James 5:15 Cross References - Williams

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

² And all at once some men were bringing to Him a paralyzed man, lying on a couch. And because He saw their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "Cheer up, my child, your sins are forgiven." ³ Then some of the scribes said to themselves, "He is a blasphemer." ⁴ And Jesus knew their thoughts, and 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 go to walking'? ⁶ But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth" -- turning to the paralyzed man, He said to Him -- "Get up, pick up your bed, and go home."

²⁰ He answered them, "Because you have so little faith! For I solemnly say to you, if you have the faith that is living like a grain of mustard, you can say to this mountain, 'Move over from here to yonder,' and it will move over, and nothing will be impossible for you to do."

²¹ And Jesus answered them, "I solemnly say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt at all, you will not only do the sort of wonder 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 whatever you ask for in prayer, if you believe it, you will get it."

⁵ When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, "My son, your sins are forgiven." ⁶ Some scribes were sitting there arguing and saying to themselves, ⁷ "Why is He talking this way? He is blaspheming. Who can forgive sins but God alone?" ⁸ Now Jesus at once felt in His spirit that they were arguing about this, and said, "Why are you arguing to yourselves about this? ⁹ Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say to him, 'Get up, pick up your pallet and start walking!" ¹⁰ But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth," turning to the paralyzed man He said, ¹¹ "I tell you, get up, pick up your pallet, and go home."

²² Then Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God! ²³ I solemnly say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Get up and throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt at all in his heart, but has faith that what he says will take place, shall have it. ²⁴ So then I tell you, whenever you pray and ask for anything, have faith that it has been granted you, and you will get it.

¹⁷ And the following signs will attend those who believe: By using my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in foreign languages; ¹⁸ they will take snakes in their hands; even if they drink anything poisonous, 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 court, and said to him, "See! You are now well. Stop sinning or something worse may befall you."

³⁰ This is why many of you are sick and feeble, and a considerable number are falling asleep. ³¹ But if we properly saw ourselves, we would not bring down upon us this judgment. ³² But since we do bring down upon us this judgment, we are being disciplined by the Lord, so that finally we may not be condemned along with the world.

²⁸ And God has placed people in the church, first as apostles, second as prophets, third as teachers, then wonder-workers; then people with power to cure the sick, helpers, managers, ecstatic speakers. ²⁹ Not all are apostles, are they? Not all are prophets, are they? Not all are teachers, are they? Not all are wonder-workers, are they? ³⁰ Not all are people with power to cure the sick, are they? Not all are ecstatic speakers, are they? Not all can explain ecstatic speaking, can they?

⁶ But he must ask in faith, without a doubt, for the man who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is whirled and swayed by the wind.

¹³ Is any one of you suffering ill-treatment? He should keep on praying. Is anyone in a happy mood? He should keep on singing praise to God.

¹⁶ So practice confessing your sins to one another, and praying for one another, that you may be cured. An upright man's prayer, when it keeps at work, is very powerful.

¹⁴ And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask for anything that is in accordance with His will, He will listen to us. ¹⁵ And if we know that He listens to us in whatever we ask Him for, we know that we get from Him the things that we have asked Him for. ¹⁶ If anyone sees his brother committing a sin that does not lead to death, he will ask and God will grant him life; yea, He will grant it to any who do not commit a sin that leads to death. There is a sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.