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Verse 13. _FOR HE SHALL HAVE JUDGMENT_] He who shows no mercy to man,
or, in other words, he who does not exercise himself in works of
charity and mercy to his needy fellow creatures, shall receive no...
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FOR HE SHALL HAVE JUDGMENT WITHOUT MERCY, THAT HATH SHOWED NO MERCY -
This is obviously an equitable principle, and is one which is
everywhere found in the Bible. Proverbs 21:13. “Whoso stoppeth his
e...
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II. THE ROYAL LAW: FAITH AND WORKS
CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The faith of Christ with respect to persons (James 2:1)_
2. The royal law (James 2:6)
3. Faith must be manifested by works (James 2:14)...
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This paragraph on Servility suits exhortation of Jews incomparably
better than that of Christians, among whom not many rich were found
for generations. The scene of James 2:2 is the synagogue, best ta...
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RESPECT OF PERSONS (James 2:1)
_ 2:1 My brothers, you cannot really believe that you have faith in
our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, and yet continue to have respect of
persons._
Respect of persons is...
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So speak and so act as those who are going to be judged under the law
of liberty. For he who acts without mercy will have judgment without
mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
As he comes to the end...
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HE... JUDGMENT. (there shall be) judgment to him.
JUDGMENT. App-177.
WITHOUT MERCY. Greek. _anileos._ Only here.
NO. not, as James 2:1.
REJOICETH AGAINST. boasteth over. Greek. _katakauchaomai._ Se...
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_For he shall have judgment_ There is something more emphatic in the
actual structure of the sentence. FOR THE JUDGMENT SHALL BE MERCILESS
TO HIM THAT WROUGHT NOT MERCY. The axiom presents one aspect...
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5–14.
THE ROYAL LAW OF LOVE IS INFRINGED BY THE UNJUST AND SCORNFUL
TREATMENT OF THE POOR DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING SECTION, AND THUS THE
WHOLE LAW IS BROKEN...
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The reading varies between ἀνέλεος אABCK, ἀνίλεως L
and many other MSS. and Fathers, and ἀνέλεως and
ἀνήλεως in a few codices.
13. Ἡ ΓᾺΡ ΚΡΊΣΙΣ κ.τ.λ. The judgment implied by
κρίνεσθαι διὰ νόμ. ἐλευθ....
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_GOD HAS A ROYAL LAW -- JAMES 2:8-13:_ Discrimination is contrary to
the Royal Law which saves man from sin. James reminded Christians that
God has a "Royal Law." James used the expression "royal law,...
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ΚΡΊΣΙΣ (G2920) суд.
ΆΝΈΛΕΟΣ (G448) без милости,
немилосердный. О форме _см._ Mayor; ММ),
ΠΟΙΉΣΑΝΤΙ _aor. act. part. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160)
делать; здесь: проявлять милосердие.
ΈΛΕΟΣ (G1656) милость, сост...
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FOR HE SHALL HAVE JUDGMENT WITHOUT MERCY, &C.— "For he whose faith
does not work by love, according to the grace and obligation of the
gospel, so as to shew compassion to his poor brethren, shall pass...
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES
_Text 2:10-13_
James 2:10
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point,
he is become guilty of all.
11.
For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said a...
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CHAPTER IV
_OVER-RATED RICHES_
James 2:1-13
_Introduction_
The ability to accumulate riches, in the minds of many people, seems
to qualify any man for any position. Even though the acquisition of
r...
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VERSE 13 FOR HE SHALL HAVE JUDGMENT WITHOUT MERCY.
This I regard as confessedly hard. The thought here possibly is
connected with something mentioned before. At all events, by following
the Revised Ve...
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26 The outward form of divine service, the rites and ceremonies of the
sacerdotal system of Moses, was but the exterior shell of truth. It
was the letter: truth was the spirit. The ritual was full of...
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The meaning of the last phrase probably is, The unmerciful and
unloving man is condemned without pity (Matthew 18:21), but the
merciful man is triumphantly acquitted. The man who loves is
'justified'...
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WARNINGS AGAINST RESPECT OF PERSONS. BELIEF AND PRACTICE
1. Another instance of inconsistency. JESUS CHRIST _the Lord_ OF
GLORY] better, 'Jesus Christ the glory,' or 'the glorious one,' One of
the ra...
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WHAT *FAITH SHOULD DO
JAMES
_IAN MACKERVOY_
The word list at the end explains words with a *star by them.
CHAPTER 2
RESPECT OF PERSONS 2:1-7
V1 My Christian brothers and sisters, you trust th...
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FOR HE SHALL HAVE JUDGMENT WITHOUT MERCY, THAT HATH SHEWED NO MERCY.
— Better, _For unmerciful judgment shall be to him that wrought not
mercy._ Here again are the clearest echoes of our Saviour’s wor...
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ἡ γὰρ κρίσις ἀνέλεος, etc.: _Cf._ Matthew 5:7;
Matthew 7:1; Matthew 18:28 ff; Matthew 25:41 ff. For the form
ἀνέλεος see Mayor, _in loc_. The teach
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James 2:1-13 take up again the subject of the rich and poor which was
commenced in James 1:9-11....
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AVOID SERVILITY TO THE RICH
James 2:1
This sin of making distinctions in God's house is as rife today as
ever; and wherever it is practiced the divine Spirit departs. God's
love is impartial, so far...
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Proceeding, James dealt with the effect of faith on conduct. It makes
it impossible to show any respect of persons on the ground of the
possession of worldly wealth. To show such respect shows that th...
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THE ROYAL LAW
James seemingly anticipated their response. Perhaps they would say
they were only following the law, fit for kings, which said they
should love their neighbor as themselves (Leviticus 19...
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For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no (h)
mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
(h) He that is harsh and short with his neighbour, or else does not
help him, he shall f...
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For judgment without mercy, &c. It is an admonition to them to fulfil,
as he said before, the royal precept of the love of God and of our
neighbour, which cannot be without being merciful to others. B...
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My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of
glory, with respect of persons. (2) For if there come unto your
assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come...
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To the reader who enters on the consideration of the epistle of James
from the epistles of Paul, the change is great and sudden, and by no
means least of all from the epistle to the Hebrews, which, in...
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13_For he shall have judgment. _This is an application of the last
verse to the subject in hand, which confirms altogether the second
explanation which I have mentioned: for he shews, that since we st...
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The apostle now enters on the subject of those who professed to
believe that Jesus was Christ the Lord. Before, in Chapter 1, he had
spoken of the new nature in connection with God: here the professio...
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FOR HE SHALL HAVE JUDGMENT WITHOUT MERCY,.... Strict justice, and no
mercy shown him:
THAT HATH SHOWED NO MERCY; to the poor brethren, and distressed
members of Christ, but has shown respect of perso...
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For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy;
and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Ver. 13. _For he shall have mercy_] _See Trapp on "_ Mat 5:7 _"_
And mercy rejoiceth agains...
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_So speak ye, and so do_ In all things; _as they that shall be judged_
Without respect of persons; _by the law of liberty_ The gospel, (see
on James 1:25,) the law of universal love, which alone is pe...
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HE-THAT HATH SHOWED NO MERCY; to others in distress, will have no
mercy shown to him.
MERCY REJOICETH; exults in the consciousness of its security AGAINST
JUDGMENT; the judgment, namely, of the last...
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The will of God to be kept in all parts:...
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FOR HE SHALL HAVE JUDGMENT WITHOUT MERCY THAT HATH SHOWED NO MERCY;
AND MERCY REJOICETH AGAINST JUDGMENT.
The solidarity, the unity of the will of God is here brought out. For
in connection with the f...
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The first 13 verses of this chapter form a second division of the
book, dealing with the faith of Christ as being above all personal
considerations, perfectly true and impartial. To mix the faith of
C...
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Is God a God of mercy? Will there come a time when His mercy will end?
What part does our showing mercy to others have in our judgment? How
does mercy triumph over judgment?...
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"For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy
triumphs over judgment." "For judgment will be merciless to one who
has shown no mercy" -In the context, their terrible treatment o...
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1-13 Those who profess faith in Christ as the Lord of glory, must not
respect persons on account of mere outward circumstances and
appearances, in a manner not agreeing with their profession of being...
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FOR HE SHALL HAVE JUDGMENT WITHOUT MERCY; shall be judged according to
the rigour of the law, by pure justice without any mixture of mercy.
THAT HATH SHOWED NO MERCY; that hath been cruel and unmercif...
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James 2:13 For G1063 judgment G2920 mercy G448 shown G4160 (G5660) no
G3361 mercy G1656 G2532 Mercy...
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‘For judgment is without mercy to him who has showed no mercy. Mercy
glories against judgment.'
He then finishes with two sayings which bring this out. The first is
that the one who fails to show merc...
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THE REASON THAT THEIR TREATMENT OF RICH AND POOR IS TO BE CONDEMNED
AND WILL COME INTO JUDGMENT IS NOW GIVEN (JAMES 2:8).
Having opened with an illustration so as to seize the attention, James
now app...
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James 2:1-13. In this passage, St. James proceeds to caution his
readers against showing respect of persons, especially in their
religious assemblies; for by doing so they would violate their
Christia...
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James 2:13. FOR, the reason assigned for so speaking and acting, HE
SHALL HAVE JUDGMENT WITHOUT MERCY, literally, the judgment will be
without mercy to him, WHO HATH SHOWED NO MERCY.' We must show mer...
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WITHOUT MERCY
(ανελεος). Found here only save a doubtful papyrus example
(ανελεως) for the vernacular ανιλεως and the Attic
ανηλεης. For this principle of requital see Matthew 5:7;
Matthew 6:14; Mat...
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CONTENTS: The tests of brotherly love and good words. Justification
before men by our works.
CHARACTERS: Christ, James, Abraham, Isaac, Rahab.
CONCLUSION: Those who are possessors of Christ's salvat...
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James 2:1. _Have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of
glory, with respect of persons._ See James 1:1. The whole of this
chapter turns on charity, which is the excellence of pure religio...
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FOR GOD. The way we treat others will be the way God treats us!!!
Jesus taught this in many ways. See Matthew 7:1-5; Matthew 18:21-35;
Matthew 25:31-46. MERCY TRIUMPHS OVER JUDGMENT. _MacKnight_ s
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:13 FOR JUDGMENT IS WITHOUT MERCY TO ONE WHO
HAS SHOWN NO MERCY. This common saying summarizes vv. James 2:1 and
leads into the “faith without works” discussion in
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:1 The Sin of Favoritism. The problem of the
poor and the rich, already emphasized in James 1:9,...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 2:10.—Omit word “point”; insert “precept” or
“commandment.” Because the law is only the various application of
one essential principle.
James 2:13.—Render, “For...
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EXPOSITION
JAMES 2:1
WARNING AGAINST RESPECT OF PERSONS.
JAMES 2:1
The translation is doubtful, two renderings being possible.
(1) That of the A.V. and R.
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Now my brothers, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord
of glory, with respect of persons (James 2:1).
This is so difficult. It is so easy for us to fall in the trap of
respecting pers...
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1 John 4:18; 1 John 4:19; 1 John 4:8; Ephesians 1:6; Ephesians 1:7;...
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He shall have judgment without mercy that hath shewed no mercy [η γ
α ρ κ ρ ι σ ι ς α ν ι λ ε ω ς τ ω μ η π ο ι η
σ α ν τ ι ε λ ε ο ς]. Lit., as Rev., judgment is without
mercy to him that hath shewed...
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Judgment without mercy shall be to him — In that day. Who hath
showed no mercy — To his poor brethren. But the mercy of God to
believers, answering to that which they have shown, will then glory
over...
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That is, he that whilst he lived SHEWED NO MERCY, but had opportunity
and ability to shew it, SHALL HAVE JUDGMENT WITHOUT MERCY; that is,
shall be very severely handled by God in the great day, and th...