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19 My brothers and sisters,[a] if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, 20 he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path[b] will save that person’s[c] soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

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Footnotes

  1. James 5:19 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.
  2. James 5:20 tn Grk “from the error of his way” (using the same root as the verb “to wander, to err” in the first part of the verse).
  3. James 5:20 tn Grk “his soul”; the referent (the sinner mentioned at the beginning of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

19 Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

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