SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:19
Hermanos, si alguien de entre vosotros ha errado de la verdad, y alguno le convirtiere,
Clarke's Bible Commentary - James 5:19
Verse 19. Err from the truth] Stray away from the Gospel of Christ; and one convert him - reclaim him from his error, and bring him back to the fold of Christ.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth , etc.] Either from Christ, who is the truth, by departing from him, forsaking his ways, worship, and ordinances; or from the Scriptures of truth, not speaking according to them, and embracing notions that are contrary unto them; or from the Gospel, the word of truth, from the doctrine of faith, and from uprightness of life and conversation, after having made a profession of Christianity; for this is to be understood of one who has embraced the Christian religion, become a member of a church, and has walked in the path of truth and holiness, but now fallen into error, either in principle, or in practice, or both: and one convert him ; or turn him from his error, to truth again; for this designs not first conversion, or the turning of a sinner from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, and from the evil of a man's heart and ways and from a dependence on his own righteousness, to the Lord Jesus Christ, to look to him for righteousness, life, and salvation, which is wholly and entirely God's work, and not man's; but conversion after backslidings; for a restoration from a fallen condition is sometimes so called, ( Psalm 51:1,2,13 Luke 22:32) and which one brother may be an instrument of to another, by showing him, and setting before him, the evil of his errors, whether in principle or practice; and by instructing him in the doctrines of the Gospel, and in the duties of religion; and by reproving him in meekness, and according to the rules of Christ; which means are sometimes blessed for the gaining of such; and which may be called conversion: and also, this is sometimes done by praying for him; and which seems chiefly to be intended here; for from praying for the healing of the diseases of the body, the apostle proceeds to encourage the saints to pray for one another, for the healing of the diseases of the mind; and suggests, that if prayer avails to the one, it may to the other; and which is the most desirable, and the greatest blessing, as follows.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 19, 20 - It is no mark of a wise or holy man, to boast of being free from error or to refuse to acknowledge an error. And there is some doctrina mistake at the bottom of every practical mistake. There is no on habitually bad, but upon some bad principle. This is conversion; to turn a sinner from the error of his ways, not merely from one party to another, or from one notion and way of thinking to another. There is n way effectually and finally to hide sin, but forsaking it. Many sin are hindered in the party converted; many also may be so in others who he may influence. The salvation of one soul is of infinitely greate importance than preserving the lives of multitudes, or promoting the welfare of a whole people. Let us in our several stations keep thes things in mind, sparing no pains in God's service, and the event wil prove that our labour is not in vain in the Lord. For six thousan years He has been multiplying pardons, and yet his free grace is no tired nor grown weary. Certainly Divine mercy is an ocean that is eve full and ever flowing. May the Lord give us a part in this abundan mercy, through the blood of Christ, and the sanctification of the Spirit __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
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