Contemplative Bible Reading

James 5:16

This is a little different post. Here are several translations of this one verse. (I like the King James Version best.)

King James Version: Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

The Message: The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with.

English Standard Version: Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

New Century Version: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so God can heal you. When a believing person prays, great things happen.

New English Translation: So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.

Two thoughts:

(1) be a righteous person, i.e., a person who believes in God and Jesus Christ.

(2) pray

Then amazing things happen. Thank you God.