Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, New Living Translation My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, English Standard Version My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, Berean Standard Bible My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, Berean Literal Bible My brothers, if anyone among you might wander from the truth, and someone should bring him back, King James Bible Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; New King James Version Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, New American Standard Bible My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you strays from the truth and someone turns him back, NASB 1995 My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, NASB 1977 My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth, and one turns him back, Legacy Standard Bible My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, Amplified Bible My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you strays from the truth and falls into error and [another] one turns him back [to God], Christian Standard Bible My brothers and sisters, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back, Holman Christian Standard Bible My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back, American Standard Version My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; Aramaic Bible in Plain English My brethren, if any of you will stray from the way of truth, and a man restore him from his error, Contemporary English Version My friends, if any followers have wandered away from the truth, you should try to lead them back. Douay-Rheims Bible My brethren, if any of you err from the truth, and one convert him: English Revised Version My brethren, if any among you do err from the truth, and one convert him; GOD'S WORD® Translation My brothers and sisters, if one of you wanders from the truth, someone can bring that person back. Good News Translation My friends, if any of you wander away from the truth and another one brings you back again, International Standard Version My brothers, if one of you wanders away from the truth and somebody brings him back, Literal Standard Version Brothers, if anyone among you may go astray from the truth, and anyone may turn him back, Majority Standard Bible Brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, New American Bible My brothers, if anyone among you should stray from the truth and someone bring him back, NET Bible My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, New Revised Standard Version My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, New Heart English Bible My brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, Webster's Bible Translation Brethren, if any one of you should err from the truth, and one should convert him; Weymouth New Testament My brethren, if one of you strays from the truth and some one brings him back, World English Bible Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, Young's Literal Translation Brethren, if any among you may go astray from the truth, and any one may turn him back, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Restoring a Sinner18Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops. 19My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, 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.… Cross References Matthew 18:15 If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. Galatians 6:1 Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Hebrews 5:2 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness. James 1:16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. James 1:19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, James 3:14 But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. Treasury of Scripture Brothers, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; err. Psalm 119:21,118 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments… Proverbs 19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. Isaiah 3:12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. and one. James 5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. Ezekiel 34:4,16 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them… Matthew 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Jump to Previous Astray Convert Err Error Faith Someone Strays True. Truth Turn Turns Wander Wanders WayJump to Next Astray Convert Err Error Faith Someone Strays True. Truth Turn Turns Wander Wanders WayJames 5 1. Rich oppressors are to fear God's vengeance.7. We ought to be patient in afflictions, after the example of the prophets, and Job; 12. to forbear swearing; 13. to pray in adversity, to sing in prosperity; 14. to acknowledge mutually our several faults, to pray one for another; 19. and to correct a straying brother. (19) Brethren.--My brethren, it rather ought to be. The last, and, to some, the dearest of the wise Apostle's remarks, is this on conversion; and it fitly closes his loving and plain-speaking Letter. If any of you do err . . .--Better thus, If one of you be led away from the truth, and one convert him. It is not the wilful error, so much as the being seduced by others, who draw the unwary from their proper course, till in time they become of themselves "wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever" (Jude 1:13). As the leading away was an act prompted by the devil, so the bringing home is the service of God, and each will have its fit reward. The sinner is riding, as it were, headlong to destruction, when a friend lays hold upon the rein, and literally "converts" him, i.e., turns him round; but, observe, the wanderer is still far from home, and many a weary league must he traverse, even with face turned and kept heavenward, before the end be neared. Verse 19. - Final exhortation; introduced, as was the opening one (James 1:2), by the emphatic "my brethren." The Received Text omits μου, but it is found in א, A, B, K, Vulgate.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Myμου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. brothers, Ἀδελφοί (Adelphoi) Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. if ἐάν (ean) Conjunction Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. one τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. of ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. should wander πλανηθῇ (planēthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4105: To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. truth ἀληθείας (alētheias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 225: From alethes; truth. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. someone τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. should bring him back, ἐπιστρέψῃ (epistrepsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1994: From epi and strepho; to revert. Links James 5:19 NIVJames 5:19 NLT James 5:19 ESV James 5:19 NASB James 5:19 KJV James 5:19 BibleApps.com James 5:19 Biblia Paralela James 5:19 Chinese Bible James 5:19 French Bible James 5:19 Catholic Bible NT Letters: James 5:19 Brothers if any among you wanders (Ja Jas. Jam) |
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