Where a verse leads
James 5:16: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“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.”James 5:16
James 5:16 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 2 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
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14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 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. 16 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. 17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
James 5 · King James Version
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What does James 5:16 mean?
James 5:16 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is James 5:16 in the Bible?
James 5:16 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does James 5:16 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens James 5:16 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.