11. And we say that those who accepted their troubles with patience now have God’s blessing. You have heard about Job’s patience. You know that after all his troubles, the Lord helped him. This shows that the Lord is full of mercy and is kind.
12. My brothers and sisters, it is very important that you not use an oath when you make a promise. Don’t use the name of heaven, earth, or anything else to prove what you say. When you mean yes, say only “yes.” When you mean no, say only “no.” Do this so that you will not be judged guilty.
13. Are you having troubles? You should pray. Are you happy? You should sing.
14. Are you sick? Ask the elders of the church to come and rub oil on you in the name of the Lord and pray for you.
15. If such a prayer is offered in faith, it will heal anyone who is sick. The Lord will heal them. And if they have sinned, he will forgive them.
16. So always tell each other the wrong things you have done. Then pray for each other. Do this so that God can heal you. Anyone who lives the way God wants can pray, and great things will happen.
17. Elijah was a person just like us. He prayed that it would not rain. And it did not rain on the land for three and a half years!
18. Then Elijah prayed that it would rain. And the rain came down from the sky, and the land grew crops again.
19. My brothers and sisters, if anyone wanders away from the truth and someone helps that person come back,
20. remember this: Anyone who brings a sinner back from the wrong way will save that person from eternal death and cause many sins to be forgiven.