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World English Bible Classic
[1] Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you. [2] Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten. [3] Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days. [4] Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.§ [5] You have lived in luxury on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter. [6] You have condemned and you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you. [7] Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain. [8] You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. [9] Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door. [10] Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of perseverance, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. [11] Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. [12] But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear—not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.‡ [13] Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises. [14] Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; [15] and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. [16] Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective. [17] Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn’t rain on the earth for three years and six months. [18] He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. [19] Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, [20] let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

Footnotes

  1. § 5:4 Greek: Sabaoth (or Hebrew: Tze’va’ot)
  2. ‡ 5:12 reads “under judgment” instead of “into hypocrisy”
King James Version
[1] Go to G71 now, G3568 ye rich men, G4145 weep G2799 and howl G3649 for G1909 your G5216 miseries G5004 that G3588 shall come upon G1904 you. [2] Your G5216 riches G4149 are corrupted, G4595 and G2532 your G5216 garments G2440 are G1096 motheaten. G4598 [3] Your G5216 gold G5557 and G2532 silver G696 is cankered; G2728 and G2532 the G3588 rust G2447 of them G846 G1519 shall be G2071 a witness G3142 against you, G5213 and G2532 shall eat G5315 your G5216 flesh G4561 as it were G5613 fire. G4442 Ye have heaped treasure together G2343 for G1722 the last G2078 days. G2250 [4] Behold, G2400 the G3588 hire G3408 of the G3588 labourers G2040 who G3588 have reaped down G270 your G5216 fields, G5561 which G3588 is G650 of G575 you G5216 kept back by fraud, G650 crieth: G2896 and G2532 the G3588 cries G995 of them G3588 which have reaped G2325 are entered G1525 into G1519 the G3588 ears G3775 of the Lord G2962 of sabaoth. G4519 [5] Ye have lived in pleasure G5171 on G1909 the G3588 earth, G1093 and G2532 been wanton; G4684 ye have nourished G5142 your G5216 hearts, G2588 as G5613 in G1722 a day G2250 of slaughter. G4967 [6] Ye have condemned G2613 and killed G5407 the G3588 just; G1342 and he G498 doth not G3756 resist G498 you. G5213 [7] Be patient G3114§ therefore, G3767 brethren, G80 unto G2193 the G3588 coming G3952 of the G3588 Lord. G2962 Behold, G2400 the G3588 husbandman G1092 waiteth G1551 for the G3588 precious G5093 fruit G2590 of the G3588 earth, G1093 and hath long patience G3114 for G1909 it, G846 until G2193 G302 he receive G2983 the early G4406 and G2532 latter G3797 rain. G5205 [8] Be G3114 ye G5210 also G2532 patient; G3114 stablish G4741 your G5216 hearts: G2588 for G3754 the G3588 coming G3952 of the G3588 Lord G2962 draweth nigh. G1448 [9] Grudge G4727 not G3361§ one G240 against G2596 another, G240 brethren, G80 lest G2443 G3361 ye be condemned: G2632 behold, G2400 the G3588 judge G2923 standeth G2476 before G4253 the G3588 door. G2374 [10] Take, G2983 my G3450 brethren, G80 the G3588 prophets, G4396 who G3739 have spoken G2980 in the G3588 name G3686 of the Lord, G2962 for an example G5262 of suffering affliction, G2552 and G2532 of patience. G3115 [11] Behold, G2400 we count G3106 them G3588 happy G3106 which endure. G5278 Ye have heard G191 of the G3588 patience G5281 of Job, G2492 and G2532 have seen G1492 the G3588 end G5056 of the Lord; G2962 that G3754 the G3588 Lord G2962 is G2076 very pitiful, G4184 and G2532 of tender mercy. G3629 [12] But G1161 above G4253 all things, G3956 my G3450 brethren, G80 swear G3660 not, G3361 neither G3383 by heaven, G3772 neither G3383 by the G3588 earth, G1093 neither G3383 by any G5100 other G243 oath: G3727 but G1161 let G2277 your G5216 yea G3483 be G2277 yea; G3483 and G2532 your nay, G3756 nay; G3756 lest G2443 G3361 ye fall G4098 into G5259 condemnation. G2920 [13] Is G2553 any G5100 among G1722 you G5213 afflicted? G2553 let him pray. G4336 Is G2114 any G5100 merry? G2114 let him sing psalms. G5567 [14] Is G770 any G5100 sick G770 among G1722 you? G5213 let him call G4341 for the G3588 elders G4245 of the G3588 church; G1577 and G2532 let them pray G4336 over G1909 him, G846 anointing G218 him G846 with oil G1637 in G1722 the G3588 name G3686 of the G3588 Lord: G2962 [15] and G2532 the G3588 prayer G2171 of faith G4102 shall save G4982 the G3588 sick, G2577 and G2532 the G3588 Lord G2962 shall raise G1453 him G846 up; G1453 and if G2579 he have committed G4160 sins, G266 G5600 they shall be forgiven G863 him. G846 [16] Confess G1843 your faults G3900 one to another, G240 and G2532 pray G2172 one G240 for G5228 another, G240 that G3704 ye may be healed. G2390 The effectual fervent G1754 prayer G1162 of a righteous man G1342 availeth G2480 much. G4183 [17] Elias G2243 was G2258 a man G444 subject to like passions as G3663 we G2254 are, and G2532 he prayed G4336 earnestly G4335§ that G3588 it might G1026 not G3361 rain: G1026 and G2532 it rained G1026 not G3756 on G1909 the G3588 earth G1093 by the space of three G5140 years G1763 and G2532 six G1803 months. G3376 [18] And G2532 he prayed G4336 again, G3825 and G2532 the G3588 heaven G3772 gave G1325 rain, G5205 and G2532 the G3588 earth G1093 brought forth G985 her G846 fruit. G2590 [19] Brethren, G80 if G1437 any G5100 of G1722 you G5213 do err G4105 from G575 the G3588 truth, G225 and G2532 one G5100 convert G1994 him; G846 [20] let G1097 him G1097 know, G1097 that G3754 he G3588 which converteth G1994 the sinner G268 from G1537 the error G4106 of his G846 way G3598 shall save G4982 a soul G5590 from G1537 death, G2288 and G2532 shall hide G2572 a multitude G4128 of sins. G266

Footnotes

  1. § 5:7 Or, be long patient, or suffer with long patience
  2. § 5:9 Or, groan, or grieve not
  3. § 5:17 Or, in his prayer
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Ἄγε G71 νῦν G3568 οἱ G3588 πλούσιοι, G4145 κλαύσατε G2799 ὀλολύζοντες G3649 ἐπὶ G1909 ταῖς G3588 ταλαιπωρίαις G5004 ὑμῶν G5216 ταῖς G3588 ἐπερχομέναις. G1904 [2] Ὁ G3588 πλοῦτος G4149 ὑμῶν G5216 σέσηπεν, G4595 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἱμάτια G2440 ὑμῶν G5216 σητόβρωτα G4598 γέγονεν· G1096 [3] ὁ G3588 χρυσὸς G5557 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 ἄργυρος G696 κατίωται, G2728 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 ἰὸς G2447 αὐτῶν G846 εἰς G1519 μαρτύριον G3142 ὑμῖν G5213 ἔσται, G2071 καὶ G2532 φάγεται G5315 τὰς G3588 σάρκας G4561 ὑμῶν G5216 ὡς G5613 πῦρ. G4442 Ἐθησαυρίσατε G2343 ἐν G1722 ἐσχάταις G2078 ἡμέραις. G2250 [4] Ἰδού, G2400 ὁ G3588 μισθὸς G3408 τῶν G3588 ἐργατῶν G2040 τῶν G3588 ἀμησάντων G270 τὰς G3588 χώρας G5561 ὑμῶν, G5216 ὁ G3588 ‡ἀπεστερημένος G650 ἀφ’ G575 ὑμῶν, G5216 κράζει· G2896 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 βοαὶ G995 τῶν G3588 θερισάντων G2325 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ὦτα G3775 κυρίου G2962 Σαβαὼθ G4519 ‡εἰσεληλύθασιν. G1525 [5] Ἐτρυφήσατε G5171 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 καὶ G2532 ἐσπαταλήσατε· G4684 ἐθρέψατε G5142 τὰς G3588 καρδίας G2588 ὑμῶν G5216 ‡ὡς G5613 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 σφαγῆς. G4967 [6] Κατεδικάσατε, G2613 ἐφονεύσατε G5407 τὸν G3588 δίκαιον· G1342 οὐκ G3756 ἀντιτάσσεται G498 ὑμῖν. G5213 [7] Μακροθυμήσατε G3114 οὖν, G3767 ἀδελφοί, G80 ἕως G2193 τῆς G3588 παρουσίας G3952 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου. G2962 Ἰδού, G2400 ὁ G3588 γεωργὸς G1092 ἐκδέχεται G1551 τὸν G3588 τίμιον G5093 καρπὸν G2590 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 μακροθυμῶν G3114 ἐπ’ G1909 ‡αὐτόν, G846 ‡ἕως G2193 λάβῃ G2983 ‡ὑετὸν G5205 πρώϊμον G4406 καὶ G2532 ὄψιμον. G3797 [8] Μακροθυμήσατε G3114 καὶ G2532 ὑμεῖς, G5210 στηρίξατε G4741 τὰς G3588 καρδίας G2588 ὑμῶν, G5216 ὅτι G3754 ἡ G3588 παρουσία G3952 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 ἤγγικεν. G1448 [9] Μὴ G3361 στενάζετε G4727 ‡κατ’ G2596 ἀλλήλων, G240 ἀδελφοί, G80 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 ‡κριθῆτε· G2919 ἰδού, G2400 ‡ὁ G3588 κριτὴς G2923 πρὸ G4253 τῶν G3588 θυρῶν G2374 ἕστηκεν. G2476 [10] Ὑπόδειγμα G5262 λάβετε, G2983 ‡ἀδελφοί G80 μου, G3450 τῆς G3588 κακοπαθείας, G2552 καὶ G2532 τῆς G3588 μακροθυμίας, G3115 τοὺς G3588 προφήτας G4396 οἳ G3739 ἐλάλησαν G2980 ‡τῷ G3588 ὀνόματι G3686 κυρίου. G2962 [11] Ἰδού, G2400 μακαρίζομεν G3106 τοὺς G3588 ‡ὑπομένοντας· G5278 τὴν G3588 ὑπομονὴν G5281 Ἰὼβ G2492 ἠκούσατε, G191 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 τέλος G5056 κυρίου G2962 ‡ἴδετε, G1492 ὅτι G3754 πολύσπλαγχνός G4184 ‡ἐστιν G2076 καὶ G2532 ‡οἰκτίρμων. G3629 [12] Πρὸ G4253 πάντων G3956 δέ, G1161 ἀδελφοί G80 μου, G3450 μὴ G3361 ὀμνύετε, G3660 μήτε G3383 τὸν G3588 οὐρανόν, G3772 μήτε G3383 τὴν G3588 γῆν, G1093 μήτε G3383 ἄλλον G243 τινὰ G5100 ὅρκον· G3727 ἤτω G2277 δὲ G1161 ὑμῶν G5216 τὸ G3588 ναί, G3483 ναί, G3483 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 οὔ, G3756 οὔ· G3756 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 ‡εἰς G1519 ὑπόκρισιν G5272 πέσητε. G4098 [13] Κακοπαθεῖ G2553 τις G5100 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν; G5213 Προσευχέσθω. G4336 Εὐθυμεῖ G2114 τις; G5100 Ψαλλέτω. G5567 [14] Ἀσθενεῖ G770 τις G5100 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν; G5213 Προσκαλεσάσθω G4341 τοὺς G3588 πρεσβυτέρους G4245 τῆς G3588 ἐκκλησίας, G1577 καὶ G2532 προσευξάσθωσαν G4336 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτόν, G846 ἀλείψαντες G218 ‡αὐτὸν G846 ἐλαίῳ G1637 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματι G3686 ‡τοῦ G3588 κυρίου· G2962 [15] καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 εὐχὴ G2171 τῆς G3588 πίστεως G4102 σώσει G4982 τὸν G3588 κάμνοντα, G2577 καὶ G2532 ἐγερεῖ G1453 αὐτὸν G846 ὁ G3588 κύριος· G2962 κἂν G2579 ἁμαρτίας G266 ᾖ G5600 πεποιηκώς, G4160 ἀφεθήσεται G863 αὐτῷ. G846 [16] Ἐξομολογεῖσθε G1843 ‡ἀλλήλοις G240 τὰ G3588 παραπτώματα, G3900 καὶ G2532 ‡εὔχεσθε G2172 ὑπὲρ G5228 ἀλλήλων, G240 ὅπως G3704 ἰαθῆτε. G2390 Πολὺ G4183 ἰσχύει G2480 δέησις G1162 δικαίου G1342 ἐνεργουμένη. G1754 [17] ‡Ἠλίας G2243 ἄνθρωπος G444 ἦν G2258 ὁμοιοπαθὴς G3663 ἡμῖν, G2254 καὶ G2532 προσευχῇ G4335 προσηύξατο G4336 τοῦ G3588 μὴ G3361 βρέξαι· G1026 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔβρεξεν G1026 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 ἐνιαυτοὺς G1763 τρεῖς G5140 καὶ G2532 μῆνας G3376 ἕξ. G1803 [18] Καὶ G2532 πάλιν G3825 προσηύξατο, G4336 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 οὐρανὸς G3772 ‡ὑετὸν G5205 ἔδωκεν, G1325 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 γῆ G1093 ἐβλάστησεν G985 τὸν G3588 καρπὸν G2590 αὐτῆς. G846 [19] ‡Ἀδελφοί, G80 ἐάν G1437 τις G5100 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν G5213 πλανηθῇ G4105 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 ἀληθείας, G225 καὶ G2532 ἐπιστρέψῃ G1994 τις G5100 αὐτόν, G846 [20] ‡γινωσκέτω G1097 ὅτι G3754 ὁ G3588 ἐπιστρέψας G1994 ἁμαρτωλὸν G268 ἐκ G1537 πλάνης G4106 ὁδοῦ G3598 αὐτοῦ G846 σώσει G4982 ‡ψυχὴν G5590 ἐκ G1537 θανάτου, G2288 καὶ G2532 καλύψει G2572 πλῆθος G4128 ἁμαρτιῶν. G266

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 5:4a ἀπεστερημένος ¦ ¦ ἀφυστερημένος
  2. ‡ 5:4b εἰσεληλύθασιν ¦ εἰσελήλυθαν
  3. ‡ 5:5 ὡς ¦
  4. ‡ 5:7a αὐτόν ¦ αὐτῷ
  5. ‡ 5:7b ἕως ¦ ἕως ἂν
  6. ‡ 5:7c ὑετὸν πρώϊμον ¦ πρόϊμον
  7. ‡ 5:9a κατ’ ἀλλήλων ἀδελφοί ¦ ἀδελφοὶ κατ’ ἀλλήλων
  8. ‡ 5:9b κριθῆτε ¦ κατακριθῆτε
  9. ‡ 5:9c ὁ ¦
  10. ‡ 5:10a ἀδελφοί μου τῆς κακοπαθείας ¦ τῆς κακοπαθείας ἀδελφοί μου ¦ ἀδελφοὶ τῆς κακοπαθείας ¦ ἀδελφοὶ τῆς κακοπαθίας
  11. ‡ 5:10b τῷ ¦ ἐν τῷ
  12. ‡ 5:11a ὑπομένοντας ¦ ὑπομείναντας
  13. ‡ 5:11b ἴδετε ¦ εἴδετε
  14. ‡ 5:11c ἐστιν ¦ ἐστιν ὁ κύριος
  15. ‡ 5:11d οἰκτίρμων ¦ οἰκτειρμῶν
  16. ‡ 5:12 εἰς ὑπόκρισιν ¦ ὑπὸ κρίσιν
  17. ‡ 5:14a αὐτὸν ¦ [] ¦
  18. ‡ 5:14b τοῦ κυρίου ¦ []
  19. ‡ 5:16a ἀλλήλοις τὰ παραπτώματα ¦ οὖν ἀλλήλοις τὰς ἁμαρτίας
  20. ‡ 5:16b εὔχεσθε ¦ προσεύχεσθε
  21. ‡ 5:17 Ἠλίας ¦ Ἠλείας
  22. ‡ 5:18 ὑετὸν ἔδωκεν ¦ ¦ ἔδωκεν ὑετόν
  23. ‡ 5:19 Ἀδελφοί ¦ Ἀδελφοί μου
  24. ‡ 5:20a γινωσκέτω ¦ γινώσκετε
  25. ‡ 5:20b ψυχὴν ¦ ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ