James 5:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. ”

James 5:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the prayer of faith - The prayer offered in faith, or in the exercise of confidence in God. It is not said that the particular form of the faith exercised shall be that the sick man will cert...
James 5:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed (i) sins, they shall be forgiven him. (i) He has reason in making mention of sins, for diseases...
James 5:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The key to this hard passage seems to lie in the climax, the example of Elijah, who in 1 Kings 17:1 ; 1 Kings 18:41 ff., is not said to have prayed for drought or for rain. His prayer is in the ph...
James 5:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

prayer . App-134. faith . App-150. sick . Greek. kamno. See Hebrews 12:3 . Not the same word as James 5:14 . raise... up . App-178. and if . Greek. kan ( kai, with App-118. b). sins...
James 5:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15. But it must be observed, that he connects a promise with the prayer, lest it should be made without faith. For he who doubts, as one who does not rightly call on God, is unworthy to obtain...
James 5:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. And the prayer of faith; shall save the sick - That is, God wi...
James 5:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The prayer of faith shall save, &c.— By the prayer of faith must here be understood, a prayer proceeding from a firm persuasion of mind, that God would assist them miraculously to cure the di...
James 5:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Prayer. He does not say the oil shall save: it is b...
James 5:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Rebuke and Encouragement 2. Are corrupted, etc.] prophetic tense, in which the future is spoken of as though it were already come to pass.
James 5:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Anointing him with oil . — Or, unction. The use of some precious and mysterious ointment, on solemn occasions, obtained in most of the ancient nations, specially the Eastern. The Jews themselves w...
James 5:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 27 THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH-THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK AND EXTREME UNCTION. James 5:14-15 Two subjects stand out prominently in this interesting passage-the elders of the Church, and th...
James 5:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Effectual Prayer James 5:12-20 In view of the judgment-seat, at which we shall have to give an account of our words, we shall do well to employ the simplest, plainest speech, Matthew 5:34 ; M...
James 5:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Approaching the conclusion of his letter, the writer addressed a terrible indictment and solemn warning to the rich. He showed the failure of possessions, and how they may become the curse of life....
James 5:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. (13) Is a...
James 5:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick ,.... That is, the prayer of the elders, being put up in faith by them, and in which the sick person joins by faith; such a prayer is a means of bringing...
James 5:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Ver. 15. And the prayer of faith ] The Greek word for pray...
James 5:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Is any sick? let him call for the elders of the church Those ministers of Christ whose office it is to oversee and feed the flock; and let them pray over him For his recovery, persuaded that what...
James 5:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Verses 1 Timothy 6 are addressed to rich men, and no doubt specially to those who make some claim of having the knowledge of God. They are bidden to weep and howl for the miseries that will take th...
James 5:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Caution against Swearing; Profaneness Condemned; Confession and Prayer; Efficacy of Prayer. A. D. 61....
James 5:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And the prayer of faith; i.e. proceeding from faith; the cure is ascribed to prayer, the moral means, and standing ordinance, not to the anointing, which was but ceremonial and temporary; and to fa...
James 5:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Final Exhortation To Prayer And Faith ( James 5:12-18 ). Having faced up men and women to judgment in different ways James now ends as he began by putting great emphasis on the need for faith and...
James 5:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES James 5:14 . Call for. —Summon to him. Elders. —Officers usual in synagogues, and probably also found in the Jewish Christian congregations. Not priests, or even m...
James 5:15 - Sermon Bible Commentary

James 5:13-16 The Visitation of the Sick. I. To understand the clause which refers to anointing with oil, it must be remembered that in those early and simple days, when little was known about th...
James 5:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

James 5:1 . Go to now, or go now, ye rich men. He had taught them humility, because their glory vanished away as the flower of the field: chap. James 1:10 . He now calls upon them to weep and...
James 5:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION James 5:1-59 DENUNCIATION OF THE RICH FOR (1) GRINDING DOWN THE POOR AND KEEPING BACK THEIR WAGES ; (2) LUXURY ; (3) MURDER . The whole...
James 5:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The improper and the proper use of God's name:
James 5:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 11:30-32 ; 1 Corinthians 12:28-30 ; 1 John 5:14-16 ; Isaiah 33:24 ; James 1:6 ; James 5:13 ; James 5:16 ; John 5:14 ; Mark 11:22-24 ; Mark 16:17 ; Mark 16:18 ; Mark 2:5-11 ;...
James 5:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And the prayer offered in faith shall save the sick — From his sickness; and if any sin be the occasion of his sickness, it shall be forgiven him.

James 5:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

James 5:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

James 5:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

James 5:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

James 5:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

James 5:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

James 5:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

James 5:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

James 5:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

James 5:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

James 5:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

James 5:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

James 5:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

James 5:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James 5:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

James 5:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

James 5:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

James 5:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

James 5:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

James 5:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

James 5:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

James 5:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

James 5:15 - Sermon Bible Commentary

James 5:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

James 5:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

James 5:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

James 5:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

James 5:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes