James 5

Warning to the Rich

1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Parallel theme: James 1:11, 2:6, 4:13, Deuteronomy 32:15, Proverbs 11:4, 11:28, Isaiah 13:6, Jeremiah 9:23, Micah 6:12, Zephaniah 1:18 +5

2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Parallel theme: Job 13:28, Isaiah 50:9, 51:8, Luke 12:33, 1 Peter 1:4

3 Your 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. Parallel theme: Isaiah 2:2, Romans 2:5, Revelation 21:8

4 Behold, 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 LordLord: Κύριος (Kurios). The Greek Kurios (Κύριος) means 'lord' or 'master,' used both for human masters and divinely for God the Father and Jesus Christ. Its application to Jesus affirms His deity, as it translates YHWH in the Septuagint. of sabaoth. References Lord: Malachi 3:5, Romans 9:29. Parallel theme: Genesis 4:10, Exodus 3:9, 22:27, Leviticus 19:13, Job 34:28, Psalms 9:12, Jeremiah 22:13, Luke 18:7 +5

5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. Parallel theme: 1 Samuel 25:36, Isaiah 22:13, Jeremiah 12:3, 25:34, Amos 6:1, Luke 16:19, 16:25, 1 Timothy 5:6, Revelation 18:7 +4

6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you. Righteousness: Acts 22:14, Hebrews 10:38. Parallel theme: James 4:2, Isaiah 53:7, Matthew 5:39, Acts 8:32

Patience and Prayer

7 Be 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. References Lord: Jeremiah 5:24, Joel 2:23, 1 Thessalonians 2:19. Parallel theme: Deuteronomy 11:14, Matthew 24:44, Romans 2:7, Galatians 5:5, 6:9, Colossians 1:11, Hebrews 6:15 +5

8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. References Lord: Psalms 27:14, 37:7, 130:5, Micah 7:7, Philippians 4:5, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, Revelation 22:20. Parallel theme: James 5:9, Galatians 5:22, 1 Peter 4:7 +5

9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. Judgment: James 4:11, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 1 Peter 4:5. Parallel theme: Genesis 4:7, Leviticus 19:18, Matthew 24:33, Mark 13:29, Galatians 5:14, 5:26, 1 Peter 4:9 +5

10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the LordLord: Κύριος (Kurios). The Greek Kurios (Κύριος) means 'lord' or 'master,' used both for human masters and divinely for God the Father and Jesus Christ. Its application to Jesus affirms His deity, as it translates YHWH in the Septuagint., for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Prophecy: Luke 6:23, Acts 3:21, 7:52. Parallel theme: Hebrews 13:7

11 Behold, 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. Grace: Exodus 34:6, Psalms 86:15, 103:8, Luke 6:36, 1 Peter 1:13. References Lord: James 1:12, Lamentations 3:22, 2 Peter 2:9. Parallel theme: Job 2:10, Matthew 10:22 +5

12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heavenHeaven: οὐρανός (Ouranos). The Greek ouranos (οὐρανός) denotes heaven—God's throne and the believer's eternal home. Jesus taught His disciples to pray 'Our Father which art in heaven' (Matthew 6:9) and promised to prepare a place there (John 14:2)., neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Sin: Ephesians 5:19. Prayer: Jonah 2:7, Luke 22:44, Hebrews 5:7. Parallel theme: Psalms 50:15, 91:15, Hosea 6:1, Jonah 2:2, Matthew 26:30, Revelation 14:3 +5

14 Is 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: References Lord: 2 Kings 5:11. Prayer: 2 Kings 4:33, Acts 9:40, 14:23, 28:8. Parallel theme: Mark 6:13, 16:18, Acts 15:4, Titus 1:5 +4

15 And 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. Faith: James 1:6, Matthew 17:20. Prayer: James 5:13, 5:16. Sin: Isaiah 33:24, John 5:14

16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteousRighteous: δίκαιος (Dikaios). The Greek dikaios (δίκαιος) means righteous or just—conforming to God's standard. Christ's righteousness is imputed to believers through faith (Romans 4:5), making them legally righteous before God. man availeth much. Righteousness: Psalms 34:15, Proverbs 15:29, 1 Peter 2:24. Prayer: Job 42:8, Proverbs 15:8, Matthew 21:22. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 33:3, John 9:31, Acts 19:18, 1 John 3:22 +5

17 Elias 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. Parallel theme: 1 Kings 17:1, 18:1, Luke 4:25, Acts 10:26, 14:15, Romans 11:2, Revelation 11:6 +2

18 And he prayed again, and the heavenHeaven: οὐρανός (Ouranos). The Greek ouranos (οὐρανός) denotes heaven—God's throne and the believer's eternal home. Jesus taught His disciples to pray 'Our Father which art in heaven' (Matthew 6:9) and promised to prepare a place there (John 14:2). gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 14:22

Restoring the Wanderer

19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truthTruth: ἀλήθεια (Aletheia). The Greek aletheia (ἀλήθεια) denotes truth or reality—that which corresponds to actuality. Jesus declared, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life' (John 14:6), embodying ultimate reality., and one convert him; Parallel theme: James 5:20, Psalms 119:118, Proverbs 19:27, Isaiah 3:12, Ezekiel 34:16, Matthew 18:15, Luke 22:32, Galatians 6:1, 1 Timothy 6:10, 2 Peter 3:17 +5

20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. Salvation: Romans 11:14, 1 Corinthians 9:22, 1 Timothy 4:16. Sin: James 1:15, Psalms 32:1, Proverbs 10:12, 1 Peter 4:8. Parallel theme: James 5:19, Proverbs 11:4, 11:30 +5