIILit it aJm 1:6 b1Co 1:21; Jm 5:20 cJn 6:39; 2Co 4:14
[16] ILit supplication aMt 3:6; Mk 1:5; Ac 19:18 bHe 12:13; 1P 2:24 cGn 18:23-32; Jn 9:31
[17] ILit with prayer aAc 14:15 b1K 17:1; 18:1 cLk 4:25
[18] ILit heaven IILit gave a1K 18:42 b1K 18:45

19 ¶ My brethren°, aif° any° among° you strays° from bthe truth° and one° turns° him back°, 20 let him know° that Ihe who turns° a sinner° from the error° of his way° will asave° his soul° from death° and will bcover° a multitude° of sins°.

[19] aMt 18:15; Ga 6:1 bJm 3:14
[20] ILit he who has turned aRo 11:14; 1Co 1:21; Jm 1:21 bPv 10:12; 1P 4:8


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Wicked rich men are to fear God's vengeance.

1 ¶ Go toºª now,º [ye] rich men,º weepºª and howlºª forº yourº miseriesº that shall come uponºª [you]. 2 Yourº richesº are corrupted,ºª andº yourº garmentsº areºª motheaten.º 3 Yourº goldº andº silverº is cankered;ºª andº the² rustº of themº shall beºª a² witnessº against¹ you,º andº shall eatºª yourº fleshº as it wereº fire.º Ye have heaped treasure togetherºª forº the lastº days.º 4 Behold,ºª the² hireº of the² labourersº who¹ have reaped downºª yourº fields,º which¹ is ofº youº kept back by fraud,ºª crieth:ºª andº the² cries¹² of them which have reapedºª are enteredºª intoº the² earsº of the Lordº of sabaoth.º 5 Ye have lived in pleasureºª onº the² earth,º andº been wanton;ºª ye have nourishedºª yourº hearts,º as¹ inº a dayº of slaughter.º 6 Ye have condemnedºª [and] killedºª the² just;º [and] he doth¹ª notº resistºª you.º²

[1] Dt 8:12; 32:15; Ne 9:25; Jb 20:15; Ps 17:14; 49:6; 73:3, 18; Pv 11:4, 28; Ec 5:13; Is 13:6; 22:12; Jr 4:8; 9:23; Ezk 19:2; Jol 1:5, 11, 13; Am 6:6; Mi 6:12; Zp 1:18; Zc 11:2; Mt 19:23; Lk 6:24, 25; 12:16; 16:19; 23:28; 1Ti 6:9; Jm 1:11; 2:6; 4:9, 13; Rv 6:15.
[2] Jb 13:28; Ps 39:11; Is 50:9; 51:8; Jr 17:11; Ho 5:12; Mt 6:19; Lk 12:33; Jm 2:2; 1P 1:4.
[3] Gn 31:48, 52; 49:1; Dt 32:33; Jsh 24:27; Jb 14:16; 16:8; Is 2:2; Jr 19:9; Mi 3:3; 4:1; Ac 2:17; Ro 2:5; 2Ti 2:17; 2P 3:3; Rv 17:16; 20:15; 21:8.
[4] Gn 4:10; Ex 2:23; 3:9; 22:22, 27; Lv 19:13; Dt 24:14, 15; Jb 24:10; 31:38; 34:28; Ps 9:12; Is 1:9; 5:7; Jr 22:13; Hab 2:11; Mal 3:5; Lk 18:7; Ro 9:29; Col 4:1.
[5] 1S 25:6, 36; Jb 21:11; Ps 17:14; 73:7; Pv 7:14; 17:1; Ec 11:9; Is 3:16; 5:11; 22:13; 47:8; 56:12; Ezk 39:17; Am 6:1, 4; Lk 16:19, 25; Ro 13:13; 1Ti 5:6; 2Ti 3:4; Jde 1:12; Rv 18:7; 19:17.
[6] Is 53:7; Mt 5:39; 21:38; 23:34; 26:53; 27:20, 24; Lk 22:51; Jn 16:2; 19:9; Ac 2:22; 3:14; 4:10; 7:52; 8:32; 13:27; 22:14; 1Th 2:15; Jm 2:6; 1P 2:22.

We ought to be patient in afflictions, after the example of the prophets, and Job:

7 Be patientºª therefore,º brethren,º untoº the² comingº of the² Lord.º Behold,ºª the² husbandmanº waiteth¹ª for² the² preciousº fruitº of the² earth,º and² hath long patienceºª forº it,º untilºº he receiveºª the earlyº andº latterº rain.º 8 Be¹ª ye¹ also¹ patient;ºª²² stablishºª yourº hearts:º forº the² comingº of the² Lordº draweth nigh.ºª 9 Grudgeºª notº one against another,ºº brethren,º lestº ye be condemned:ºª behold,ºª the² judgeº standethºªª beforeº the² door.º 10 Take,ºª myº brethren,º the² prophets,º whoº have spokenºª in the² nameº of the Lord,º for an exampleº of suffering affliction,º andº of patience.º 11 Behold,ºª we count them happyºª which endure.ºª Ye have heardºª of the² patienceº of Job,º andº have seenºª the² endº of the Lord;º thatº the² Lordº isºª very pitiful,º andº of tender mercy.º

[7] Dt 11:14; Jr 5:24; Ho 6:3; Jol 2:23; Zc 10:1; Mt 24:27, 44; Lk 8:15; 18:8; 21:27; Ro 2:7; 8:24; 15:4; 1Co 1:7; 2Co 6:4; Ga 5:5; 6:9; Col 1:11; 1Th 1:3; 2:19; 3:13; He 6:15; 12:1; Jm 5:8; 2P 3:4.
[8] Gn 49:18; Ps 27:14; 37:7; 40:1; 130:5; Lm 3:25; Mi 7:7; Hab 2:3; Ro 8:25; Ga 5:22; Php 4:5; 1Th 1:10; 2Th 3:5; He 10:25, 35; Jm 5:9; 1P 4:7; Rv 22:20.
[9] Gn 4:7; Lv 19:18; Ps 59:15; Mt 6:14; 7:1; 24:33; Mk 6:19; 1Co 4:5; 10:11; 2Co 9:7; Ga 5:14, 26; Jm 4:11; 1P 4:9; Rv 3:20.
[10] 2Ch 36:16; Is 39:8; Jr 2:30; 23:22; 26:16; Mt 5:11; 21:34; 23:34; Lk 6:23; 13:34; Ac 3:21; 7:52; 1Th 2:14; He 11:32; 13:7.
[11] Ex 34:6; Nu 14:18; 1Ch 21:13; 2Ch 30:9; Ne 9:17, 31; Jb 1:21; 2:10; 13:15; 23:10; 42:10; Ps 25:6; 37:37; 51:1; 78:38; 86:5, 15; 94:12; 103:8, 13; 116:5; 119:132; 136:1; 145:8; Ec 7:8; Is 55:6; 63:7, 9; Lm 3:22; Dn 9:9, 18; Jol 2:13; Jna 4:2; Mi 7:18; Mt 5:10; 10:22; Lk 1:50; 6:36; Ro 2:4; Ep 1:6; 2:4; He 3:6, 14; 10:39; Jm 1:12; 1P 1:6, 13; 2P 2:9.

to forbear swearing,

12 Butº aboveº all things,º myº brethren,º swearºª not,º neitherº by heaven,º neitherº by the² earth,º neitherº by any¹² other¹² oath:º butº let¹ª yourº yeaº beºª yea;º andº [your]² nay,º nay;º lestº ye fallºª intoº condemnation.º

[12] Mt 5:33; 23:16; 1Co 11:34; 2Co 1:17; Jm 3:1; 1P 4:8; 3Jn 1:2.

to pray in adversity, to sing in prosperity:

13 Is¹ª any¹ among¹ you¹ afflicted?ºª²²² let him pray.ºª Is¹ª any¹ merry?ºª² let him sing psalms.ºª 14 Is¹ª any¹ sickºª² amongº you?º let him call¹ª for² the² eldersº of the² church;º andº let them prayºª overº him,º anointingºª himº with oilº inº the² nameº of the² Lord:º 15 Andº the² prayerº of faithº shall saveºª the² sick,ºª andº the² Lordº shall raise¹ª him¹ up;ºª² and ifº he haveºª committedºª sins,º they shall be forgivenºª him.º

[13] Jg 16:23; 1Ch 16:9; 2Ch 33:12; Jb 33:26; Ps 18:6; 50:15; 91:15; 95:2; 105:2; 116:3; 118:5; 142:1; Lm 3:55; Dn 5:4; Ho 6:1; Jna 2:2, 7; Mi 4:5; Mt 26:30; Lk 22:44; 23:42; Ac 16:24; 1Co 14:26; 2Co 12:7; Ep 5:19; Col 3:16; He 5:7; Rv 5:9; 7:10; 14:3; 19:1.
[14] 1K 17:21; 2K 4:33; 5:11; Mk 6:13; 16:18; Ac 9:40; 14:23; 15:4; 28:8; Tit 1:5.
[15] Is 33:24; Mt 9:2; 17:20; 21:21; Mk 2:5; 11:22; 16:17; Jn 5:14; 1Co 11:30; 12:28; Jm 1:6; 5:13, 16; 1Jn 5:14.

to acknowledge mutually our several faults, to pray one for another,

16 Confessºª [your] faultsº one to another,º andº prayºª one¹ª for¹ another,º² thatº ye may be healed.ºª The effectual ferventºª prayerº of a righteous manº availethºª much.º 17 Eliasº wasºª a manº subject to like passions² as¹ we² are,¹ andº he prayed¹ª earnestlyº² that it might¹ª notº rain:ºª andº it rainedºª notº onº the² earthº by the space of threeº yearsº andº sixº months.º 18 Andº he prayedºª again,º andº the² heavenº gaveºª rain,º andº the² earthº brought forthºª her¹² fruit.º

[16] Gn 18:23; 19:29; 20:7, 17; 32:28; 41:9; Ex 9:28, 33; 17:11; 32:10; Nu 11:2; 14:13; 21:7; Dt 9:18; Jsh 10:12; 1S 12:18; 2S 19:19; 1K 13:6; 17:18; 2K 4:33; 19:15; 20:2; 2Ch 14:11; 30:20; 32:20; Jb 42:8; Ps 10:17; 34:15; 145:18; Pv 15:8, 29; 28:9; Jr 15:1; 29:12; 33:3; Dn 2:18; 9:20; Ho 12:3; Mt 3:6; 7:7; 18:15; 21:22; Lk 7:3; 9:6; 11:11; 18:1; Jn 9:31; Ac 4:24; 10:38; 12:5; 19:18; Ro 3:10; 5:19; Col 1:9; 1Th 5:17, 23, 25; He 11:4, 7; 13:18; 1Jn 3:22.
[17] 1K 17:1; Lk 4:25; Ac 10:26; 14:15; Ro 11:2; Rv 11:6.
[18] 1K 18:18, 42; Jr 14:22; Ac 14:17.

and to reduce a straying brother to the truth.

19 Brethren,º ifº anyº ofº youº do errºª fromº the² truth,º andº oneº convertºª him;º 20 Let¹ª him¹ know,ºª thatº he which convertethºª the sinnerº fromº the errorº of hisº wayº shall saveºª a soulº fromº death,º andº shall hideºª a multitudeº of sins.º

[19] Ps 119:21, 118; Pv 19:27; Is 3:12; Ezk 34:4, 16; Mt 18:15; Lk 22:32; Ga 6:1; 1Ti 6:10, 21; 2Ti 2:18; He 12:12; Jm 5:20; 2P 3:17; Jde 1:11, 22.
[20] Ps 32:1; Pv 10:2, 12; 11:4, 30; Jn 5:24; Ro 11:14; 1Co 9:22; 1Ti 4:16; Phm 1:19; Jm 1:15; 5:19; 1P 4:8; Rv 20:6.


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