John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 5:15
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick ,.... That is, the prayer of the elders, being put up in faith by them, and in which the sick person joins by faith; such a prayer is a means of bringing down from God a blessing on the sick man, and of restoring him to his former health: and the Lord shall raise him up ; from his bed of sickness, on which he is laid, and bring him forth to praise his name, and to fear and glorify him. And if he have committed sins ; not that it is a... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 5:14
Is any sick among you ?.... Which is often the case; the bodies of the saints, as well as others, are liable to a variety of diseases; they are sick, and sometimes nigh unto death, as Epaphroditus was: and then, let him call for the elders of the church ; in allusion to the elders of the congregation of Israel, Leviticus 4:15 . By these may be meant, either the elder members of the church, men of gravity and soundness in the faith, persons of long standing and experience; who have the... read more