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Rich Oppressors Will Be Judged

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!

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Misuse of Riches

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.

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Your riches [a]are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

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Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten.

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Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.

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Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure!

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Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of [b]Sabaoth.

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Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

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You have lived on the earth in pleasure and [c]luxury; you have [d]fattened your hearts [e]as in a day of slaughter.

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You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

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You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you.

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You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you.

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Be Patient and Persevering

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.

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Exhortation

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.

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You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord [f]is at hand.

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You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.

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Do not [g]grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be [h]condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!

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Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door.

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My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience.

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As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

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Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord — that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

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We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

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But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into [i]judgment.

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But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.

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Meeting Specific Needs

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.

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Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.

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Is anyone among you sick? 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.

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Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

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And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

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and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

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[j]Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, [k]fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

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Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

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Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.

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Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

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And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

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Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.

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Bring Back the Erring One

Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,

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My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back,

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let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save [l]a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

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let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

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