James 5

Come now, you rich, weep and howl over the miseries coming upon you. Your wealth has rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days. Look, the wages of the workers who harvested your fields, which you have withheld, are crying out, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the righteous one. Does he not oppose you? Be patient, therefore, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until he receives the early and late rains. You too be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord has drawn near. Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Look, the judge is standing at the doors. Brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord as an example of suffering and patience. Look, we count as blessed those who endured. You have heard of Job's endurance and have seen the outcome the Lord brought about, for the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. But above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. Let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall under judgment. Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises. Is anyone among you sick? 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. And the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous person has great power. Elijah was a human being with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, let him know that whoever turns a sinner back from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

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