James 5:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If you turn sinners from the wrong way, you will save them from death, and many of their sins will be forgiven.

Cross References

Psalm 32:1

Our God, you bless everyone whose sins you forgive and wipe away.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up trouble; love overlooks the wrongs that others do.

Proverbs 10:2

What you gain by doing evil won't help you at all, but being good can save you from death.

Proverbs 11:30

Live right, and you will eat from the life-giving tree. And if you act wisely, others will follow.

Proverbs 11:4

When God is angry, money won't help you. Obeying God is the only way to be saved from death.

Proverbs 17:9

You will keep your friends if you forgive them, but you will lose your friends if you keep talking about what they did wrong.

John 5:24

I tell you for certain that everyone who hears my message and has faith in the one who sent me has eternal life and will never be condemned. They have already gone from death to life.

Romans 11:14

I hope in this way to make some of my own people jealous enough to be saved.

1 Corinthians 1:21

God was wise and decided not to let the people of this world use their wisdom to learn about him. Instead, God chose to save only those who believe the foolish message we preach.

1 Corinthians 9:22

When I am with people whose faith is weak, I live as they do to win them. I do everything I can to win everyone I possibly can.

1 Timothy 4:16

Be careful about the way you live and about what you teach. Keep on doing this, and you will save not only yourself, but the people who hear you.

Philemon 1:19

With my own hand I write: I, PAUL, WILL PAY YOU BACK. But don't forget that you owe me your life.

James 1:15

Our desires make us sin, and when sin is finished with us, it leaves us dead.

James 1:21

You must stop doing anything immoral or evil. Instead be humble and accept the message that is planted in you to save you.

James 5:15

If you have faith when you pray for sick people, they will get well. The Lord will heal them, and if they have sinned, he will forgive them.

James 5:19

My friends, if any followers have wandered away from the truth, you should try to lead them back.

1 Peter 4:8

Most important of all, you must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins.