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Berean Standard Bible

“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 5:16

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Study note

The letter closes with a section on prayer in every circumstance (5:13-18): prayer for those who suffer, praise for those who are cheerful, and prayer by the elders for those who are sick. James then points to Elijah, whose prayers were answered in dramatic ways, as an example.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

Confess 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.

King James Version (KJV)

Confess 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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that you may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Confesaos vuestras faltas unos á otros, y rogad los unos por los otros, para que seáis sanos; la oración del justo, obrando eficazmente, puede mucho.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por eso, confiésense unos a otros sus pecados, y oren unos por otros para que sean sanados. La oración del justo es poderosa y eficaz.

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