James 5:15 Cross References - Goodspeed

¹⁵ and the prayer offered in faith will save the sick man; the Lord will restore him to health, and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

² Some people came bringing to him on a bed a man who was paralyzed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, "Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven." ³ Some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is talking blasphemy!" ⁴ Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, "Why do you have such wicked thoughts in your hearts? ⁵ For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'? ⁶ But I would have you know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth." Then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your bed and go home!"

²⁰ He said to them, "Because you have so little faith. For I tell you, if you have faith the size of a grain of mustard, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here over to there!' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."

²¹ Jesus answered, "I tell you, if you have faith and have no doubt, you will not only do what I have done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Get up and throw yourself into the sea,' it will be done. ²² And everything that you pray for with faith, you will obtain."

⁵ When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." ⁶ There were some scribes sitting there pondering and saying to themselves, ⁷ "Why does this man talk so? This is blasphemy. Who can forgive sins but God alone?" ⁸ Jesus, at once perceiving by his spirit that they were pondering over this, said to them, "Why do you ponder over this in your minds? ⁹ Which is easier, to say to this paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say to him, "Get up and pick up your mat and walk'? ¹⁰ But to let you know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth," turning to the paralytic he said, ¹¹ "I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!"

²² Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God! ²³ I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Get up and throw yourself into the sea!' and has no doubt in his mind, but has faith that what he says will happen, shall have it. ²⁴ Therefore I tell you, whenever you pray or ask for anything, have faith that it has been granted you, and you shall have it.

¹⁷ And signs like these will attend those who believe: with my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in foreign tongues; ¹⁸ they will take snakes in their hands, and if they drink poison it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well."

¹⁴ Afterward Jesus found him in the Temple, and said to him, "See! You are well again. Give up sin, or something worse may happen to you."

³⁰ This is why many of you are sick and ill and a number have fallen asleep. ³¹ But if we recognized our own condition, we would not incur this judgment. ³² But since we do incur it, we are disciplined by the Lord, so that we may not be condemned along with the world.

²⁸ And God has placed people in the church, first as apostles, second as inspired preachers, third as teachers, then wonder-workers; then come ability to cure the sick, helpfulness, administration, ecstatic speaking. ²⁹ Is everyone an apostle? Is everyone an inspired preacher? Is everyone a teacher? Is everyone a wonder-worker? ³⁰ Is everyone able to cure the sick? Can everyone speak ecstatically? Can everyone explain what it means?

⁶ But he must ask with faith, and without any doubt, for the man who doubts is like the billowing sea, driven and blown about by the wind.

¹³ If any one of you is in trouble, he should pray. If any one is in good spirits, he should sing a hymn.

¹⁶ So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be cured. An upright man can do a great deal by prayer when he tries.

¹⁴ And we have confidence in him, that if we ask him for anything that is in accordance with his will, he will listen to us. ¹⁵ And if we know that he listens to whatever we ask him for, we know that the requests we have made of him are granted. ¹⁶ If anyone sees his brother committing any sin except a deadly one, he will ask and obtain life for him—provided the sin is not a deadly one. There is such a thing as deadly sin; I do not say that a man should pray about that.