James 4:12
4:12 But there is only one who is lawgiver and judge – the one who is able to save and destroy. On the other hand, who are you to judge your neighbor? 1
James 5:15
5:15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up – and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 2
James 5:20
5:20 he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path 3 will save that person’s 4 soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
1 tn Grk “who judges your neighbor.”
2 tn Grk “it will be forgiven him.”
3 tn Grk “from the error of his way” (using the same root as the verb “to wander, to err” in the first part of the verse).
4 tn Grk “his soul”; the referent (the sinner mentioned at the beginning of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.