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James 5:17

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Elijah was just a regular person with the same struggles and feelings as all of us, but when he prayed hard that it wouldn't rain, God actually listened — and it didn't rain for three and a half years straight.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Even ordinary people with real struggles can pray prayers that move heaven.

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