James 5:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹³ Is there anyone among you who is suffering? [If so], he should pray. Is anyone happy? [Then] he should sing a psalm.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ Is anyone among you afflicted (ill-treated, suffering evil)? He should pray. Is anyone glad at heart? He should sing praise [to God].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.

Common English Bible

¹³ If any of you are suffering, they should pray. If any of you are happy, they should sing.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ Is any of you sad? Let him pray. Is he even-tempered? Let him sing psalms.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ Is any of you sad? Let him pray. Is he cheerful in mind? Let him sing.

James 5:13 Cross References

Matthew 26:30

And after they had sung a hymn, they went up to the Mount of Olives. [Note: This was a small hill just east of Jerusalem]

Luke 22:44

And He became anguished as He prayed more fervently; even His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Luke 23:42

Then he said, “Jesus, remember [to be merciful to] me when you come into your kingdom.”

1 Corinthians 14:15

What should I do then? I will pray with my spirit [i.e. from within], and I will pray with my understanding also [i.e., with a knowledge of what I am saying] I will sing with my spirit, and I will sing with my understanding also.

1 Corinthians 14:26

So, what is the conclusion, brothers? When you people assemble together, each one of you has a psalm [to sing], or a lesson [to teach], or a [supernatural] revelation [to give], or a language [to speak supernaturally], or an interpretation [of that language]. Everything that is done should be for the building up [of the church].

Ephesians 5:19

Speak to one another by using psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your hearts to the Lord.

Hebrews 5:7

During His life on earth Jesus offered up prayers and special requests with loud crying and tears to God, who was able to save Him from dying, and He was heard because of His [earnest] devotion [to God].

James 5:10

Brothers, take the [Old Testament] prophets, who spoke in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord, as your examples of suffering and patience.

Revelation 14:3

And they [i.e., the 144,000] were singing a new song in front of God’s throne, and in front of the four living beings and the [twenty-four] elders. No one could learn [to sing] this song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand [See 7:4,9] who had been purchased from the earth.

Revelation 7:10

And they called out in a loud voice, saying, “Salvation comes from [or, “belongs to”] our God, who sits on His throne, and from [or, “to”] the Lamb.”