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James 5

James 5:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Confess
exomologeo (Greek #1843)
to acknowledge or (by implication, of assent) agree fully
KJV usage: confess, profess, promise.
Pronounce: ex-om-ol-og-eh'-o
Origin: from 1537 and 3670
your faults
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
paraptoma (Greek #3900)
a side-slip (lapse or deviation), i.e. (unintentional) error or (wilful) transgression
KJV usage: fall, fault, offence, sin, trespass.
Pronounce: par-ap'-to-mah
Origin: from 3895
q one to another
allelon (Greek #240)
one another
KJV usage: each other, mutual, one another, (the other), (them-, your-)selves, (selves) together (sometimes with 3326 or 4314).
Pronounce: al-lay'-lone
Origin: Genitive plural from 243 reduplicated
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
pray
euchomai (Greek #2172)
to wish; by implication, to pray to God
KJV usage: pray, will, wish.
Pronounce: yoo'-khom-ahee
Origin: middle voice of a primary verb
one
allelon (Greek #240)
one another
KJV usage: each other, mutual, one another, (the other), (them-, your-)selves, (selves) together (sometimes with 3326 or 4314).
Pronounce: al-lay'-lone
Origin: Genitive plural from 243 reduplicated
for
huper (Greek #5228)
"over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than
KJV usage: (+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very. In the comparative, it retains many of the above applications.
Pronounce: hoop-er'
Origin: a primary preposition
another
allelon (Greek #240)
one another
KJV usage: each other, mutual, one another, (the other), (them-, your-)selves, (selves) together (sometimes with 3326 or 4314).
Pronounce: al-lay'-lone
Origin: Genitive plural from 243 reduplicated
, that
hopos (Greek #3704)
what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)
KJV usage: because, how, (so) that, to, when.
Pronounce: hop'-oce
Origin: from 3739 and 4459
ye may be healed
iaomai (Greek #2390)
to cure (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: heal, make whole.
Pronounce: ee-ah'-om-ahee
Origin: middle voice of apparently a primary verb
. The effectual fervent
energeo (Greek #1754)
to be active, efficient
KJV usage: do, (be) effectual (fervent), be mighty in, shew forth self, work (effectually in).
Pronounce: en-erg-eh'-o
Origin: from 1756
prayer
deesis (Greek #1162)
a petition
KJV usage: prayer, request, supplication.
Pronounce: deh'-ay-sis
Origin: from 1189
of a righteous man
dikaios (Greek #1342)
equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
KJV usage: just, meet, right(-eous).
Pronounce: dik'-ah-yos
Origin: from 1349
availeth
ischuo (Greek #2480)
to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.
Pronounce: is-khoo'-o
Origin: from 2479
much
polus (Greek #4183)
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
KJV usage: abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly. Compare 4118, 4119.
Pronounce: pol-oos'
Origin: including the forms from the alternate πολλός
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Acts 19:18• 18Many too of those that had believed came confessing and declaring their deeds. (Acts 19:18)
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Psa. 145:19• 19The pleasure of those that fear him he will do;{HR}And their cry he will hear and save them. (Psa. 145:19)

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Confess.
Gen. 41:9‑10• 9And the chief-butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying, I remember my faults this day.
 10Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, me and the chief-baker. (Gen. 41:9‑10)
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2 Sam. 19:19• 19{i}And he said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart.{/i} (2 Sam. 19:19)
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Matt. 3:6• 6{i}and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.{/i} (Matt. 3:6)
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Matt. 18:15‑17• 15{i}But if thy brother sin against thee, go, reprove him between thee and him alone. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.{/i}
 16{i}But if he do not hear [thee], take with thee one or two besides, that every matter may stand upon the word of two witnesses or of three.{/i}
 17{i}But if he will not listen to them, tell it to the assembly; and if also he will not listen to the assembly, let him be to thee as one of the nations and a tax-gatherer.{/i} (Matt. 18:15‑17)
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Luke 7:3‑4• 3and having heard of Jesus he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he would come and save his bondman.
 4But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this, (Luke 7:3‑4)
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Acts 19:18• 18Many too of those that had believed came confessing and declaring their deeds. (Acts 19:18)
pray.
Col. 1:9• 9On this account we also, from the day that we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye might be filled with the full knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; (Col. 1:9)
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1 Thess. 5:17,23,25• 17pray unceasingly;
 23Now the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit, and soul and body be preserved entire without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
 25Brethren, pray for us. (1 Thess. 5:17,23,25)
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Heb. 13:18• 18Pray for us: for we persuade ourselves that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to walk well. (Heb. 13:18)
that.
Gen. 20:17• 17So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. (Gen. 20:17)
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2 Chron. 30:20• 20{i}And Jehovah hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.{/i} (2 Chron. 30:20)
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Luke 9:6• 6{i}And going forth they{/i} passed through the villages, announcing the glad tidings, and healing everywhere. (Luke 9:6)
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Acts 10:38• 38Jesus of Nazareth how that God anointed him with [the] Holy Spirit and power; who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him. (Acts 10:38)
The effectual.
Gen. 18:23‑32• 23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
 24Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city, wilt thou also destroy, and not spare, the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
 25{i}Far be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked—far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?{/i}
 26{i}And{/i} Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
 27{i}And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak unto the Lord; I, who am dust and ashes.{/i}
 28{i}Perhaps there may want five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city on account of the five? And he said, If I shall find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.{/i}
 29{i}And he continued yet to speak with him, and said, Perhaps there may be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.{/i}
 30{i}And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry that I speak! Perhaps there may be thirty found there. And he said, I will not do it if I find thirty there.{/i}
 31{i}And he said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak with the Lord. Perhaps there may be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.{/i}
 32{i}And he said,{/i} Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. (Gen. 18:23‑32)
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Gen. 19:29• 29And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. (Gen. 19:29)
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Gen. 20:7,17• 7Now therefore restore the man his wife: for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
 17So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. (Gen. 20:7,17)
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Gen. 32:28• 28And he said, Not Jacob shall be called henceforth thy name, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God and with men, and hast prevailed. (Gen. 32:28)
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Ex. 9:28‑29,33• 28{i}Intreat Jehovah that it may be enough, that there be no more thunder of God and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer!{/i}
 29{i}And Moses said to him, When I go out of the city, I will spread out my hands to Jehovah: the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is Jehovah's.{/i}
 33{i}And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread out his hands to Jehovah; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not anymore poured on the earth.{/i} (Ex. 9:28‑29,33)
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Ex. 17:11• 11{i}And it came to pass when Moses raised his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.{/i} (Ex. 17:11)
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Ex. 32:10‑14• 10Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of thee a great nation.
 11And Moses besought Jehovah his God and said, Jehovah, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
 12Wherefore should the Egyptians speak and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
 13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel , thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it forever.
 14{i}And Jehovah repented of the evil that he had said he would do to his people.{/i} (Ex. 32:10‑14)
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Num. 11:2• 2{i}And the people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Jehovah—and the fire abated.{/i} (Num. 11:2)
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Num. 14:13‑20• 13{i}And Moses said to Jehovah,{/i} Then the Egyptians shall hear it (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them);
 14and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou, Jehovah, art among this people, that thou, Jehovah, art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.
 15Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,
 16Because Jehovah was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.
 17And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken.
 18Jehovah is long-suffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
 19Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people, according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
 20And Jehovah said, I have pardoned according to thy word: (Num. 14:13‑20)
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Num. 21:7‑9• 7{i}And the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned, in that we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee: pray to Jehovah that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.{/i}
 8{i}And Jehovah said to Moses,{/i} Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
 9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. (Num. 21:7‑9)
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Deut. 9:18‑20• 18{i}And I fell down before Jehovah, as at the first, forty days and forty nights, —I ate no bread and drank no water, —because of all your sin which ye had sinned, in doing what is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.{/i}
 19{i}For I was afraid of the anger and fury wherewith Jehovah was wroth against you to destroy you. And Jehovah listened unto me also at that time.{/i}
 20{i}And with Aaron Jehovah was very angry to destroy him; and I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.{/i} (Deut. 9:18‑20)
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Josh. 10:12• 12Then spake Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,{HR}Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon;{HR}And thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. (Josh. 10:12)
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1 Sam. 12:18• 18So Samuel called unto Jehovah, and Jehovah sent thunder and rain {i}that day. And all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel{/i}. (1 Sam. 12:18)
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1 Kings 13:6• 6And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of Jehovah thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. The man of God besought Jehovah and the king's hand was restored to him again, and became as it was before. (1 Kings 13:6)
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1 Kings 17:18‑24• 18{i}And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call mine iniquity to remembrance, and to slay my son?{/i}
 19{i}And he said to her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.{/i}
 20{i}And he cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?{/i}
 21{i}And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again!{/i}
 22{i}And Jehovah heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he lived.{/i}
 23{i}And Elijah took the child, and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son lives.{/i}
 24{i}And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.{/i} (1 Kings 17:18‑24)
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2 Kings 4:33‑35• 33He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto Jehovah.
 34And he went up and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands, and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
 35Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up and stretched himself upon him; and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. (2 Kings 4:33‑35)
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2 Kings 19:15‑20• 15And Hezekiah prayed before Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
 16O Jehovah, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, O Jehovah, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
 17{i}Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,{/i}
 18{i}and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore have they destroyed them.{/i}
 19{i}And now, Jehovah our God, I beseech thee, save us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou, Jehovah, art God, thou only{/i}.
 20{i}And Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying{/i}, Thus saith the Jehovah God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. (2 Kings 19:15‑20)
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2 Kings 20:2‑5• 2He turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah, saying,
 3I beseech, O Jehovah, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
 4And it came to pass afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of Jehovah came to him saying,
 5Turn again, and tell Hezekiah, the captain of my people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer; I have seen thy tears. Behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of Jehovah. (2 Kings 20:2‑5)
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2 Chron. 14:11‑12• 11And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, [it is] nothing with thee to help, whether with many or with them that hath no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Jehovah, thou [art] our God; let not man prevail against thee.
 12So Jehovah smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. (2 Chron. 14:11‑12)
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2 Chron. 32:20‑22• 20For this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz prayed and cried to heaven.
 21And Jehovah sent an angel which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
 22Thus Jehovah saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib {i}the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all, and protected them on every side.{/i} (2 Chron. 32:20‑22)
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Job 42:8• 8And now take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go unto my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and Job, my servant, shall pray for you — for surely his face I accept — that I may not deal with you [after your] folly, for ye have not spoken to me rightly as my servant Job. (Job 42:8)
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Psa. 10:17‑18• 17The desire of the afflicted thou hast heard, O Jehovah;{HR}Thou strengthenest their heart, thou causest thine ear to hearken,
 18To judge the orphan and the oppressed:{HR}He shall continue no more to terrify man from the earth. (Psa. 10:17‑18)
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Psa. 34:15• 15The eyes of Jehovah [are] upon the righteous{HR}And his ears toward their cry. (Psa. 34:15)
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Psa. 145:18‑19• 18Near [is] Jehovah to all calling on him in truth.
 19The pleasure of those that fear him he will do;{HR}And their cry he will hear and save them. (Psa. 145:18‑19)
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Prov. 15:8,29• 8The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to Jehovah;{HR}But the prayer of the upright [is] His delight.
 29Jehovah [is] far from the wicked;{HR}But he heareth the prayer of the righteous. (Prov. 15:8,29)
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Prov. 28:9• 9{i}He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law,{HR}Even his prayer is an abomination.{/i} (Prov. 28:9)
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Jer. 15:1• 1{i}And Jehovah said unto me,{/i} Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight and let them go forth. (Jer. 15:1)
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Jer. 29:12‑13• 12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
 13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. (Jer. 29:12‑13)
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Jer. 33:3• 3call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. (Jer. 33:3)
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Dan. 2:18‑23• 18{i}that they would{/i} desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; {i}that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon{/i}.
 19Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night-vision. {i}Then Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.{/i}
 20{i}Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; For wisdom and might are his.{/i}
 21{i}And it is he that{/i} changeth the times and seasons; He removeth kings and setteth up kings, He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding.
 22{i}It is he that revealeth the deep and secret things; He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.{/i}
 23{i}I thank thee, and I praise thee, O God of my fathers, Who hast given me wisdom and might, And hast made known unto me already what we desired of thee; For thou hast made known unto us the king's matter.{/i} (Dan. 2:18‑23)
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Dan. 9:20‑22• 20Whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin, and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before {i}Jehovah{/i} my God for the holy mountain of my God;
 21yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
 22{i}And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, Daniel, I am now come forth to make thee skilful of understanding.{/i} (Dan. 9:20‑22)
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Hos. 12:3‑4• 3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God.
 4Yea; he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us; (Hos. 12:3‑4)
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Matt. 7:7‑11• 7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
 8For every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
 9Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask of him for a loaf, will give him a stone;
 10and if he ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?
 11If therefore ye, being wicked, know to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father that is in the heavens give good things to those that ask him? (Matt. 7:7‑11)
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Matt. 21:22• 22{i}And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.{/i} (Matt. 21:22)
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Luke 11:11‑13• 11{i}But{/i} of whom of you that is a father shall a son ask bread, and [the father] shall give him a stone? or also a fish, and instead of a fish shall give him a serpent?
 12or if also he shall ask an egg, shall give him a scorpion?
 13If, therefore, ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more will the Father who [is] of heaven give [the] Holy Spirit to them that ask him. (Luke 11:11‑13)
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Luke 18:1‑8• 1And he spoke also a parable to them, to the purport that they should always pray, and not faint,
 2saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God, and not respecting man.
 3And there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary;
 4and he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God, and respect not man,
 5at any rate because this widow annoys me, I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetual coming completely harass me.
 6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
 7And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them.
 8I say unto you that he will avenge them speedily. But when the Son of man cometh, shall he indeed find faith on the earth? (Luke 18:1‑8)
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John 9:31• 31We know that God heareth not sinners, but if anyone be God-fearing, and do his will, him he heareth. (John 9:31)
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Acts 4:24‑31• 24And they on hearing [it] with one accord lifted up [their] voice unto God and said, Master, thou [art] he that made heaven and the earth, and the sea, and all that in them [is];
 25who by [the] Holy Spirit, [by the] mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did Gentiles rage and peoples meditate vain things?
 26The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Anointed.
 27For of a truth in this city against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with Gentiles and peoples of Israel were gathered,
 28to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to come to pass.
 29And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word
 30while thou stretchest forth thy hand for healing, and that signs and wonders be done by the name of thy holy servant Jesus.
 31And when they prayed, the place wherein they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness. (Acts 4:24‑31)
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Acts 12:5‑11• 5Peter, then, was kept in the prison; but prayer was earnestly made by the assembly unto God concerning him.
 6And when Herod was about to bring him forward, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were keeping the prison.
 7And, behold, an angel of [the] Lord stood by, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck the side of Peter, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
 8And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy cloak round thee and follow me.
 9And going out he followed and knew not that what was being done by the angel was true, but thought he was seeing a vision.
 10And when they came through a first guard and a second, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city, which of itself opened to them; and having gone out they went forth one street; and immediately the angel departed from him.
 11And Peter, on coming to himself, said, Now I know truly that [the] Lord sent forth his angel and took me out of Herod's hand and all the expectation of the people of the Jews. (Acts 12:5‑11)
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1 John 3:22• 22and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things pleasing in his sight. (1 John 3:22)
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Rom. 3:10• 10even as it is written, “There is none righteous, not one; (Rom. 3:10)
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Rom. 5:19• 19For as by the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners, so also by the obedience of the one the many shall be constituted righteous. (Rom. 5:19)
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Heb. 11:4,7• 4By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain by which it was witnessed that he was righteous, God witnessing in respect of his gifts; and through it he, having died, yet speaketh.
 7By faith Noah, oracularly warned of things not yet beheld, moved with fear, constructed an ark for saving his house, by which he condemned the world and became heir of righteousness that is according to faith. (Heb. 11:4,7)
• Even their faults are an occasion for the exercise of charity (as in God towards us), and entire confidence in each other, according to that charity, such as is felt towards a restoring and pardoning God. (“James 5” by J.N. Darby)
• Confession to one another shows the condition of the church, and God would have the church to be in such a state, that love should so reign in it, that they should be so near to God, as to be able to treat the transgressor according to the grace they know in Him. (“James 5” by J.N. Darby)
• The righteous man. It is his nearness to God, the sense that he has, consequently, of that which God is, which (through grace and the operation of the Spirit) gives him this power. (“James 5” by J.N. Darby)
• The Spirit of God acts, we know, in all this; but the Apostle does not here speak of Him, being occupied with the practical effect, and presenting the man as he is seen. (“James 5” by J.N. Darby)
• We may choose a wise and discreet brother (instead of opening our hearts to indiscreet persons), but this choice alters nothing as to the guilty person's state of soul. Not hiding the evil, but opening his heart, he frees his humbled conscience: perhaps also his body (“The Coming of the Lord: James 5” by H. Smith)
• The confession of which verse 16 speaks is however not exactly confession to elders. It is rather “one to another.” This verse has nothing official about it as verses 14 and 15 have. (“James 5” by F.B. Hole)
• The main offender comes with heart-felt confession of the wrong he committed. The other is thereby moved to confess anything which may have been wrong on his side, and then melted before God they begin to pray for each other. (“James 5” by F.B. Hole)
• {v.16-18} We may learn in all this what are the conditions of effectual prayer. Confession of sin, not only to God but to one another; practical righteousness in all our ways; fervency of spirit and petition. Fervent prayer is not that which is uttered in loud stentorian tones, but that which springs from a warm and glowing heart. (“James 5” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Confess therefore yourc offences to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The ferventd supplication of the righteous man has much power.

JND Translation Notes

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c
Lit. "the."
d
Or, "operative," "working effectually," if the word be taken as a participle, as elsewhere in the New Testament. The A.V. combines the two ideas, "the effectual fervent prayer," but it is hardly both. I do not think it is inwrought by spiritual power. It is the person who is "fervent."

W. Kelly Translation

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Confess thereforea your sinsb to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. A righteous [one’s] supplicationc hath much power if it workd.

WK Translation Notes

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a
"Therefore" is omitted in T. R., but it should read "Confess therefore your sins. . ." as the remarkable conclusion.
b
Or, "offences."
c
"A righteous man’s supplication" is sufficient and exact.
d
The question as to the last word is whether it means fervent or in its working. The KJV seems to have conveyed both, the RV the latter.