Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Quelqu'un parmi vous est-il dans la souffrance? Qu'il prie. Quelqu'un est-il dans la joie? Qu'il chante des cantiques.
KJV
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
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