Jam 5 | NASB1995 | STEP | Come now , you rich , weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.

James 5

Misuse of Riches

1 ^aCome now, ^byou rich, ^cweep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you. 2 ^dYour riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is ^ein the last days that you have stored up your treasure! 4 Behold, ^fthe pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and ^gthe outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of ^hthe Lord of ^{▼▼ I.e. Hosts}Sabaoth. 5 You have ^jlived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have ^{▼▼ Lit nourished}fattened your hearts in ^la day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and ^{▼▼ Or murdered
,} ⁿput to death ^othe righteous man; he does not resist you.

Exhortation

7 Therefore be patient, ^pbrethren, ^quntil the coming of the Lord. ^rThe farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until ^{▼▼ Or he}it gets ^tthe early and late rains. 8 ^uYou too be patient; ^vstrengthen your hearts, for ^wthe coming of the Lord is ^xnear. 9 ^yDo not ^{▼▼ Lit groan}complain, ^aabrethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, ^abthe Judge is standing ^{▼▼ Lit before
,} ^adright at the ^{▼▼ Lit doors}door. 10 As an example, ^afbrethren, of suffering and patience, take ^agthe prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 We count those ^ahblessed who endured. You have heard of ^aithe ^{▼▼ Or steadfastness}endurance of Job and have seen ^akthe ^{▼▼ Lit end of the Lord}outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that ^amthe Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

12 But above all, ^anmy brethren, ^aodo not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but ^{▼▼ Lit yours is to be yes, yes, and no, no}your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.

13 Is anyone among you ^aqsuffering? ^ar Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to ^assing praises. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for ^atthe elders of the church and they are to pray over him, ^{▼▼ Lit having anointed
,} ^avanointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the ^awprayer ^{▼▼ Lit of}offered in faith will ^{▼▼ Or save
,} ^azrestore the one who is sick, and the Lord will ^baraise him up, and if he has committed sins, ^{▼▼ Lit it}they will be forgiven him. 16 Therefore, ^bcconfess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be ^bdhealed. ^beThe effective ^{▼▼ Lit supplication}prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. 17 Elijah was ^bga man with a nature like ours, and ^bhhe prayed ^{▼▼ Lit with prayer}earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for ^bjthree years and six months. 18 Then he ^bkprayed again, and ^blthe ^{▼▼ Lit heaven}sky ^{▼▼ Lit gave}poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.

19 My brethren, ^boif any among you strays from ^bpthe truth and one turns him back, 20 let him know that ^{▼▼ Lit he who has turned}he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will ^brsave his soul from death and will ^bscover a multitude of sins.