James 5 - Compare Translations
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James 5:1
KJVGo to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
WEBCome now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.
YLTGo, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon [you];
James 5:2
KJVYour riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
WEBYour riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.
YLTyour riches have rotted, and your garments have become moth-eaten;
James 5:3
KJVYour gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
WEBYour gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.
YLTyour gold and silver have rotted, and the rust of them for a testimony shall be to you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye made treasure in the last days!
James 5:4
KJVBehold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
WEBBehold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.
YLTlo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;
James 5:5
KJVYe have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
WEBYou have lived in luxury on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
YLTye did live in luxury upon the earth, and were wanton; ye did nourish your hearts, as in a day of slaughter;
James 5:6
KJVYe have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
WEBYou have condemned, you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you.
YLTye did condemn -- ye did murder the righteous one, he doth not resist you.
James 5:7
KJVBe patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
WEBBe patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
YLTBe patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain -- early and latter;
James 5:8
KJVBe ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
WEBYou also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
YLTbe patient, ye also; establish your hearts, because the presence of the Lord hath drawn nigh;
James 5:9
KJVGrudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
WEBDon’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.
YLTmurmur not against one another, brethren, that ye may not be condemned; lo, the Judge before the door hath stood.
James 5:10
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James 5:11
KJVBehold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
WEBBehold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
YLTlo, we call happy those who are enduring; the endurance of Job ye heard of, and the end of the Lord ye have seen, that very compassionate is the Lord, and pitying.
James 5:12
KJVBut above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
WEBBut above all things, my brothers, don’t swear— not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”; so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.
YLTAnd before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.
James 5:13
KJVIs any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
WEBIs any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.
YLTDoth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms;
James 5:14
KJVIs any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
WEBIs any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord,
YLTis any infirm among you? let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil, in the name of the Lord,
James 5:15
KJVAnd the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
WEBand the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
YLTand the prayer of the faith shall save the distressed one, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if sins he may have committed, they shall be forgiven to him.
James 5:16
KJVConfess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
WEBConfess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
YLTBe confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;
James 5:17
KJVElias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
WEBElijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn’t rain on the earth for three years and six months.
YLTElijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray -- not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months;
James 5:18
KJVAnd he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
WEBHe prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
YLTand again he did pray, and the heaven did give rain, and the land did bring forth her fruit.
James 5:19
KJVBrethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
WEBBrothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,
YLTBrethren, if any among you may go astray from the truth, and any one may turn him back,
James 5:20
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