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James 5:16
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James 5:16

James 5:16

Be openly confessing, therefore, one to another, your sins, and be praying in each other's behalf, - that ye may be healed. Much availeth, the supplication of a righteous man, when it is energised:

Genesis 20:17

And Abraham prayed unto God, - and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants, so that they bare children,

Psalm 34:15

The eyes of Yahweh, are towards the righteous, And, his ears, towards their cry for help:

Numbers 11:2

Then did the people make outcry unto Moses, - and Moses prayed unto Yahweh, and the fire sank down.

John 9:31

We know that, God, unto sinners, doth not hearken: but, if one be, a worshipper of God, and be doing, his will, unto this one, he hearkeneth.

Genesis 18:23-32

So then Abraham drew near and said, Wilt thou really sweep away, the righteous with the lawless?

1 Kings 13:6

Then responded the king and said unto the man of God - Appease, I pray thee, the face of Yahweh thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored unto me. So the man of God appeased the face of Yahweh, and the hand of the king was restored unto him, and became as aforetime.

2 Kings 19:15-20

And Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, O Yahweh, God of Israel, inhabiting the cherubim, thou thyself, art GOD, alone, for all the kingdoms of the earth, - thou, didst make the heavens and the earth.

2 Kings 20:2-5

Then he turned his face unto the wall, - and prayed unto Yahweh, saying:

Job 42:8

Now, therefore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go unto my servant Job, and ye shall offer up an ascending-sacrifice in your own behalf, and, Job my servant, shall pray over you, - for, him, will I accept, that I may not deal out to you disgrace, because ye have not spoken concerning me the thing that is right, like my servant Job.

Psalm 10:17-18

The longing of the patient, thou hast heard, O Yahweh, Thou wilt establish their heart, Thou wilt make attentive thine ear:

Proverbs 15:29

Far off is Yahweh, from the lawless, but, the prayer of the righteous, will he hear.

Matthew 3:6

and were being immersed in the Jordan river, by him, openly confessing their sins.

Luke 11:11-13

But which is the father, from among yourselves, whom the son will ask for, a fish, who, instead of a fish, will give him, a serpent?

Acts 19:18

Many also of them who had believed, were coming, making open confession, and renouncing their practices.

Romans 3:10

Even as it is written - there is none righteous, not even one,

1 John 3:22

And, whatsoever we are asking, we are receiving from him, because, his commandments, are we keeping, and, the things that are pleasing before him, are we doing.

Genesis 19:29

And it came to pass when God destroyed the cities of the circuit, that God remembered Abraham, and sent forth Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities wherein Lot had dwelt.

Genesis 20:7

Now, therefore restore the man's wife, for a prophet, is he, that he may pray for thee and live thou, - But if thou art not going to restore her, know, that thou shalt die, thou - and all that are thine.

Genesis 32:28

Then he said - Not Jacob, shall thy name be called any more, but Israel, - For thou hast contended with God and with men and hast prevailed.

Genesis 41:9-10

Then spake the chief of the butlers with Pharaoh saying, My faults, would mention this day.

Exodus 9:28-29

Make ye request unto Yahweh, and it shall be enough without there being any more thunderings of God, and hail, - and I must a let you go, and not again shall ye delay.

Exodus 9:33

So Moses went away from Pharaoh out of the city, and spread out his hands unto Yahweh, - then did the thunderings and the hail cease, and, rain, was not poured out on the earth.

Exodus 17:11

And it shall be when Moses shall lift on high his hands, then shall Israel prevail, but when he shall let down his hands, then shall Amalek prevail.

Exodus 32:10-14

Now, therefore, let me alone, that mine anger may kindle upon them and that I may consume them, and may make of thee

Numbers 14:13-20

Then said Moses unto Yahweh, - So shall the Egyptians hear, For thou hast brought up. in thy might, this people out of their midst;

Numbers 21:7-9

Then tame the people of Israel unto Moses and said - We have sinned in that we spake against Yahweh and against thee, Pray thou unto Yahweh, that he may take from us the serpent. So Moses prayed for the people.

Deuteronomy 9:18-20

Then lay I prostrate before Yahweh as at the first, forty days and forty nights, food, did I not eat, and water, did I not drink, - because of all your sin which ye had sinned, in doing the thing that was wicked, in the eyes of Yahweh. to provoke him to anger.

Joshua 10:12

Then, spake Joshua unto Yahweh, on the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, - yea he said, in the presence of Israel - Thou Sun! in Gibeon, be still, and thou Moon! in the vale of Aijalon.

1 Samuel 12:18

So Samuel cried unto Yahweh, and Yahweh gave forth thunderings and rain, on that day, - and all the people greatly feared Yahweh, and Samuel.

2 Samuel 19:19

and he said unto the king - Let not my lord impute to me iniquity, neither do thou remember the perverseness of thy servant, on the day that thou wentest out, my lord O king, from Jerusalem, that the king should lay it upon his heart.

1 Kings 17:18-24

Then said she unto Elijah, What have I in common with thee, O man of God? Hast thou come unto me, to call to remembrance mine iniquity, and to cause the death of my son?

2 Kings 4:33-35

So he went in, and shut the door upon them two, - and prayed unto Yahweh.

2 Chronicles 14:11-12

Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude, - O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power against thee.

2 Chronicles 30:20

And Yahweh hearkened unto Hezekiah, and healed the people.

2 Chronicles 32:20-22

And Hezekiah the king and Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, prayed concerning this,-and made outcry unto the heavens,

Psalm 145:18-19

Near is Yahweh to all who call upon him, - to all them who call upon him in faithfulness.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of lawless men, is an abomination to Yahweh, but, the prayer of the upright, is his delight.

Proverbs 28:9

He that turneth away his ear from hearing instruction, even his prayer, is an abomination.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then said Yahweh unto me, Though Moses and Samuel should stand before me, My soul could not be toward this people, - Send them away from before me And let them go forth.

Jeremiah 29:12-13

So shall ye call upon me, - And go and pray unto me, - And I will hearken unto you;

Jeremiah 33:3

Call unto me that I may answer thee, - and tell thee things great and inaccessible, which thou hast not known.

Daniel 2:18-23

that, tender compassion, they might seek from before the God of the heavens, concerning this secret, - that Daniel and his companions, might not be destroyed, with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 9:20-22

And, while yet I was speaking, and praying, and confessing mine own sin, and the sin of my people Israel, - and causing my supplication to fall down before Yahweh my God, concerning the holy mountain of my God;

Hosea 12:3-4

In the womb, took he his brother by the heel; and, in his manly vigour, strove he with God:

Matthew 7:7-11

Be asking, and it shall be given you, Be seeking, and ye shall find, - Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you.

Matthew 18:15-17

But, if thy brother sin, withdraw, convince him, betwixt thee and him, alone, - If unto thee he hearken, thou hast gained thy brother;

Matthew 21:22

And, all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Luke 7:3-4

But, hearing about Jesus, he sent forth unto him elders of the Jews, requesting him that he would come and bring his servant safely through.

Luke 9:6

And they went forth, and were passing through, along the villages, - delivering the glad-message, and effecting cures in every direction.

Luke 18:1-8

And he was speaking a parable unto them, as to its being needful for them always to pray, and not be faint-hearted;

Acts 4:24-31

And, they, having heard, with one accord, uplifted voice unto God, and said - O Sovereign! Thou, art he that made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things that are herein:

Acts 10:38

How God anointed him with Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the adversary, because, God, was with him.

Acts 12:5-11

Peter, therefore, was kept in the prison; but, prayer, was, earnestly, being made by the assembly, unto God, concerning him.

Romans 5:19

For, just as, through the disobedience of the one man, sinners, the many were constituted, so, also, through the obedience of the one, righteous, the many shall be constituted -

Colossians 1:9

For this cause, we also, from the day when we heard of you , cease not, in your behalf, praying and asking - that ye may be filled unto the personal knowledge of his will, in all spiritual wisdom and discernment,

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Unceasingly, pray,

1 Thessalonians 5:23

But, the God of peace himself, hallow you completely, and, entire, might your spirit, and soul, and body, - so as to be unblameable in the Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, - be preserved!

1 Thessalonians 5:25

Brethren! be praying for us also.

Hebrews 11:4

By faith, a fuller sacrifice, did Abel, offer unto God, than Cain, - through which, he received witness that he was righteous, there being a witnessing upon his gifts, by God; and, through it, though he died, he yet is speaking.

Hebrews 11:7

By faith, Noah, having received intimation concerning the things not yet seen, filled with reverence, prepared an ark to the saving of his house - through which he condemned the world, and, of the righteousness by way of faith, became heir.

Hebrews 12:13

And, straight tracks, be making for your feet - that the lame member may not be dislocated, but, be healed rather.

Hebrews 13:18

Be praying for us; for we persuade ourselves that an honourable conscience have we, in all things honourably, desiring to behave ourselves.

1 Peter 2:24

Who, our sins, himself, bare up, in his body, unto the tree, in order that we, from our sins getting away, in righteousness, might live, - by whose stripes, ye have been healed;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Confess

The effectual

A righteous

General references

Bible References

Confess

Genesis 41:9
Then spake the chief of the butlers with Pharaoh saying, My faults, would mention this day.
2 Samuel 19:19
and he said unto the king - Let not my lord impute to me iniquity, neither do thou remember the perverseness of thy servant, on the day that thou wentest out, my lord O king, from Jerusalem, that the king should lay it upon his heart.
Matthew 3:6
and were being immersed in the Jordan river, by him, openly confessing their sins.
Matthew 18:15
But, if thy brother sin, withdraw, convince him, betwixt thee and him, alone, - If unto thee he hearken, thou hast gained thy brother;
Luke 7:3
But, hearing about Jesus, he sent forth unto him elders of the Jews, requesting him that he would come and bring his servant safely through.
Acts 19:18
Many also of them who had believed, were coming, making open confession, and renouncing their practices.

The effectual

Genesis 18:23
So then Abraham drew near and said, Wilt thou really sweep away, the righteous with the lawless?
Genesis 19:29
And it came to pass when God destroyed the cities of the circuit, that God remembered Abraham, and sent forth Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities wherein Lot had dwelt.
Genesis 20:7
Now, therefore restore the man's wife, for a prophet, is he, that he may pray for thee and live thou, - But if thou art not going to restore her, know, that thou shalt die, thou - and all that are thine.
Genesis 32:28
Then he said - Not Jacob, shall thy name be called any more, but Israel, - For thou hast contended with God and with men and hast prevailed.
Exodus 9:28
Make ye request unto Yahweh, and it shall be enough without there being any more thunderings of God, and hail, - and I must a let you go, and not again shall ye delay.
Exodus 17:11
And it shall be when Moses shall lift on high his hands, then shall Israel prevail, but when he shall let down his hands, then shall Amalek prevail.
Exodus 32:10
Now, therefore, let me alone, that mine anger may kindle upon them and that I may consume them, and may make of thee
Numbers 11:2
Then did the people make outcry unto Moses, - and Moses prayed unto Yahweh, and the fire sank down.
Numbers 14:13
Then said Moses unto Yahweh, - So shall the Egyptians hear, For thou hast brought up. in thy might, this people out of their midst;
Numbers 21:7
Then tame the people of Israel unto Moses and said - We have sinned in that we spake against Yahweh and against thee, Pray thou unto Yahweh, that he may take from us the serpent. So Moses prayed for the people.
Deuteronomy 9:18
Then lay I prostrate before Yahweh as at the first, forty days and forty nights, food, did I not eat, and water, did I not drink, - because of all your sin which ye had sinned, in doing the thing that was wicked, in the eyes of Yahweh. to provoke him to anger.
Joshua 10:12
Then, spake Joshua unto Yahweh, on the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, - yea he said, in the presence of Israel - Thou Sun! in Gibeon, be still, and thou Moon! in the vale of Aijalon.
1 Samuel 12:18
So Samuel cried unto Yahweh, and Yahweh gave forth thunderings and rain, on that day, - and all the people greatly feared Yahweh, and Samuel.
1 Kings 13:6
Then responded the king and said unto the man of God - Appease, I pray thee, the face of Yahweh thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored unto me. So the man of God appeased the face of Yahweh, and the hand of the king was restored unto him, and became as aforetime.
1 Kings 17:18
Then said she unto Elijah, What have I in common with thee, O man of God? Hast thou come unto me, to call to remembrance mine iniquity, and to cause the death of my son?
2 Kings 4:33
So he went in, and shut the door upon them two, - and prayed unto Yahweh.
2 Kings 19:15
And Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, O Yahweh, God of Israel, inhabiting the cherubim, thou thyself, art GOD, alone, for all the kingdoms of the earth, - thou, didst make the heavens and the earth.
2 Kings 20:2
Then he turned his face unto the wall, - and prayed unto Yahweh, saying:
2 Chronicles 14:11
Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude, - O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power against thee.
2 Chronicles 32:20
And Hezekiah the king and Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, prayed concerning this,-and made outcry unto the heavens,
Job 42:8
Now, therefore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go unto my servant Job, and ye shall offer up an ascending-sacrifice in your own behalf, and, Job my servant, shall pray over you, - for, him, will I accept, that I may not deal out to you disgrace, because ye have not spoken concerning me the thing that is right, like my servant Job.
Psalm 10:17
The longing of the patient, thou hast heard, O Yahweh, Thou wilt establish their heart, Thou wilt make attentive thine ear:
Psalm 34:15
The eyes of Yahweh, are towards the righteous, And, his ears, towards their cry for help:
Psalm 145:18
Near is Yahweh to all who call upon him, - to all them who call upon him in faithfulness.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of lawless men, is an abomination to Yahweh, but, the prayer of the upright, is his delight.
Proverbs 28:9
He that turneth away his ear from hearing instruction, even his prayer, is an abomination.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then said Yahweh unto me, Though Moses and Samuel should stand before me, My soul could not be toward this people, - Send them away from before me And let them go forth.
Jeremiah 29:12
So shall ye call upon me, - And go and pray unto me, - And I will hearken unto you;
Jeremiah 33:3
Call unto me that I may answer thee, - and tell thee things great and inaccessible, which thou hast not known.
Daniel 2:18
that, tender compassion, they might seek from before the God of the heavens, concerning this secret, - that Daniel and his companions, might not be destroyed, with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 9:20
And, while yet I was speaking, and praying, and confessing mine own sin, and the sin of my people Israel, - and causing my supplication to fall down before Yahweh my God, concerning the holy mountain of my God;
Hosea 12:3
In the womb, took he his brother by the heel; and, in his manly vigour, strove he with God:
Matthew 7:7
Be asking, and it shall be given you, Be seeking, and ye shall find, - Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you.
Matthew 21:22
And, all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Luke 11:11
But which is the father, from among yourselves, whom the son will ask for, a fish, who, instead of a fish, will give him, a serpent?
Luke 18:1
And he was speaking a parable unto them, as to its being needful for them always to pray, and not be faint-hearted;
John 9:31
We know that, God, unto sinners, doth not hearken: but, if one be, a worshipper of God, and be doing, his will, unto this one, he hearkeneth.
Acts 4:24
And, they, having heard, with one accord, uplifted voice unto God, and said - O Sovereign! Thou, art he that made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things that are herein:
Acts 12:5
Peter, therefore, was kept in the prison; but, prayer, was, earnestly, being made by the assembly, unto God, concerning him.
1 John 3:22
And, whatsoever we are asking, we are receiving from him, because, his commandments, are we keeping, and, the things that are pleasing before him, are we doing.

A righteous

Romans 3:10
Even as it is written - there is none righteous, not even one,
Romans 5:19
For, just as, through the disobedience of the one man, sinners, the many were constituted, so, also, through the obedience of the one, righteous, the many shall be constituted -
Hebrews 11:4
By faith, a fuller sacrifice, did Abel, offer unto God, than Cain, - through which, he received witness that he was righteous, there being a witnessing upon his gifts, by God; and, through it, though he died, he yet is speaking.

General references

Genesis 20:17
And Abraham prayed unto God, - and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants, so that they bare children,
Exodus 8:12
Then went forth Moses and Aaron from Pharaoh, - and Moses made outcry unto Yahweh, over the matter of the frogs which he had appointed for Pharaoh.
Exodus 17:11
And it shall be when Moses shall lift on high his hands, then shall Israel prevail, but when he shall let down his hands, then shall Amalek prevail.
Amos 7:3
Grieved was Yahweh, over this, - It shall not be, said Yahweh?
Matthew 21:22
And, all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
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