James 5:16

Free Bible Version

Admit the wrongs you've done to each other, and pray for one another so that you'll be healed. Earnest prayer from those who live right is very effective.

Cross References

Genesis 19:29

When God destroyed the towns of the valley he didn't forget the promise he made Abraham, and he saved Lot from the destruction of the towns where Lot was living.

Genesis 20:17

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves, so that they could have children again.

Genesis 20:7

Send the man's wife back to him. He's a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you don't send her back to him, you should know for sure that you and all your family will die.”

Genesis 32:28

“Jacob will no longer be your name,” said the man. “Instead you will be called Israel, because you fought with God and with men and you won.”

2 Samuel 19:19

“Your Majesty, please forgive me and disregard the wrong that I, your servant, did when Your Majesty left Jerusalem. Please forget all about it.

1 Kings 13:6

Then the king said to the man of God, “Please plead with the Lord your God—pray for me that I may have my hand back!” The man of God pleaded with the Lord, and the king was given back the use of his hand as it was before.

2 Chronicles 30:20

The Lord accepted Hezekiah's prayer and permitted them this violation.

Job 42:8

So take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job, and you shall offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray on your behalf and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your foolishness, because you have not told the truth about me, as my servant Job did.”

Psalm 34:15

The Lord watches over those who do right, and he hears when they cry for help.

Exodus 17:11

As long as Moses held up the walking stick in his hands, the Israelites were the ones winning, but when he lowered them, it was the Amalekites.

Exodus 9:33

Moses left Pharaoh and went out of the city, and prayed to the Lord. The thunder and hail stopped, and the rainstorm finished.

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord keeps his distance from the wicked, but he hears the prayers of the good.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord hates the sacrifices of the wicked, but he loves the prayers of the good.

Proverbs 28:9

God hates the prayers of people who disregard the law.

Jeremiah 15:1

The Lord told me: Even if Moses and Samuel were standing before me pleading with me on behalf of these people, I wouldn't feel sorry for them. Send them away from me. Have them leave.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call out to me, and I will answer you, explaining to you amazing, hidden things about which you don't have any idea.

Jeremiah 42:2

Jeremiah the prophet and said, “Please listen to our request.

Numbers 11:2

The people cried to Moses for help. He prayed to the Lord and the fire subsided.

Matthew 21:22

You will receive everything you ask for in prayer, as long as you trust in God.”

Matthew 3:6

and were baptized in the Jordan River, publicly admitting their sins.

Mark 1:5

Everybody from the country of Judea and from Jerusalem went to him. They admitted their sins publicly and were baptized in the Jordan River.

Luke 9:6

They left and went around the villages, announcing the good news and healing everywhere they went.

John 9:31

We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but he does listen to anyone who worships him and does what he wants.

Acts 10:38

It's about Jesus of Nazareth—how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went around doing good, healing all those who were under the devil's control, for God was with him.

Acts 19:18

Many came to trust in the Lord and confessed their sins, openly admitting their evil practices.

Acts 8:24

“Please pray for me, that nothing you've said may happen to me!” Simon replied.

Romans 3:10

As Scripture says, “No one does what is right, not even one.

Romans 5:19

Just as through one man's disobedience many became sinners, in the same way through one man's obedience many are made right with God.

Colossians 1:9

Because of this we haven't stopped praying for you from the time we heard about you, asking God to give you understanding of what he wants you to do and to give you every kind of spiritual wisdom and understanding.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

never stop praying,

1 Thessalonians 5:23

May the God of peace himself make you completely holy, and may your whole being—body, mind and spirit—be kept blameless for when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.

1 Thessalonians 5:25

Brothers and sisters, pray for us.

Hebrews 11:4

By trusting him Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, and as a result God identified him as someone who lived right. God showed this by accepting his offering. Even though Abel has been dead for a long time, he still speaks to us through what he did.

Hebrews 11:7

Noah trusted God, and was warned by him about things that had never happened before. Because Noah paid serious attention to what God said, he constructed an ark to save his family. By trusting God, Noah showed that the world was wrong, and received the reward of being set right by God.

Hebrews 12:13

Make straight paths to walk on, so that those who are crippled won't lose their way, but will be healed.

Hebrews 13:18

Please pray for us. We're convinced we have acted in good conscience, always wanting to do what's good and right in every situation.

Joshua 10:12

On the day that the Lord handed the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke by the Lord in the presence of the Israelites, saying, “Sun, stand still over Gibeon! Moon, stand still over the Valley of Aijalon!”

1 Peter 2:24

He took the consequences of our sins on himself in his body on the cross, so that we could die to sin and live rightly. “By his wounds you are healed.”

1 John 3:22

We'll receive from him whatever we ask him for, because we follow his commands and do what pleases him.

1 Samuel 1:12

As Hannah went on praying before the Lord, Eli watched her mouth.

1 Samuel 12:17

Isn't it the time of wheat harvest? Well, I will ask the Lord to send thunder and rain. Then you will realize how very evil you were in the Lord's sight when you demanded your own king.”

1 Samuel 12:18

Then Samuel prayed to the Lord, and that very day the Lord sent thunder and rain. Everyone was in absolute awe of the Lord and of Samuel.