James 5:9

5:9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, ¹  so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates! ² 

James 5:16

5:16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness. ³ 

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¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

² sn The term gates is used metaphorically here. The physical referent would be the entrances to the city, but the author uses the term to emphasize the imminence of the judge’s approach.

³ tn Or “the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful”; Grk “is very powerful in its working.”