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James 5:7-20 (NET)

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⁷ So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. ⁸ You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord's return is near. ⁹ Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates! ¹⁰ As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord's name. ¹¹ Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job's endurance and you have seen the Lord's purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. ¹² And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be yes and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall into judgment. ¹³ Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises. ¹⁴ Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵ And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. ¹⁶ So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness. ¹⁷ Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months! ¹⁸ Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land sprouted with a harvest. ¹⁹ My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, ²⁰ he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path will save that person's soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 7) Patience / Perseverance / Standing Firm - Stand firm - Lord's coming is near
(v. 8) Patience / Perseverance / Standing Firm - Stand firm - Lord's coming is near
(v. 9) Anger / Fits of Rage / Bitterness - Don't grumble against each other
(v. 10) Patience / Perseverance / Standing Firm - Prophets - example of patience in the face of suffering
(v. 11) Patience / Perseverance / Standing Firm - Job - remember what the Lord brought about
(v. 12) Honesty / Truth / Vows / Oath - Let you yes be yes, no be no
(v. 13) Singing - Happy? Let him sing songs of praise
(v. 15) Faith / Doubt / Worry - Prayer in faith will make the sick person well
(v. 15) Prayer - Prayer in faith will make the sick person well
(v. 16) Prayer - Pray for each other - so you may be healed
(v. 16) Confession - Confess your sins to each other - so you may be healed
(v. 16) Prayer - Righteous man's prayer is powerful and effective

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 11) Is God merciful and good or not? The Lord is full of compassion and mercy
(v. 19) Can someone come back after leaving the church? Wanders from the truth and returns

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 7) Life to the Full - Got to Pray (part 2) (2010-04-14)
(v. 8) Life to the Full - Got to Pray (part 2) (2010-04-14)
(v. 9) One Another (part II) (2011-03-16)
(v. 9) Life to the Full - Dead or Alive? (part 1) (2010-04-01)
(v. 9) Life to the Full - Got to Pray (part 2) (2010-04-14)
(v. 10) Life to the Full - Got to Pray (part 2) (2010-04-14)
(v. 11) Life to the Full - Got to Pray (part 2) (2010-04-14)
(v. 11) God Is (part IV) (2011-03-23)
(v. 12) NT Commands (part VI) (2011-03-13)
(v. 12) Life to the Full - Got to Pray (part 2) (2010-04-14)
(v. 13) Life to the Full - Got to Pray (part 2) (2010-04-14)
(v. 15) Day 19 - Powerful Prayers (2011-12-22)
(v. 16) Day 19 - Powerful Prayers (2011-12-22)
(v. 16) Guarding Your Heart (part II) (2011-12-03)
(v. 16) Followup: Purity (part II) (2011-09-13)
(v. 16) One Another (part V) (2011-03-19)
(v. 16) One Another (part II) (2011-03-16)
(v. 16) Followup - Prayer (part I) (2011-01-26)
(v. 16) Followup - Prayer (part II) (2011-01-27)
(v. 16) Kingdom First - Personal Responsibility (part 2) (2010-01-28)
(v. 17) Followup - Prayer (part II) (2011-01-27)
(v. 17) Day 19 - Powerful Prayers (2011-12-22)
(v. 17) Ministry - Even Greater Things (2012-01-20)
(v. 18) Followup - Prayer (part II) (2011-01-27)
(v. 18) Day 19 - Powerful Prayers (2011-12-22)
(v. 18) Ministry - Even Greater Things (2012-01-20)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 16) Devotional: Prayer and Fasting (2008-12-12)
(v. 16) Devotional: Futility of a Life Without God (2008-12-18)

Definition(s):
Elijah (El-eye-djah): God the Lord, the strong Lord
So (Soh):