James 5:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

If you have sinned, you should tell each other what you have done. Then you can pray for one another and be healed. The prayer of an innocent person is powerful, and it can help a lot.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord never even hears the prayers of the wicked, but he answers the prayers of all who obey him.

Matthew 21:22

If you have faith when you pray, you will be given whatever you ask for.”

John 9:31

We know that God listens only to people who love and obey him. God doesn't listen to sinners.

Psalm 34:15

If you obey the Lord, he will watch over you and answer your prayers.

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so we would stop sinning and start living right. By his cuts and bruises you are healed.

Jeremiah 33:3

Ask me, and I will tell you things that you don't know and can't find out.

1 John 3:22

He will give us whatever we ask, because we obey him and do what pleases him.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord is disgusted by gifts from the wicked, but it makes him happy when his people pray.

Acts 19:18

Many who were followers now started telling everyone about the evil things they had been doing.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

and never stop praying.

Job 42:8

So I want you to go over to Job and offer seven bulls and seven goats on an altar as a sacrifice to please me. After this, Job will pray, and I will agree not to punish you for your foolishness.

Genesis 20:17

Meanwhile, God had kept Abimelech's wife and slaves from having children. But Abraham prayed, and God let them start having children again.

Proverbs 28:9

God cannot stand the prayers of anyone who disobeys his Law.

2 Chronicles 30:20

The Lord answered Hezekiah's prayer and did not punish them.

Numbers 11:2

When the people begged Moses to help, he prayed, and the fire went out.

Hebrews 12:13

and walk a straight path. Then lame people will be healed, instead of getting worse.

1 Thessalonians 5:25

Friends, please pray for us.

Matthew 3:6

They told how sorry they were for their sins, and he baptized them in the river.

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us. Our consciences are clear, and we always try to live right.

Hebrews 11:7

Because Noah had faith, he was warned about something that had not yet happened. He obeyed and built a boat that saved him and his family. In this way the people of the world were judged, and Noah was given the blessings that come to everyone who pleases God.

Romans 5:19

Adam disobeyed God and caused many others to be sinners. But Jesus obeyed him and will make many people acceptable to God.

Romans 3:10

The Scriptures tell us, “No one is acceptable to God!

Joshua 10:12

The Lord was helping the Israelites defeat the Amorites that day. So about noon, Joshua prayed to the Lord loud enough for the Israelites to hear: “Our Lord, make the sun stop in the sky over Gibeon, and the moon stand still over Aijalon Valley.” So the sun and the moon stopped and stood still until Israel defeated its enemies. This poem can be found in The Book of Jashar. The sun stood still and didn't go down for about a whole day.

Hebrews 11:4

Because Abel had faith, he offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. God was pleased with him and his gift, and even though Abel is now dead, his faith still speaks for him.

Acts 10:38

God gave the Holy Spirit and power to Jesus from Nazareth. He was with Jesus, as he went around doing good and healing everyone who was under the power of the devil.

Genesis 19:29

When God destroyed the cities of the valley where Lot lived, he remembered his promise to Abraham and saved Lot from the terrible destruction.

Jeremiah 15:1

The Lord said to me: Even if Moses and Samuel were here, praying with you, I wouldn't change my mind. So send the people of Judah away.

1 Kings 13:6

“Please pray to the Lord your God and ask him to heal my hand,” Jeroboam begged. The prophet prayed, and Jeroboam's hand was healed.

Genesis 32:28

The man said, “From now on, your name will no longer be Jacob. You will be called Israel, because you have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won.”

Genesis 20:7

Her husband is a prophet. Let her go back to him, and his prayers will save you from death. But if you don't return her, you and all your people will die.

1 Samuel 12:18

Samuel prayed, and that same day the Lord sent a thunderstorm. Everyone was afraid of the Lord and of Samuel.

Exodus 17:11

The Israelites out-fought the Amalekites as long as Moses held up his arms, but they started losing whenever he lowered them.

Exodus 9:33

After Moses left the royal palace and the city, he lifted his arms in prayer to the Lord, and the thunder, hail, and drenching rain stopped.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

I pray that God, who gives peace, will make you completely holy. And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept healthy and faultless until our Lord Jesus Christ returns.

Colossians 1:9

We have not stopped praying for you since the first day we heard about you. In fact, we always pray that God will show you everything he wants you to do and that you may have all the wisdom and understanding his Spirit gives.

Luke 9:6

The apostles left and went from village to village, telling the good news and healing people everywhere.

2 Samuel 19:19

He said, “Your Majesty, I beg you not to punish me! Please, forget what I did when you were leaving Jerusalem. Don't even think about it.

1 Samuel 12:17

Isn't this the dry season? I'm going to ask the Lord to send a thunderstorm. When you see it, you will realize how wrong you were to ask for a king.

Jeremiah 42:2

and said, “Please, Jeremiah, pray to the Lord your God for us. Judah used to have many people, but as you can see, only a few of us are left.

Mark 1:5

From all Judea and Jerusalem crowds of people went to John. They told how sorry they were for their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.

Acts 8:24

Simon said, “Please pray to the Lord, so that what you said won't happen to me.”

1 Samuel 1:12

Hannah prayed silently to the Lord for a long time. But her lips were moving, and Eli thought she was drunk.