{"book":"James","slug":"james","ch":5,"genre":"letter","sub":"James","prev":"james/4","next":"1-peter/1","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Come now, [you who are] rich, weep [and] wail over the misery to come upon you.","f":[],"h":"A Warning to the Rich","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in [the] last days.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire."},{"style":"reg","t":"You have hoarded treasure in [the] last days."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of [the] Lord of Hosts.","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"{You have lived} on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in [the] day of slaughter.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"You have condemned [and] murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil — how patient he is for [the fall] and [spring rains].","f":["Literally for it until it receives the early and the late"],"h":"Patience in Suffering","style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"You, too, be patient [and] strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"{Do} not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"Brothers, [as] an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of [the] Lord.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from [the] Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"Above all, my brothers, {do} not swear, not [by] heaven [or] earth [or by] any other oath. Simply {let} your “ Yes ” be yes, and [your] “ No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"{Is} any one of you suffering? He should pray. {Is} anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.","f":[],"h":"The Prayer of Faith","style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"{Is} any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"Therefore confess [your] sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. [The] prayer of a righteous [man] has great power to prevail.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly [that it would] not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and [a half] years.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,","f":[],"h":"Restoring a Sinner","style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from [the] error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.","f":[]}]}