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Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. 13 16. Affliction Sickness Confession 13. Is any among you afflicted, let him pray ] The precepts point to the principle that worship is the truest and best expression of both sorrow and joy. In affliction men are not to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of James 5:13”

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and [your] nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. 12. Oaths 12. above all things, my brethren, swear not ] The passage presents so close a parallel with Mat … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of James 5:12”

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. 11. we count them happy which endure ] Better, we call them blessed, the verb being formed from the adjective used in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of James 5:11”

Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. 10. Take, my brethren, the prophets ] Better, as representing the emphatic order of the Greek, As an example of affliction and long-suffering take, my brethren, the prophets The first of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of James 5:10”

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 9. Grudge not one against another ] Better, perhaps, complain not. The primary meaning of the verb is “to groan.” To indulge in such complaints was to assume the office of the Judge, whose presence they ought to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of James 5:9”

Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 8. Be ye also patient ] Better, long-suffering; as before. stablish your hearts ] Better, strengthen. The strength is to come from the thought that the great Advent has come near, that there will be a great Court of Appeal … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of James 5:8”

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. 7 11. Comfort and Counsel for the Poor 7. Be patient therefore ] More literally, Be long-suffering. The logical sequence … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of James 5:7”

Ye have condemned [and] killed the just; [and] he doth not resist you. 6. Ye have condemned and killed the just ] The words have been very generally understood as referring to the death of Christ, and on this view, the words “he doth not resist you” have been interpreted as meaning, “He no longer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of James 5:6”

Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. 5. Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton ] Better, Ye lived luxuriously and spent wantonly, the latter word emphasising the lavish and profligate expenditure by which the luxury … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of James 5:5”

Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. 4. Behold, the hire of the labourers ] The evil was one of old standing in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of James 5:4”