📖 James — Chapter 5 (KJV)
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James 5:1 Go to now, ye rich men, Rweep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
James 5:2 RYour riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
James 5:3 Your gold and silver is Rcankered; 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.
James 5:4 Behold, Rthe 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.
James 5:5 Ye Rhave lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
James 5:6 Ye Rhave condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
James 5:7 RBe 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.
James 5:8 Be Rye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
James 5:9 RGrudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
James 5:10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, Rwho have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
James 5:11 Behold, Rwe 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.
James 5:12 But Rabove 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.
James 5:13 Is Rany among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
James 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call Rfor the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
James 5:15 And Rthe 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.
James 5:16 RConfess 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.
James 5:17 RElias 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.
James 5:18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
James 5:19 Brethren, if any of you do Rerr from the truth, and one convert him;
James 5:20 Let him know, Rthat he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
James 5:1–6 — Wealth and exploited workers
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
James warns wealthy oppressors about hoarded riches, withheld wages, indulgence, and condemnation of the just.
Key Truth: Use resources justly rather than exploiting others.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Go to now, ye ____ men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come …” (James 5:1)
Find it in James 5:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ , the hire of the labourers who have reaped down …” (James 5:4)
Find it in James 5:4 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Ye have ____ and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.” (James 5:6)
Find it in James 5:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
James 5:7–12 — Patience and truthful speech
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The farmer, prophets, and Job illustrate endurance. James urges patient hearts, restraint from grudging, and plain truthful speech.
Key Truth: Endure without turning hardship into bitter speech.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Be ye also ____ ; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord …” (James 5:8)
Find it in James 5:8 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ , my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the …” (James 5:10)
Find it in James 5:10 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “But above all ____ , my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by …” (James 5:12)
Find it in James 5:12 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
James 5:13–20 — Prayer, confession, and restoration
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
James encourages prayer in suffering and sickness, shared confession, earnest intercession, and bringing a wandering person back to truth.
Key Truth: Seek restoration through prayer and honest care.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Is any ____ you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him …” (James 5:13)
Find it in James 5:13 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ was a man subject to like passions as we are, …” (James 5:17)
Find it in James 5:17 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… sinner from the error of his way shall save a ____ from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.” (James 5:20)
Find it in James 5:20 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Job 42:10 — Job's restoration offers a related passage for the endurance James recalls.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Who needs your prayer, honest support, or patient effort toward restoration?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes James 5:1–6 (Wealth and exploited workers) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes James 5:7–12 (Patience and truthful speech) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes James 5:13–20 (Prayer, confession, and restoration) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What response is urged in view of the Lord's coming drawing nigh?
5. What character of the Lord is highlighted alongside Job's patience?
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