James 5:19

If a believer wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, that work matters greatly. The church is called to restore those who stray.

Cross-references · 18

• Gal 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
• Matt 18:15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
• Jas 5:20consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
• Jude 1:22–23And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;
• Luke 22:32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
• Ezek 34:16I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
• 2 Pet 3:17Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
• 1 Tim 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
• Ezek 34:4You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.
• Isa 3:12Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
• 1 Tim 6:21which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.
• Prov 19:27If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
• Ps 119:21You rebuke the arrogant—the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
• Ps 119:118You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
• Jas 3:14But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
• Jude 1:11Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
• 2 Tim 2:18who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
• Heb 12:12–13Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.

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