And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
la prière de la foi sauvera le malade, et le Seigneur le relèvera; et s'il a commis des péchés, il lui sera pardonné.
KJV
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
ion, which removes the remainder of sin, and prepares man for final glory. Wherefore it is written ( James 5:15 ): "And if he be in sins they shall be forgiven him." In regard to the whole community, man is perfected in two ways. First, by receiving power to rule the community an…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
. Now Extreme Unction is a spiritual remedy, since it avails for the remission of sins, according to James 5:15. Therefore it is a sacrament. I answer that, Among the visible operations of the Church, some are sacraments, as Baptism, some are sacramentals, as Exorcism. The differ…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
sins, and not of the healing of the body to which end James directs the prayer of faith to be made ( James 5:15 ): "The prayer of faith shall save the sick man." Therefore the above form is unsuitable. I answer that, The prayer given above (A[8]) is a suitable form for this sacra…
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