19My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
20consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
Focused Passage
James 5:19-20
Warning, Patience, Prayer, and Restoration
James moves from prophetic warning against oppressive wealth, to patient endurance until the Lord’s coming, to truthful speech, to prayer in every circumstance, to confession and healing in the community, and finally to restoring those who wander from the truth.
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Verse 19
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MyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularbrothersἈδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralifἐάνG1437ConjunctiononeτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralshould wanderπλανηθῇG4105Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulartruthἀληθείαςG225Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsomeoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularshould bring him backἐπιστρέψῃG1994Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 20
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considerγινωσκέτω*G1097Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularthisὅτιG3754ConjunctionWhoeverὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularturnsἐπιστρέψαςG1994Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara sinnerἁμαρτωλὸνG268Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition[the] errorπλάνηςG4106Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof hisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularwayὁδοῦG3598Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularwill saveσώσειG4982Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularsoulψυχὴνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularfromἐκG1537PrepositiondeathθανάτουG2288Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctioncover overκαλύψειG2572Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara multitudeπλῆθοςG4128Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof sinsἁμαρτιῶνG266Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural