James 5:17
“Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 James 5:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elijah was only human like ourselves, but, when he prayed fervently that it might not rain, no rain fell on the land for three years and a half.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Elias war ein Mensch von gleichen Gemütsbewegungen wie wir; und er betete ernstlich, daß es nicht regnen möge, und es regnete nicht auf der Erde drei Jahre und sechs Monate.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Elías era hombre sujeto á semejantes pasiones que nosotros, y rogó con oración que no lloviese, y no llovió sobre la tierra en tres años y seis meses.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Elias era tão humano quanto nós, e orou insistentemente para não chover; e não choveu sobre a terra por três anos e seis meses.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Elias foi um homem assim como nós. Ele orou fervorosamente para que não chovesse, e não choveu sobre a terra por três anos e seis meses.
📖 James 5:17 in Context
15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16Confess 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.
17Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
18And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
19Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
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