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Epistle of James, Chapter 5

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Chapter 5 of James—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Come, now, YOU rich [men],1 weep, howling over YOUR miseries that are coming upon YOU.2
  2. YOUR riches have rotted, and YOUR outer garments have become moth-eaten.3
  3. YOUR gold and silver are rusted away, and their rust will be as a witness against YOU and will eat YOUR fleshy parts. Something like fire4 is what YOU have stored up5 in the last days.[a]6
  4. Look! The wages due the workers who harvested YOUR fields but which are held up by YOU,7 keep crying out,8 and the calls for help9 on the part of the reapers have entered into the ears10 of Jehovah[b] of armies.
  5. YOU have lived in luxury upon the earth and have gone in for sensual pleasure.[c]11 YOU have fattened YOUR hearts on the day of slaughter.12
  6. YOU have condemned, YOU have murdered the righteous one. Is he not opposing YOU?[d]13
  7. ¶ Exercise patience, therefore, brothers, until the presence[e]14 of the Lord. Look! The farmer keeps waiting for the precious fruit of the earth, exercising patience over it until he gets the early rain and the late rain.15
  8. YOU too exercise patience;16 make YOUR hearts firm, because the presence of the Lord has drawn close.17
  9. ¶ Do not heave sighs[f] against one another, brothers, so that YOU do not get judged.18 Look! The Judge is standing before the doors.19
  10. Brothers, take as a pattern20 of the suffering of evil21 and the exercising of patience22 the prophets,23 who spoke in the name of Jehovah.[g]24
  11. Look! We pronounce happy those who have endured.25 YOU have heard of the endurance of Job26 and have seen the outcome[h] Jehovah[i] gave,27 that Jehovah[j] is very tender in affection and merciful.[k]28
  12. ¶ Above all things, though, my brothers, stop swearing, yes, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath.29 But let YOUR Yes mean Yes, and YOUR No, No, so that YOU do not fall under judgment.30
  13. ¶ Is there anyone suffering evil among YOU? Let him carry on prayer.31 Is there anyone in good spirits? Let him sing psalms.[l]32
  14. Is there anyone sick among YOU?33 Let him call the older men[m]34 of the congregation to [him], and let them pray over him, greasing [him] with oil35 in the name of Jehovah.[n]
  15. And the prayer of faith will make the indisposed one well,[o]36 and Jehovah[p] will raise him up.37 Also, if he has committed sins, it will be forgiven him.38
  16. ¶ Therefore openly confess39 YOUR sins to one another and pray for one another, that YOU may get healed.40 A righteous man’s supplication, when it is at work,[q] has much force.41
  17. E·liʹjah was a man with feelings like ours,42 and yet in prayer he prayed for it not to rain;43 and it did not rain upon the land for three years and six months.
  18. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the land put forth its fruit.44
  19. ¶ My brothers, if anyone among YOU is misled[r] from the truth and another turns him back,45
  20. know that he who turns a sinner back from the error46 of his way will save his soul from death47 and will cover a multitude of sins.48

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “And will eat your fleshy parts like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days,” Vg.
  2. ^ See App 1D.
  3. ^ Lit., “you behaved voluptuously.”
  4. ^ Or, “the righteous one; he is not opposing you.”
  5. ^ See App 5B.
  6. ^ Lit., “Do not be groaning.”
  7. ^ See App 1D.
  8. ^ Lit., “end.” Gr., teʹlos.
  9. ^ See App 1D.
  10. ^ See App 1D.
  11. ^ Lit., “compassionate.”
  12. ^ Or, “praises to God.”
  13. ^ Or, “elders.” Gr., pre·sby·teʹrous; J17,22(Heb.), ziq·nehʹ. See Nu 11:25.
  14. ^ See App 1D.
  15. ^ Lit., “will save the (one) being tired.”
  16. ^ See App 1D.
  17. ^ Or, “when rendered with earnestness.”
  18. ^ Lit., “should be made to err.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Pr 11:28
  2. ^ Lu 6:24; 18:25
  3. ^ Jb 13:28; Mt 6:19; Lu 12:33
  4. ^ Is 30:27
  5. ^ Ro 2:5
  6. ^ Eze 7:19
  7. ^ Le 19:13; Je 22:13; Ml 3:5
  8. ^ De 24:15
  9. ^ Ps 9:12; Lu 18:7
  10. ^ Is 5:9
  11. ^ Is 22:13; Am 6:4; Lu 16:25; 1Ti 5:6
  12. ^ Je 12:3
  13. ^ Pr 3:34
  14. ^ Mt 24:3
  15. ^ De 11:14; Je 5:24; Jl 2:23; Zc 10:1
  16. ^ Heb 6:12
  17. ^ 1Th 3:13
  18. ^ 1Co 4:5
  19. ^ Re 3:20
  20. ^ 1Co 10:11
  21. ^ Mt 5:12
  22. ^ Heb 6:12
  23. ^ Heb 11:39
  24. ^ 2Ch 36:16
  25. ^ Ps 84:12; Jm 1:4
  26. ^ Jb 1:21
  27. ^ Jb 42:10
  28. ^ Ps 103:8; Lu 6:36
  29. ^ Le 19:12; Mt 5:34
  30. ^ Mt 5:37; 2Co 1:17; 1Ti 1:10
  31. ^ Ps 50:15
  32. ^ Col 3:16
  33. ^ Mr 6:13
  34. ^ Ac 20:28, 35; 1Pe 5:2
  35. ^ Ps 141:5; Is 61:3; Lu 10:34
  36. ^ Pp 1:19
  37. ^ Ho 6:1; 13:14
  38. ^ Is 33:24; Mt 9:2
  39. ^ 2Sa 12:13; Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13; 1Jo 1:9
  40. ^ De 9:18; Jn 9:31
  41. ^ 1Sa 12:18; 1Ki 13:6
  42. ^ Ac 14:15
  43. ^ 1Ki 17:1
  44. ^ 1Ki 18:42, 45
  45. ^ Mt 18:15
  46. ^ Ga 6:1
  47. ^ Ps 56:13; 116:8
  48. ^ 1Ti 4:16

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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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