James 5:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord.

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  • Mark 6:13 : 13 And they sent out a number of evil spirits, and put oil on a great number who were ill, and made them well.
  • Mark 16:18 : 18 They will take up snakes, and if there is poison in their drink, it will do them no evil; they will put their hands on those who are ill, and they will get well.
  • Acts 9:40 : 40 But Peter made them all go outside, and went down on his knees in prayer; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up. And, opening her eyes, she saw Peter and got up.
  • 1 Kgs 17:21 : 21 And stretching herself out on the child three times, he made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord my God, be pleased to let this child's life come back to him again.
  • Acts 28:8 : 8 And the father of Publius was ill, with a disease of the stomach; to whom Paul went, and put his hands on him, with prayer, and made him well.
  • Titus 1:5 : 5 I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;
  • 2 Kgs 4:33 : 33 So he went in, and shutting the door on the two of them, made prayer to the Lord.
  • 2 Kgs 5:11 : 11 But Naaman was angry and went away and said, I had the idea that he would come out to see such an important person as I am, and make prayer to the Lord his God, and with a wave of his hand over the place make the leper well.
  • Acts 14:23 : 23 And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.
  • Acts 15:4 : 4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.

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  • Jas 5:15-16
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    15 And by the prayer of faith the man who is ill will be made well, and he will be lifted up by the Lord, and for any sin which he has done he will have forgiveness.

    16 So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working.

  • 13 Is anyone among you in trouble? let him say prayers. Is anyone glad? let him make a song of praise.

  • 13 And they sent out a number of evil spirits, and put oil on a great number who were ill, and made them well.

  • 1 I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:

  • Lev 14:15-18
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    15 And take some of the oil and put it in the hollow of his left hand;

    16 And let the priest put his right finger in the oil which is in his left hand, shaking it out with his finger seven times before the Lord;

    17 And of the rest of the oil which is in his hand, the priest will put some on the point of the right ear of the man who is to be made clean, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the great toe of his right foot, over the blood of the offering for wrongdoing;

    18 And the rest of the oil in the priest's hand he will put on the head of him who is to be made clean; and so the priest will make him free from sin before the Lord.

  • Acts 5:15-16
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    15 And they even took into the streets people who were ill, and put them on beds, so that when Peter went by, some of them might be in his shade.

    16 And numbers of people came together from the towns round about Jerusalem, with those who were ill and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were all made well.

  • Lev 14:26-29
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    26 And the priest will put out some of the oil in the hollow of his left hand,

    27 Shaking out drops of oil with his right finger before the Lord seven times:

    28 And the priest will put some of the oil which is in his hand on the point of the ear of the man who is to be made clean and on the thumb of his right hand and on the great toe of his right foot, on the place where the blood of the offering for wrongdoing was put;

    29 And the rest of the oil which is in the priest's hand he will put on the head of him who is to be made clean, to take away his sin before the Lord.

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    25 Brothers, keep us in mind in your prayers.

    26 Give all the brothers a holy kiss.

  • 19 My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error,

  • 16 If a man sees his brother doing a sin which is not bad enough for death, let him make a prayer to God, and God will give life to him whose sin was not bad enough for death. There is a sin whose punishment is death: I do not say that he may make such a request then.

  • 9 And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.

  • 23 Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill.

  • 1 And he got together his twelve disciples and gave them the power of driving out unclean spirits, and of making well all sorts of disease and pain.

  • 40 And at sundown all those who had anyone ill with any sort of disease, took them to him, and he put his hands on every one of them and made them well.

  • 14 If my people, on whom my name is named, make themselves low and come to me in prayer, searching for me and turning from their evil ways; then I will give ear from heaven, overlooking their sin, and will give life again to their land.

  • 31 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.

  • 1 Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:

  • 14 Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you.

  • 2 And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.

  • 18 They will take up snakes, and if there is poison in their drink, it will do them no evil; they will put their hands on those who are ill, and they will get well.

  • 14 Make me well, O Lord, and I will be well; be my saviour, and I will be safe: for you are my hope.

  • 14 And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.

  • 5 Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.

  • 16 If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed.

  • 30 While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

  • 14 And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us:

  • 14 Give one another the kiss of love. Peace be to you all in Christ.

  • 23 And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.

  • 14 And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.

  • 6 The body, from head to foot, is all diseased; it is a mass of open wounds, marks of blows, and broken flesh: the flow of blood has not been stopped, and no oil has been put on the wounds.

  • 5 But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

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    2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am wasted away: make me well, for even my bones are troubled.

  • 11 It is an old disease in the skin of his flesh, and the priest will say that he is unclean; he will not have to be shut up, for he is clearly unclean.

  • 15 And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:

  • Ps 41:3-4
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    3 The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.

    4 I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.

  • 10 And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;

  • 25 And make these into a holy oil, a perfume made by the art of the perfume-maker; it is to be a holy oil.

  • 15 But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.

  • 3 And the priest is to go outside the tent-circle; and if, after looking, the priest sees that the mark of the disease has gone from him,

  • 30 For this cause a number of you are feeble and ill, and a number are dead.