James 5:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 5:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
γινωσκέτω
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἐπιστρέψας
epistréphō
G1994
to turn
ἁμαρτωλὸν
hamartōlós
G268
sinner
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
πλάνης
plánē
G4106
error
ὁδοῦ
hodós
G3598
way
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
σώσει
sṓzō
G4982
to save
ψυχὴν
psychḗ
G5590
soul
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
θανάτου
thánatos
G2288
death
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
καλύψει
kalýptō
G2572
to hide
πλῆθος
plēthos
G4128
multitude
ἁμαρτιῶν
hamartía
G266
sin
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World English Bible Public Domain
let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.
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King James Version Public Domain
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
let him know that the one having turned back a sinner from his wandering way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).