James

James 5:16–17

¹⁶Therefore 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. ¹⁷Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

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James 5:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
confess	Ἐξομολογεῖσθε	Exomologeisthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G1843 I consent fully, confess
sins	ἁμαρτίας	hamartias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G266 a sin
to each other	ἀλλήλοις	allēlois	Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural	G240 one another
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
pray	εὔχεσθε	euchesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G2172 I pray, wish
for	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
each other	ἀλλήλων	allēlōn	Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G240 one another
so that	ὅπως	hopōs	Conjunction	G3704 how, in order that, so that
you may be healed	ἰαθῆτε	iathēte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G2390 I heal
prayer	δέησις	deēsis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1162 supplication, prayer
of a righteous	δικαίου	dikaiou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1342 just, righteous, impartial
has great power	ἐνεργουμένη	energoumenē	Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1754 I work, accomplish, am operative
to prevail	ἰσχύει	ischyei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2480 I am strong, able

James 5:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Elijah	Ἠλίας	Ēlias	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2243 Elijah
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
a man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
just like	ὁμοιοπαθὴς	homoiopathēs	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3663 of like feelings
us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
He prayed earnestly	προσευχῇ	proseuchē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4335 prayer, a place for prayer
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
rain	βρέξαι	brexai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1026 I moisten, rain, send rain
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
it did not rain	ἔβρεξεν	ebrexen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1026 I moisten, rain, send rain
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
land	γῆς	gēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
for three	τρεῖς	treis	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5140 three
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
years	ἐνιαυτοὺς	eniautous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1763 a year

Cross-references

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James 5:16 Jeremiah 29:12–13 · Proverbs 15:29 · Matthew 21:22 · Psalm 34:15 · John 9:31 · Psalm 145:18–19 · Jeremiah 33:3 · 1 Peter 2:24 · Matthew 7:7–11 · 1 John 3:22 · Daniel 9:20–22 · Proverbs 15:8

James 5:17 1 Kings 17:1 · Luke 4:25 · 1 Kings 18:1 · Revelation 11:6 · Acts 14:15 · Acts 10:26 · Romans 11:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.