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Epistle of James, Chapter 5

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James 5 NASB - New American Standard BibleJames 5 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 5 of James—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1Come now, 2you rich, 3weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.
  2. 4Your 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 5in the last days that you have stored up your treasure!
  4. Behold, 6the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and 7the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of 8the Lord of [a]Sabaoth.
  5. You have 9lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have [b]fattened your hearts in 10a day of slaughter.
  6. You have condemned and [c]11put to death 12the righteous man; he does not resist you.
  7. ¶ Therefore be patient, 13brethren, 14until the coming of the Lord. 15The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until [d]it gets 16the early and late rains.
  8. 17You too be patient; 18strengthen your hearts, for 19the coming of the Lord is 20near.
  9. 21Do not [e]complain, 22brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, 23the Judge is standing [f]24right at the [g]door.
  10. As an example, 25brethren, of suffering and patience, take 26the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
  11. We count those 27blessed who endured. You have heard of 28the [h]endurance of Job and have seen 29the [i]outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that 30the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.
  12. ¶ But above all, 31my brethren, 32do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but [j]your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.
  13. ¶ Is anyone among you 33suffering? 34Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to 35sing praises.
  14. Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for 36the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, [k]37anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
  15. and the 38prayer [l]offered in faith will [m]39restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will 40raise him up, and if he has committed sins, [n]they will be forgiven him.
  16. Therefore, 41confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be 42healed. 43The effective [o]prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
  17. Elijah was 44a man with a nature like ours, and 45he prayed [p]earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for 46three years and six months.
  18. Then he 47prayed again, and 48the [q]sky [r]poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.
  19. ¶ My brethren, 49if any among you strays from 50the truth and one turns him back,
  20. let him know that [s]he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will 51save his soul from death and will 52cover a multitude of sins.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ I.e. Hosts
  2. ^ Lit nourished
  3. ^ Or murdered
  4. ^ Or he
  5. ^ Lit groan
  6. ^ Lit before
  7. ^ Lit doors
  8. ^ Or steadfastness
  9. ^ Lit end of the Lord
  10. ^ Lit yours is to be yes, yes, and no, no
  11. ^ Lit having anointed
  12. ^ Lit of
  13. ^ Or save
  14. ^ Lit it
  15. ^ Lit supplication
  16. ^ Lit with prayer
  17. ^ Lit heaven
  18. ^ Lit gave
  19. ^ Lit he who has turned

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Jm 4:13
  2. ^ Lu 6:24; 1Ti 6:9
  3. ^ Is 13:6; 15:3; Eze 30:2
  4. ^ Jb 13:28; Is 50:9; Mt 6:19f
  5. ^ Jm 5:7, 8
  6. ^ Le 19:13; Jb 24:10f; Je 22:13; Ml 3:5
  7. ^ Ex 2:23; De 24:15; Jb 31:38f
  8. ^ Ro 9:29; Is 5:9
  9. ^ Eze 16:49; Lu 16:19; 1Ti 5:6; 2Pe 2:13
  10. ^ Je 12:3; 25:34
  11. ^ Jm 4:2
  12. ^ Heb 10:38; 1Pe 4:18
  13. ^ Jm 4:11; 5:9, 10
  14. ^ Jn 21:22; 1Th 2:19
  15. ^ Ga 6:9
  16. ^ De 11:14; Je 5:24; Jl 2:23
  17. ^ Lu 21:19
  18. ^ 1Th 3:13
  19. ^ Jn 21:22; 1Th 2:19
  20. ^ Ro 13:11, 12; 1Pe 4:7
  21. ^ Jm 4:11
  22. ^ Jm 5:7, 10
  23. ^ 1Co 4:5; Jm 4:12; 1Pe 4:5
  24. ^ Mt 24:33; Mr 13:29
  25. ^ Jm 4:11; 5:7, 9
  26. ^ Mt 5:12
  27. ^ Mt 5:10; 1Pe 3:14
  28. ^ Jb 1:21f; 2:10
  29. ^ Jb 42:10, 12
  30. ^ Ex 34:6; Ps 103:8
  31. ^ Jm 1:16
  32. ^ Mt 5:34-37
  33. ^ Jm 5:10
  34. ^ Ps 50:15
  35. ^ 1Co 14:15; Col 3:16
  36. ^ Ac 11:30
  37. ^ Mr 6:13; 16:18
  38. ^ Jm 1:6
  39. ^ 1Co 1:21; Jm 5:20
  40. ^ Jn 6:39; 2Co 4:14
  41. ^ Mt 3:6; Mr 1:5; Ac 19:18
  42. ^ Heb 12:13; 1Pe 2:24
  43. ^ Ge 18:23-32; Jn 9:31
  44. ^ Ac 14:15
  45. ^ 1Ki 17:1; 18:1
  46. ^ Lu 4:25
  47. ^ 1Ki 18:42
  48. ^ 1Ki 18:45
  49. ^ Mt 18:15; Ga 6:1
  50. ^ Jm 3:14
  51. ^ Ro 11:14; 1Co 1:21; Jm 1:21
  52. ^ Pr 10:12; 1Pe 4:8

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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