YAC 5:14 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Is anyone among you sick? Let him summon the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord.

UST Any one of you who is sick should call the leaders of the congregation to come and pray for him to recover. They should put olive oil on him to help him recover and, with the Lord’s authority, pray.

BSB {Is} any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

BLB Is anyone among you sick? Let him call near the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord.

AICNT Is anyone among you weak?[fn] Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

5:14, weak: Or sick. The Greek word means (1) to suffer a debilitating illness, be sick, (2) to experience some personal incapacity or limitation, be weak, or (3) to experience lack of material necessities, be in need. (BDAG, ἀσθένεια)

OEB If anyone of you is ill, they should send for the church elders, and let them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord.

CSB Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

NLT Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.

NIV Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.

CEV If you are sick, ask the church leaders to come and pray for you. Ask them to put olive oil on you in the name of the Lord.

ESV Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

NASB Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

LSB Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

WEBBE Is any amongst you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(13-15)Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Sing. Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master. Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you’ve sinned, you’ll be forgiven—healed inside and out.

NET Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

LSV is anyone sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil, in the Name of the LORD,

FBV Are any of you sick? You should call for the church elders and have them pray over you, and anoint you with oil in the Lord's name.

TCNT Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they should pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

T4T Whoever among you is sick [RHQ] should call the leaders of the congregation to come to pray for him. They should put olive oil on him and, with the Lord’s authority [MTY] (OR, calling on the Lord to heal him), pray.

LEB Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the elders of the church and they should pray over him, anointing him with olive oil in the name of the Lord.

NRSV Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord.

NKJV Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

NAB Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint [him] with oil in the name of the Lord,

BBE Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord.

Moff Is anyone ill? let him summon the presbyters of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

Wymth Is any one ill? Let him send for the Elders of the Church, and let them pray over him, after anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

ASV Is any among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

DRA Is any man sick among you? Let him bring in the priests of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

YLT is any infirm among you? let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil, in the name of the Lord,

Drby Is any sick among you? let him call to [him] the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of [the] Lord;

RV Is any among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

SLT Is any sick among you let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord:

Wbstr Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

KJB-1769 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

KJB-1611 Is any sicke among you? let him call for the Elders of the Church, and let them pray ouer him, anointing him with oyle in the Name of the Lord:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Is any diseased among you? let hym call for the elders of the Churche, and let them pray for him, and annoynt him with oyle in the name of the Lorde:
(Is any diseased among you? let him call for the elders of the Church, and let them pray for him, and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord:)

Gnva Is any sicke among you? Let him call for the Elders of the Church, and let them pray for him, and anoynt him with oyle in the Name of the Lord.
(Is any sick among you? Let him call for the Elders of the Church, and let them pray for him, and anoint him with oil in the Name of the Lord. )

Cvdl Yf eny be deseased amonge you, let him call for the elders of the congregacion, & let the praye ouer him, and anoynte him with oyle in the name of the LORDE:
(If any be diseased among you, let him call for the elders of the congregation, and let the pray over him, and anoint him with oil in the name of the LORD:)

TNT Yf eny be defeated amonge you let him call for the elders of the congregacion and let the praye over him and anoynte him with oyle in the name of the lorde:
(If any be defeated among you let him call for the elders of the congregation and let the pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the lord: )

Wycl If ony of you is sijk, lede he in preestis of the chirche, and preie thei for hym, and anoynte with oile in the name of the Lord;
(If any of you is sick, lead he in priests of the church, and pray they for him, and anoint with oil in the name of the Lord;)

Luth Ist jemand krank, der rufe zu sich die Ältesten von der Gemeinde und lasse sie über sich beten und salben mit Öl in dem Namen des HErr’s.
(Is someone sick, the/of_the call/cry/shout to/for itself/yourself/themselves the elders from the/of_the Gemeinde and let they/she/them above itself/yourself/themselves pray and anoint with oil in to_him name(s) the LORD’s.)

ClVg Infirmatur quis in vobis? inducat presbyteros ecclesiæ, et orent super eum, ungentes eum oleo in nomine Domini:
(Infirmatur who/any in/into/on to_you(pl)? inducat priests assemblies/churches, and pray over him, ungentes him with_oil in/into/on by_name Master: )

UGNT ἀσθενεῖ τις ἐν ὑμῖν? προσκαλεσάσθω τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ προσευξάσθωσαν ἐπ’ αὐτὸν, ἀλείψαντες αὐτὸν ἐλαίῳ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Κυρίου.
(asthenei tis en humin? proskalesasthō tous presbuterous taʸs ekklaʸsias, kai proseuxasthōsan ep’ auton, aleipsantes auton elaiōi en tōi onomati tou Kuriou.)

SBL-GNT ἀσθενεῖ τις ἐν ὑμῖν; προσκαλεσάσθω τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ προσευξάσθωσαν ἐπʼ αὐτὸν ἀλείψαντες ⸀αὐτὸν ἐλαίῳ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου·
(asthenei tis en humin? proskalesasthō tous presbuterous taʸs ekklaʸsias, kai proseuxasthōsan epʼ auton aleipsantes ⸀auton elaiōi en tōi onomati tou kuriou;)

RP-GNT Ἀσθενεῖ τις ἐν ὑμῖν; Προσκαλεσάσθω τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ προσευξάσθωσαν ἐπ' αὐτόν, ἀλείψαντες αὐτὸν ἐλαίῳ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου·
(Asthenei tis en humin; Proskalesasthō tous presbuterous taʸs ekklaʸsias, kai proseuxasthōsan ep' auton, aleipsantes auton elaiōi en tōi onomati tou kuriou;)

TC-GNT Ἀσθενεῖ τις ἐν ὑμῖν; Προσκαλεσάσθω τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ προσευξάσθωσαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν, ἀλείψαντες [fn]αὐτὸν ἐλαίῳ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Κυρίου·
(Asthenei tis en humin; Proskalesasthō tous presbuterous taʸs ekklaʸsias, kai proseuxasthōsan ep auton, aleipsantes auton elaiōi en tōi onomati tou Kuriou; )

5:14 αυτον ¦ — WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:13–18: Believers should praise God and pray to him in faith

In this section, James talked about how believers should interact with God in all kinds of situations. When things are going well, they should praise him. When they need help, they should ask him for it.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

The Power of Prayer (NLT)

Prayer for the Sick (NET)

Think of God in all Situations

Pray to God in every Circumstance

Paragraph 5:13–16

In 5:13 James advised people to praise God or to pray to him, according to what kind of situation they are in. Then he gave them detailed instructions and encouraged them to pray for the sick (5:14–16).

5:14a

Is any one of you sick?

If you are sick, (GW)
Anyone who is sick (NCV)
When you^(sing) are very ill,

Is any one of you sick?: This is a rhetorical question. James used this rhetorical question to begin talking about a particular situation. The situation is what to do when you are sick.

Some ways to translate this are:

As a rhetorical question. For example:
Are any among you sick? (GNT)
As a statement. For example:
Anyone who is sick (NCV)
Suppose one of you^(plur) is sick
Concerning people who are sick
As a conditional clause. For example:
If you are sick (GW)
As a temporal clause. For example:
When you are sick

Is…sick: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as Is…sick here refers to someone who is very ill. He is so ill that he is unable to go to the elders of the church to ask them to pray for him. He has to call them to come to him.See Mitton, page 197; Martin, page 209; and Davids (1982), page 192.

5:14b

He should call the elders of the church

you^(sing) should ask the church elders to come
should tell the church leaders to come to his house.
you^(sing) should invite the elders of your church to come.

He should call: The verb should call means “summon,” or “ask someone to come.” Some other ways to translate this verb are:

ask (CEV)

tell

invite

request to come

the elders of the church: The phrase the elders of the church means “the leaders of the church.” These men are not necessarily the oldest men.

The word elders also occurs in Acts 14:23, 20:17; 1 Timothy 5:17; and Titus 1:5.

the church: The word the church means the particular assembly of Christians of which the sick person is a member. Some other ways to translate the church are:

the community/family of God’s people

those who gather to worship God

5:14c

to pray over him

to pray for you.^(sing)
They should pray to God for him/them
They should pray for God to heal you^(sing)

to pray over him: This is the first command to the elders of the church. When a sick person calls them to come, they should go and pray for him.

Some other ways to translate pray over him are:

pray to God for him

They should pray for…the person (NCV)

They should come/go and pray for God to heal you

5:14d

and anoint him with oil

As they pray, they should put oil on you^(sing)
and put oil on him as they pray
and put oil on you^(sing) as they pray

and anoint him with oil: This is the second command to the elders of the church regarding a sick person.

In the time of James, it was common to treat a sick person by anointing him with oil. The oil was used as a medicine. It was also used symbolically.

Most commentators think that here the oil was used as a symbol of the healing power of God. It was poured or dripped onto the head of the person. Since the meaning is uncertain, it is recommended that you translate the phrase in a general way.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

put olive oil on you (CEV)

and pour oil on the person (NCV)

The structure of the Greek in 5:14 shows that praying is the important part of the whole process. The action of anointing is less important. For example, the RSV says:

let them pray over him, anointing him with oil

oil: The oil that people used was olive oil. It was the common oil of that country. You should use a term that refers to a common type of oil that people use for cooking or to put on their bodies. It should not be a term that refers to motor oil.

5:14e

in the name of the Lord.

with the authority of the Lord Jesus.
using the power that the Lord Jesus had given to them.

in the name of the Lord: The phrase in the name of the Lord is connected to both the praying (in 5:14c) and the anointing (in 5:14d). The elders should both pray for and anoint the sick person in the name of the Lord. This means that they should pray and anoint with the authority that the Lord has given them. They should act on behalf of the Lord.

Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

with the Lord’s power

using the Lord’s authority

the Lord: The phrase the Lord refers to Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, healing was often done in the name of Jesus Christ. (For example, see Acts 3:6, 9:34.)

If you feel that it would be helpful to make clear that Lord refers to Jesus here, you could say:

the Lord Jesus Christ

Jesus, our Lord