Jam 5:18-20 - Commentary

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Text -- James 5:18-20 (NET)

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5:18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land sprouted with a harvest. 5:19 My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, 5:20 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.

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NET Notes: Jam 5:18 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events.

NET Notes: Jam 5:19 Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

NET Notes: Jam 5:20 Grk “his soul”; the referent (the sinner mentioned at the beginning of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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