James 5:16 meaning and explanation
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
James 5:16, Berean Standard Bible
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James has just described the sick calling the elders to pray and anoint them with oil. Here he widens the instruction to the whole community: confession and prayer are to be mutual, not one-directional.
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