Yakobus 5:19-20

5:19 My brothers and sisters, ¹  if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, 5:20 he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path ²  will save that person’s ³  soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

Yakobus 5:18

5:18 Then ⁴  he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land sprouted with a harvest.

Yakobus 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ⁵  until the Lord’s return. ⁶  Think of how the farmer waits ⁷  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ⁸  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

[5:19]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[5:20]  ² tn Grk “from the error of his way” (using the same root as the verb “to wander, to err” in the first part of the verse).

[5:20]  ³ tn Grk “his soul”; the referent (the sinner mentioned at the beginning of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:18]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events.

[5:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[5:7]  ⁶ tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

[5:7]  ⁷ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

[5:7]  ⁸ tn Grk “being patient.”