Verse 18

James 5:18

Bible in Basic English

18 And he made another prayer, and the heaven sent down rain and the earth gave her fruit.

Original Language Text

greek

καὶ πάλιν προσηύξατο, καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς ⸂ὑετὸν ἔδωκεν⸃ καὶ ἡ γῆ ἐβλάστησεν τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῆς.

English Translation

And again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth yielded its fruit.

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Chapter 5 Context

1 Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles wh... Focus ↗

2 Your wealth is unclean and insects have made holes in your clothing. Focus ↗

3 Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into you... Focus ↗

4 See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is cryi... Focus ↗

5 You have been living delicately on earth and have taken your pleasure; you have made your hearts fat... Focus ↗

6 You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight... Focus ↗

7 Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good... Focus ↗

8 Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near. Focus ↗

9 Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is... Focus ↗

10 Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men... Focus ↗

11 We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubl... Focus ↗

12 But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other... Focus ↗

13 Is anyone among you in trouble? let him say prayers. Is anyone glad? let him make a song of praise. Focus ↗

14 Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over hi... Focus ↗

15 And by the prayer of faith the man who is ill will be made well, and he will be lifted up by the Lor... Focus ↗

16 So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you m... Focus ↗

17 Elijah was a man of flesh and blood as we are, and he made a strong prayer that there might be no ra... Focus ↗

18 And he made another prayer, and the heaven sent down rain and the earth gave her fruit.

19 My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see hi... Focus ↗

20 Be certain that he through whom a sinner has been turned from the error of his way, keeps a soul fro... Focus ↗

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