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Text -- James 5:1-17 (NET)
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Warning to the Rich
5:1 Come now , you rich ! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you .
5:2 Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten .
5:3 Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you . It will consume your flesh like fire . It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure !
5:4 Look , the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you , and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts .
5:5 You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth . You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter .
5:6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person , although he does not resist you .
Patience in Suffering
5:7 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 .
5:8 You also be patient and strengthen your hearts , for the Lord’s return is near .
5:9 Do not grumble against one another , brothers and sisters , so that you may not be judged . See , the judge stands before the gates !
5:10 As an example of suffering and patience , brothers and sisters , take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name .
5:11 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 .
5:12 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 .
Prayer for the Sick
5:13 Is anyone among you suffering ? He should pray . Is anyone in good spirits ? He should sing praises .
5:14 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 .
5:15 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 .
5:16 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 .
5:17 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 !
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Intercession |
Patience |
Commandments |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Suffering |
Riches |
Prayer |
AFFLICTION |
Example |
One Another |
Wicked |
Church |
Agriculture |
Rich, The |
Jesus, The Christ |
Anointing |
JAMES, EPISTLE OF |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, I-V |
FERVENT |
Parousia. The coming of Christ |
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NET Notes: Jam 5:5 James’ point seems to be that instead of seeking deliverance from condemnation, they have defied God’s law (fattened your hearts) and made...
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NET Notes: Jam 5:6 Literally a series of verbs without connectives, “you have condemned, you have murdered…he does not resist.”
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NET Notes: Jam 5:9 The term gates is used metaphorically here. The physical referent would be the entrances to the city, but the author uses the term to emphasize the im...
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NET Notes: Jam 5:16 Or “the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful”; Grk “is very powerful in its working.”
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