James 5:16 · WEB
“Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.”
— James 5:16
Era
Apostolic Era (~50 AD)
Emotion
seeking
Type
instruction
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
Promise of GodCommandconfessionmutual prayerrighteous prayer
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