(A)If any of you lacks wisdom, (B)let him ask God, (C)who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But (D)let him ask in faith, (E)with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like (F)a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; (G)he is a double-minded man, (H)unstable in all his ways.

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If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,(A) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.(B) But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt,(C) because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded(D) and unstable(E) in all they do.

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14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, (A)anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And (B)if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, (C)confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, (D)that you may be healed. (E)The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.[a] 17 Elijah was a man (F)with a nature like ours, and (G)he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for (H)three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 (I)Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. James 5:16 Or The effective prayer of a righteous person has great power

14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders(A) of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil(B) in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith(C) will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins(D) to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.(E) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.(F)

17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are.(G) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.(H) 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.(I)

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19 And he said to her, “Give me your son.” And he took him from her arms and carried him up into the upper chamber where he lodged, and laid him on his own bed. 20 And he cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?” 21 (A)Then he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, let this child's life[a] come into him again.” 22 And the Lord listened to the voice of Elijah. And the life of the child came into him again, and (B)he revived.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 17:21 Or soul; also verse 22

19 “Give me your son,” Elijah replied. He took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed. 20 Then he cried(A) out to the Lord, “Lord my God, have you brought tragedy even on this widow I am staying with, by causing her son to die?” 21 Then he stretched(B) himself out on the boy three times and cried out to the Lord, “Lord my God, let this boy’s life return to him!”

22 The Lord heard Elijah’s cry, and the boy’s life returned to him, and he lived.

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36 And at the time of (A)the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord, (B)God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that (C)you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that (D)I have done all these things at your word. 37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.”

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36 At the time(A) of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham,(B) Isaac and Israel, let it be known(C) today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.(D) 37 Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know(E) that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.”

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