James 5:16

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.

Translations

James 5:16 - Amplified Bible

Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed {and} restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].

James 5:16 - American Standard Version

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.

James 5:16 - Bible in Basic English

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.

James 5:16 - Darby Bible

Confess therefore your offences to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. [The] fervent supplication of the righteous [man] has much power.

James 5:16 - English Standard Version

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

James 5:16 - King James Version

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.

James 5:16 - La Biblia de las Americas

Por tanto, confesaos vuestros pecados unos a otros, y orad unos por otros para que seáis sanados. La oraciòn eficaz del justo puede lograr mucho.

James 5:16 - The Message

Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. Elijah, for instance, human just like us, prayed hard that it wouldn’t rain, and it didn’t—not a drop for three and a half years. Then he prayed that it would rain, and it did. The showers came and everything started growing again.

James 5:16 - New American Standard Bible

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

James 5:16 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Por tanto, confiésense sus pecados unos a otros, y oren unos por otros para que sean sanados. La oraciòn (sùplica) eficaz del justo puede lograr mucho.

James 5:16 - World English Bible

Confess your offenses one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The effective, earnest prayer of a righteous man is powerfully effective.

James 5:16 - Young's Living Translation

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

James 5:16 - Additional Comments

Verses 15 and 16 say that some illness may be as a result of sin. We see this verse saying confession and prayer may bring physical healing. And this prayer is not the prayer of the one afflicted - this is the prayer of a righteous man. It is fervent prayer, and effective (causes the desired results). There is much to be gained by the fervent, effective prayer of a man who is righteous. If you have a good relationship with God, this says your fervent prayer can product much results.
This means one of the primary prayers in times of sickness should be the confession and pardon of sin. Instead of prayer for physical healing, prayer for spiritual healing should be our first petitions. If sin caused the affliction, confession and repentance should remove it. Without confession and repentance, that particular sickness likely cannot be healed.

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