James 5:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.”
James 5:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
James 5:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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James 5:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn’t rain on the earth for three years and six months.”
James 5:17 — World English Bible
James 5:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months. ”
James 5:17 — American Standard Version
James 5:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Elijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray--not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months;”
James 5:17 — Young's Literal Translation
James 5:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Elias was a man of like passions to us, and he prayed with prayer that it should not rain; and it did not rain upon the earth three years and six months; ”
James 5:17 — Darby Translation
James 5:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Helias was a man subiect to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rayne, and it rayned not on the earth for three yeeres and sixe moneths.”
James 5:17 — Geneva Bible
James 5:17 in Context — James 5
15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
What Does James 5:17 Mean?
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