James

James 5:16

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.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ThereforeοὖνounConjunctionG3767 therefore, then
confessἘξομολογεῖσθεExomologeistheVerb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person PluralG1843 I consent fully, confess
sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG266 a sin
to each otherἀλλήλοιςallēloisPersonal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine PluralG240 one another
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
prayεὔχεσθεeuchestheVerb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralG2172 I pray, wish
forὑπὲρhyperPrepositionG5228 in behalf of, above
each otherἀλλήλωνallēlōnPersonal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG240 one another
so thatὅπωςhopōsConjunctionG3704 how, in order that, so that
you may be healedἰαθῆτεiathēteVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person PluralG2390 I heal
prayerδέησιςdeēsisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG1162 supplication, prayer
of a righteousδικαίουdikaiouAdjective - Genitive Masculine SingularG1342 just, righteous, impartial
has great powerἐνεργουμένηenergoumenēVerb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Feminine SingularG1754 I work, accomplish, am operative
to prevailἰσχύειischyeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2480 I am strong, able

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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

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