James 5:15

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James 5:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible

13 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

14 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.

15 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.

16 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.

17 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.

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James 5:13

Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

James 5:16

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.

James 1:6

But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

Matthew 17:20

“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Matthew 21:21

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

Matthew 21:22

If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

Mark 11:22

“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.

Mark 11:23

“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.

Mark 11:24

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Mark 16:17

And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

Mark 16:18

they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”

1 Corinthians 12:28

And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

1 Corinthians 12:29

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?

1 Corinthians 12:30

Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?

Isaiah 33:24

And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity.

Matthew 9:2

Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”

Matthew 9:3

On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”

Matthew 9:4

But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?

Matthew 9:5

Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’

Matthew 9:6

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

Mark 2:5

When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

Mark 2:6

But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,

Mark 2:7

“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

Mark 2:8

At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.

Mark 2:9

“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?

Mark 2:10

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,

Mark 2:11

“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

John 5:14

Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”

1 Corinthians 11:30

That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 11:31

Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.

1 Corinthians 11:32

But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

1 John 5:14

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

1 John 5:15

And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

1 John 5:16

If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.