17 Elijah was a human being[a] with the same nature as us, and he prayed fervently[b] for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.

19 My brothers, if anyone among you should wander away from the truth and someone turns him back,

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Footnotes

  1. James 5:17 Literally “man,” but in a generic sense; the emphasis is not on Elijah’s masculine gender but his shared humanity
  2. James 5:17 Literally “he prayed with prayer”