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VER. 8.

JAM. 1. 8-15.

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grace of the fashion of it perisheth: a so also shall the rich man fade away in his

̓Ανὴς δίψυχος, ἀκατάστατος ἐν πάσαις | ways. ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ.

a A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.

Purify your hearts, ye doubleminded, Jam. iv. 8. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? If the LORD be God, follow him but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word, 1 Kings xviii. 21. Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images, Hos. x. 2. No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon, Matt. vi. 24. As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things: in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruction, 2 Pet. iii. 16.

VER. 9.

a See on Luke xii. ver. 20.

VER. 12.

ὅτι δόκιμος γενόμενος λήψεται τὸν στέφα Μακάριος ἀνὴρ ὃς ὑπομένει πειρασμὸν, νον τῆς ζωῆς, ὃν ἐπηγγείλατο ὁ Κύριος τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν.

a Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

a See on Matt. x. ver. 22. clause 3. See on 1 Cor. ix. ver. 25.

VER. 13.

Μηδεὶς πειραζόμενος λεγέτω, ὅτι ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ πειράζομαι· ὁ γὰρ Θεὸς ἀπείραστός ἐστι κακῶν, πειράζει δὲ αὐτὸς οὐδένα.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: * Or, evils.

VER. 14.

Εκαστος δὲ πειράζεται, ὑπὸ τῆς ἰδίας

Καυχάσθω δὲ ὁ ἀδελφὸς ὁ ταπεινὸς ἐν ἐπιθυμίας ἐξελκόμενος καὶ δελεαζόμενος.

τῷ ὕψει αὑτοῦ·

a But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away with his own lust, and enticed.

a From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Jam. iv. 1. See also on Matt. vii. ver. 11. clause 1.

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VER. 16.

JAM. 1. 16-21.

Μὴ πλανᾶσθε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί.
Do not err, my beloved brethren.

VER. 17.

Πᾶσα δόσις ἀγαθὴ, καὶ πᾶν δώρημα τέλειον ἄνωθέν ἐστι, καταβαῖνον ἀπὸ τοῦ Πατρὸς τῶν φώτων, παρ ̓ ᾧ οὐκ ἔνι παραλλαγὴ ἡ τροπῆς ἀποσκίασμα.

a Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

a See on Matt. vii. ver. 11. clause 4.
b See on John i. ver. 4. clause 2.
c See on Rom. xi. ver. 29.

VER. 18.

Βουληθεὶς ἀπεκύησεν ἡμᾶς λόγῳ ἀλη. θείας, εἰς τὸ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἀπαρχήν τίνα τῶν αὐτοῦ κτισμάτων.

a Of his own will begat he us b with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

a See on John i. ver. 13.

b See on John xvii. ver. 17.

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And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison, iii. 1-8. In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth, Prov. x. 19, 20. He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction, xiii. 3. A soft answer turneth away wrath ; but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness, xv. 1, 2. He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; and he

c See on Heb. xii. ver. 23. clause 1. that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man

VER. 19.

Ωστε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί, ἔστω πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ταχὺς εἰς τὸ ἀκοῦσαι, βρα· δὺς εἰς τὸ λαλῆσαι, βραδὺς εἰς ὀργήν

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, a slow to speak, b slow to wrath:

* If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, that man's religion is vain, ver. 26. My brethren, be not many masters, know'ing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which, though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

of understanding, xvii. 27, 28. He that answereth a matter before he

heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him, xviii. 13. Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof, 21. Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from troubles, xxi. 23. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few. For a dream cometh through the multitude of business: and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words, Eccles. v. 2, 3.

b See on Matt. v. ver. 24. clause 1.

VER. 20.

ὀργὴ γὰρ ἀνδρὸς, δικαιοσύνην Θεοῦ οὐ κατ regyára.

a For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

a See on 1 Tim. iii. ver. 3. clause 2.

VER. 21.

Διὸ ἀποθέμενοι πᾶσαν ρυπαρίαν καὶ πε

VER. 23

Ὅτι εἴ τις ἀκρατὴς λόγου ἐστὶ καὶ οὐ ποιητὴς, οὗτος ἔοικεν ἀνδρὶ κατανοοῦντι τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γενέσεως αὑτοῦ ἐν ἐσόπτρῳ· |

a

For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:

a

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If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, b this man's religion is vain.

a See on ver. 19. clause 1.

b See on Matt. xv. ver. 9. clause 1.

VER. 27.

Θρησκεία καθαρὰ καὶ ἀμίαντος παρά τῷ Θεῷ καὶ Πατρὶ, αὕτη ἐστὶν, ἐπισκέπτεσ θαι ὀρφανοὺς καὶ χήρας ἐν τῇ θλίψει αυτ τῶν, ἄσπιλον ἑαυτὸν τηρεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ κόσ μου.

a Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, band to keep himself unspotted from the world.

a Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy, Job xxix. 12, 13. If I have withheld the poor from their a See on Matt. vii. ver. 26, 27. desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; Or have eaten my VER. 24. morsel myself alone, and the fatherΚατενόησε γὰρ ἑαυτὸν, καὶ ἀπελήλυθε, less hath not eaten thereof; (For from καὶ εὐθέως ἐπελάθετο ὁποῖος ἦν. my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guidFor he beholdeth himself, and goethed her from my mother's womb;) If his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the Heece of my sheep; If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw mny help in the gate; Then let mine arm fall from my shoulderblade, and mine arm be broken from the you clean; put away the evil of your bone, xxxi. 16-22. Wash you, make doings from before mine eyes; cease judgment; relieve the oppressed; to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judge the fatherless; plead for the widow, Isa. i. 16, 17. Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou

JAM. 1. 27.-11. 1—7.

Οὕτω λαλεῖτε, καὶ οὕτω ποιεῖτε, ὡς διὰ νόμου ἐλευθερίας μέλλοντες κρίνεσθαι.

a So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

b

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mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; b and
mercy * rejoiceth against judgment.
* Or, glorieth.

a See on Matt. xviii. ver. 33-35.

ther; righteousness and peace have b Mercy and truth are met togekissed each other, Psal. lxxxv. 10.

VER. 14.

Τί τὸ ὄφελος, ἀδελφοί μου, ἐὰν πίστιν λέγῃ τις ἔχειν, ἔργα δὲ μὴ ἔχῃ; μὴ δύναται ἡ πίστις σῶσαι αὐτόν ;

a What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? a See on Matt. vii. ver. 21-23.

VER. 15.

Ἐὰν δὲ ἀδελφὸς ἢ ἀδελφὴ γυμνοὶ ὑπάρ χωσι, καὶ λειπόμενοι ὦσι τῆς ἐφημέρου τροφῆς,

If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

VER. 16.

ἐν εἰρήνῃ, θερμαίνεσθε καὶ χορτάζεσθε· μὴ Εἴπῃ δέ τις αὐτοῖς ἐξ ὑμῶν· Ὑπάγετε δῶτε δὲ αὐτοῖς τὰ ἐπιτήδεια τοῦ σώματος, τί τὸ ὄφελος ;

And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those what doth it profit? things which are needful to the body;

VER. 17.

Οὕτω καὶ ἡ πίστις, ἐὰν μὴ ἔργα ἔχῃ, νεκρά ἐστι καθ ̓ ἑαυτήν.

a Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being * alone.

a Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy and worketh righteousness, Psal. xv. holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, 1,2. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another, John xiii. 35. He that shall he do also. believeth on me, the works that I do commandments, and keepeth them, He that hath my he it is that loveth me, xiv. 12. 21.