James
James 5:20
20consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| consider | γινωσκέτω | ginōsketō | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| this | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| Whoever | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| turns | ἐπιστρέψας | epistrepsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1994 I turn back to |
| a sinner | ἁμαρτωλὸν | hamartōlon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G268 sinning, sinful, a sinner |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| error | πλάνης | planēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4106 a wandering, error |
| of his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| way | ὁδοῦ | hodou | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
| will save | σώσει | sōsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4982 I save, heal |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| soul | ψυχὴν | psychēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5590 the soul, life, self |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| death | θανάτου | thanatou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| cover over | καλύψει | kalypsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2572 I veil, hide, conceal, envelop |
| a multitude | πλῆθος | plēthos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4128 a multitude |
| of sins | ἁμαρτιῶν | hamartiōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G266 a sin |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Peter 4:8 · Proverbs 10:12 · 1 Timothy 4:16 · Proverbs 11:30 · James 5:19 · Romans 11:14 · 1 Corinthians 9:22 · James 1:15 · Proverbs 11:4 · Psalm 32:1 · John 5:24 · Proverbs 10:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.