And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed (i) sins, they shall be forgiven him.
(i) He has reason in making mention of sins, for diseases are often sent because of sins.
Verse 15. _AND THE PRAYER OF FAITH; SHALL SAVE THE SICK_] That is, God will often make these the means of a sick man's recovery; but there often are cases where _faith_ and _prayer_ are both ineffect...
AND THE PRAYER OF FAITH - The prayer offered in faith, or in the exercise of confidence in God. It is not said that the particular form of the faith exercised shall be that the sick man will certainly...
V. THE COMING OF THE LORD AND THE LIFE OF FAITH CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The oppression by the rich and their coming doom (James 5:1)_ 2. Be patient unto the coming of the Lord (James 5:7) 3. The prayers of...
The key to this hard passage seems to lie in the climax, the example of Elijah, who in 1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 18:41 ff., is not said to have prayed for drought or for rain. His prayer is in the phrase...
THE WORTHLESSNESS OF RICHES (James 5:1-3)...
Is any among you in trouble? Let him pray. Is any in good spirits? Let him sing a hymn. Is any among you sick? Let him call in the elders of the Church; and let them anoint him with oil in the name of...
PRAYER. App-134. FAITH. App-150. SICK. Greek. _kamno._ See Hebrews 12:3. Not the same word as James 5:14. RAISE... UP. App-178. AND IF. Greek. _kan_ (_kai,_ with App-118. b). SINS. App-128....
_and the prayer of faith shall save the sick_ The context leaves no doubt that the primary thought is, as in our Lord's words to men and women whom He healed, "Thy faith hath saved thee" "thy faith ha...
Affliction Sickness Confession 13. _Is any among you afflicted, let him pray_ The precepts point to the principle that worship is the truest and best expression of both sorrow and joy. In affliction m...
Deeply important practical rules relating to (_a_) Prayer as a force in life, (_b_) Intercessory prayer, (_c_) Confession, (_d_) Conversion....
ΕΥ̓ΧῊ ΤΗ͂Σ ΠΊΣΤΕΩΣ. The prayer which is based upon faith, which proceeds from faith. Comp. Matthew 21:22 καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἂν αἰτήσητε ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ πιστεύοντες λήμψεσθε. ΣΏΣΕΙ ΤῸΝ ΚΆΜΝΟΝΤΑ. κάμνειν here...
_RELY ON PRAYER -- JAMES 5:13-18:_ James closed with a series of admonitions to assist Christians in daily living. He said Christians should: (1) Pray when in trouble, (James 5:13) (2) Sing psalms whe...
ΕΎΧΉ (G2171) молитва, ΠΊΣΤΕΩΣ _gen. sing. от_ ΠΊΣΤΙΣ (G4102) вера. _Gen._ описания, ΣΏΣΕΙ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΣΏΖΩ (G3086) спасать, избавлять, исцелять. Здесь слово имеет значение: "восстанавливать...
THE PRAYER OF FAITH SHALL SAVE, &C.— By the _prayer of faith_ must here be understood, a prayer proceeding from a firm persuasion of mind, that God would assist them miraculously to cure the diseased...
WHEN THE SAINT SUFFERS _Text_ James 5:13 a. Is any among you suffering? let him pray. _Queries_ 429. Does not every Christian, even every person, suffer? Then why the question? 430. What does...
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. PRAYER. He does not say the oil shall save: it is but the s...
VERSE 15 AND THE PRAYER OF FAITH SHALL SAVE THE SICK. The prayer to be offered after the elders appear at the bedside of the sick must be in faith. Such prayer, and such prayer only, will the Lord rec...
12 This prohibition is essentially the same as that given by our Lord (Mat_5:34). 15 "The prayer of faith will save the sick" is a very loose rendering of this passage. The word which they translate ...
REBUKE AND ENCOURAGEMENT 2. Are corrupted, etc.] prophetic tense, in which the future is spoken of as though it were already come to pass....
WHAT *FAITH SHOULD DO JAMES _IAN MACKERVOY_ The word list at the end explains words with a *star by them. CHAPTER 5 JUDGEMENT OF THE RICH 5:1-6 V1 Now, you rich people, weep and cry aloud. Th...
ANOINTING HIM WITH OIL. — Or, _unction._ The use of some precious and mysterious ointment, on solemn occasions, obtained in most of the ancient nations, specially the Eastern. The Jews themselves were...
CHAPTER 27 THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH-THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK AND EXTREME UNCTION. James 5:14 Two subjects stand out prominently in this interesting passage-the elders of the Church, and the anointi...
ἡ εὐχὴ τῆς πίστεως : _Cf._ Matthew 21:22. σώσει : for this sense _cf._ Matthew 9:22; Mark 5:23; John 11:12. κάμνοντα : in this sense only here in the N.T
EFFECTUAL PRAYER James 5:12 In view of the judgment-seat, at which we shall have to give an account of our words, we shall do well to employ the simplest, plainest speech, Matthew 5:34; Matthew 12:3...
Approaching the conclusion of his letter, the writer addressed a terrible indictment and solemn warning to the rich. He showed the failure of possessions, and how they may become the curse of life. S...
RESPONSES TO VARIOUS SITUATIONS What should a Christian do when physical and mental problems bear down upon him and depression sets in? James says pray, not just once, but repeatedly. On the other han...
Is any man sick among you? [3] or in danger of death by sickness, let him call, or bring in the priests of the Church, &c. The apostle here enjoins the constant use of the sacrament, called extreme un...
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. (13) Is an...
To the reader who enters on the consideration of the epistle of James from the epistles of Paul, the change is great and sudden, and by no means least of all from the epistle to the Hebrews, which, in...
15. But it must be observed, that he connects a promise with the prayer, lest it should be made without faith. For he who doubts, as one who does not rightly call on God, is unworthy to obtain anythin...
The two classes in Israel are distinctly marked here in contrast with one another, with the addition of the walk which the Christian ought to pursue when chastised by the Lord. The apostle gives the c...
AND THE PRAYER OF FAITH SHALL SAVE THE SICK,.... That is, the prayer of the elders, being put up in faith by them, and in which the sick person joins by faith; such a prayer is a means of bringing dow...
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Ver. 15. _And the prayer of faith_] The Greek word for prayer...
_Is any sick? let him call for the elders of the church_ Those ministers of Christ whose office it is to oversee and feed the flock; _and let them pray over him_ For his recovery, persuaded that what...
THEY SHALL BE FORGIVEN HIM; on his being penitent, and exercising faith in Christ....
AND THE PRAYER OF FAITH SHALL SAVE THE SICK, AND THE LORD SHALL RAISE HIM UP; AND IF HE HAVE COMMITTED SINS, THEY SHALL BE FORGIVEN HIM. The apostle introduces a new paragraph, couched, in part, in th...
The improper and the proper use of God's name:...
Verses 1 Timothy 6 are addressed to rich men, and no doubt specially to those who make some claim of having the knowledge of God. They are bidden to weep and howl for the miseries that will take them,...
Is there power in prayer? Can prayer help the sick to get well? How does God answer such prayers for the sick? Is there any relationship between sickness and sin? Does God use providence to answer pra...
"and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him." "prayer offered in faith" -as opposed to on...
12-18 The sin of swearing is condemned; but how many make light of common profane swearing! Such swearing expressly throws contempt upon God's name and authority. This sin brings neither gain, nor pl...
AND THE PRAYER OF FAITH; i.e. proceeding from faith; the cure is ascribed to prayer, the moral means, and standing ordinance, not to the anointing, which was but ceremonial and temporary; and to faith...
James 5:15 And G2532 prayer G2171 faith G4102 save G4982 (G5692) sick G2577 (G5723) and G2532 Lord...
‘Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save him who is sick, and th...
FINAL EXHORTATION TO PRAYER AND FAITH (JAMES 5:12). Having faced up men and women to judgment in different ways James now ends as he began by putting great emphasis on the need for faith and prayer, a...
James 5:15. AND THE PRAYER OF FAITH. Some understand by this, prayer uttered in faith believing prayer confidence in God as the Hearer of prayer. Others, supposing that the reference is to those mirac...
James 5:7-20. St. James concludes his Epistle with a variety of admonitions. He first exhorts his readers to patience; they are to exercise forbearance toward their oppressors and trust toward God, be...
THE PRAYER OF FAITH (η ευχη της πιστεως). Cf. James 1:6 for prayer marked by faith.SHALL SAVE (σωσε). Future active of σωζω, to make well. As in Matthew 9:21; Mark 6:56. No reference here to salva...
James 5:15 Among all the trials of life there is no occasion when we more deeply feel the need of God's helping hand than when brought low by sickness ourselves, or when we tremble for the life of so...
James 5:13 The Visitation of the Sick. I. To understand the clause which refers to anointing with oil, it must be remembered that in those early and simple days, when little was known about the struc...
CONTENTS: Warning to the rich. Exhortations in view of Christ's second coming. CHARACTERS: Christ, Job, Elias, James. CONCLUSION: Great amassing of wealth will be a sign of the last days, but woe to...
James 5:1. _Go to now,_ or go now, _ye rich men._ He had taught them humility, because their glory vanished away as the flower of the field: chap. James 1:10. He now calls upon them _to weep and howl_...
MADE IN FAITH. The faith was IN the church elders _who prayed_ for the man. Compare Matthew 17:19-20; 1 John 5:16 and notes. AND THE SINS. In general, disease is not SENT as a punishment for sin (see...
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 5:13 The Prayer of Faith. Speaking mainly of prayer, James restates some of the letter’s key themes. These include trials and misuse of the tongue. The ultimate way to “tame” one’s...
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 5:15 THE PRAYER OF FAITH. Not the faith of the sick person, but the faith of those praying. James does not require the sick person to exercise faith. The sick person simply asks fo...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ James 5:14. CALL FOR.—Summon to him. ELDERS.—Officers usual in synagogues, and probably also found in the Jewish Christian congregations. Not priests, or even ministers...
EXPOSITION JAMES 5:1 DENUNCIATION OF THE RICH FOR (1) GRINDING DOWN THE POOR AND KEEPING BACK THEIR WAGES;...
Now in chapter five he takes on the rich. So this doesn't apply to many of us. Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, your garment...
1 Corinthians 11:30; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 John 5:14; Isaiah 33:24;...
The sick [τ ο ν κ α μ ν ο ν τ α]. Rev. gives, better, the participial force, him that is sick. The word originally means to work. Hence, "him that is laboring under disease." And if he have committed...
And the prayer offered in faith shall save the sick — From his sickness; and if any sin be the occasion of his sickness, it shall be forgiven him....
Here our apostle shews the good effects of this anointing and praying; yet note, that he ascribes the sick man's recovery, not to the oil, but to the prayer; THE PRAYER OF FAITH SHALL SAVE THE SICK. T...