Letter of James 5:14–15

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Letter of James 5:14–15 is a New Testament passage that exhorts the sick to call the elders of the church for prayer and anointing so that they may be healed and forgiven.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Epistle of James 5:14–15 2
Letter of James 5:14–15 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible passage
New Testament passage
addressesTopic anointing with oil
elders of the church
faith
forgiveness of sins
healing
prayer
sickness
associatedWithDoctrine church authority in pastoral care
efficacy of prayer
prayer for the sick
relationship between sin and sickness
bookOrderInNewTestament 20
canonicalStatus canonical in most Christian traditions
chapterNumber 5
containsExhortation the elders should anoint the sick person with oil in the name of the Lord
the elders should pray over the sick person
the sick should call the elders of the church
genre paranetic instruction
hasKeyPhrase Is any among you sick?
anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord
if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven
let him call for the elders of the church
the prayer of faith will save the sick
hasVerseRange James 5:14–15
language Koine Greek
locatedIn James chapter 5
linked to: Epistle of James
mentions church
elders
oil
the Lord
linked to: God
partOf Epistle of James
Letter of James
linked to: Epistle of James

New Testament
religiousTradition Christianity
scriptureType didactic text
teaches if the sick person has committed sins, they will be forgiven
the Lord will raise up the sick person
the prayer of faith will save the sick
traditionalAuthor James the Just
James, brother of the Lord
usedIn Christian pastoral care of the sick
Eastern Orthodox rite of Holy Unction
Roman Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
liturgies for anointing of the sick
various Protestant healing services

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anointing of the Sick scripturalBasis Letter of James 5:14–15
Extreme Unction theologicalBasis Epistle of James 5:14–15
linked to: Letter of James 5:14–15
Unction of the Sick basedOnText Epistle of James 5:14–15
linked to: Letter of James 5:14–15
Oil of the Sick linkedToScripture Letter of James 5:14–15