James 5:19
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
James 5:19 in other translations
| BSB | My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, |
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| WEB | Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, |
| ASV | My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; |
| YLT | Brethren, if any among you may go astray from the truth, and any one may turn him back, |
| DARBY | My brethren, if any one among you err from the truth, and one bring him back, |
| BBE | My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error, |
| Webster | Brethren, if any one of you should err from the truth, and one should convert him; |
What does James 5:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
And one convert him. This does not mean convert him as a sinner, or regenerate him, but turn him from the error of his way; bring him back from his wanderings; re-establish him in the truth, and in the practice of virtue and religion. So far as the word used here is concerned, (επιστρεψη,) he who had erred from the truth, and who was to be converted, may have been a true Christian before. The word means simply to turn, sc., from his way of error. Lk 22:32.
(a) "one convert him" Mt 18:15
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on James 5:19-20
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
James 5:19 in the original Greek
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Cross references for James 5:19
- Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
- Matthew 18:15
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
- James 5:20
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
- Jude 1:22-23
And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
- Luke 22:32
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
- Ezekiel 34:16
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
- 2 Peter 3:17
Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
- 1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
- Ezekiel 34:4
The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
- Isaiah 3:12
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
- 1 Timothy 6:21
Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana.
- Proverbs 19:27
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
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Context
- James 5:18
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
- James 5:19
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
- James 5:20
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
James 5:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hermanos, si alguno de entre vosotros ha errado de la verdad, y alguno le convirtiere, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mes frères, si quelqu’un parmi vous s’égare de la vérité, et que quelqu’un le ramène, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Meine Brüder, wenn jemand unter euch von der Wahrheit abirrt, und es führt ihn jemand zurück, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fratres mei, si quis ex vobis erraverit a veritate, et converterit quis eum: |