James 5:16-20
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16 Therefore confess your sins(A) to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.(B) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.(C)
17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are.(D) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.(E) 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.(F)
19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth(G) and someone should bring that person back,(H) 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save(I) them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.(J)
Psalm 32:1
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Psalm 32
Of David. A maskil.[a]
1 Blessed is the one
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.(A)
Footnotes
- Psalm 32:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Proverbs 10:12
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12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
but love covers over all wrongs.(A)
Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
and the one who is wise saves lives.
Matthew 3:5-6
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5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. 6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized(A) by him in the Jordan River.
Matthew 18:15-17
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Dealing With Sin in the Church
15 “If your brother or sister[a] sins,[b] go and point out their fault,(A) just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’[c](B) 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church;(C) and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.(D)
Footnotes
- Matthew 18:15 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verses 21 and 35.
- Matthew 18:15 Some manuscripts sins against you
- Matthew 18:16 Deut. 19:15
Acts 19:18
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18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
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17 pray continually,(A)
1 Timothy 4:16
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16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save(A) both yourself and your hearers.
1 Peter 4:8
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