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James 5:14
Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
JAMES 5:14 tou/ kuri,ou {A} The reading tou/ kuri,ou is supported by the broadest spectrum of witnesses, whereas the omission of tou/ by A Y 81 _al,_ and of tou/ kuri,ou by B, probably arose through...
Verse 14. _IS ANY SICK AMONG YOU? LET HIM CALL FOR THE ELDERS_] This was also a Jewish maxim. Rabbi Simeon, in _Sepher Hachaiyim_, said: "What should a man do who goes to visit the sick? _Ans_. He wh...
IS ANY SICK AMONG YOU? - In the previous verse the reference was to affliction in general, and the duty there urged was one that was applicable to all forms of trial. The subject of sickness, however,...
V. THE COMING OF THE LORD AND THE LIFE OF FAITH CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The oppression by the rich and their coming doom (James 5:1)_ 2. Be patient unto the coming of the Lord (James 5:7) 3. The prayers of...
The key to this hard passage seems to lie in the climax, the example of Elijah, who in 1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 18:41 ff., is not said to have prayed for drought or for rain. His prayer is in the phrase...
THE WORTHLESSNESS OF RICHES (James 5:1-3)...
Is any among you in trouble? Let him pray. Is any in good spirits? Let him sing a hymn. Is any among you sick? Let him call in the elders of the Church; and let them anoint him with oil in the name of...
ELDERS. App-189. CHURCH. App-186. Here the church must mean the assembly which worshipped in the synagogue of James 2:2. OVER. App-104. ANOINTING. having anointed. Greek. _aleipho._ Occurs here _an...
_Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church_ The rule is full of meaning. (1) As regards the functions of the Elders of the Church. Over and above special gifts of prophecy or te...
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 m...
ἈΣΘΕΝΕΙ͂, IS SICK, a special form of the more general κακοπαθεῖ. For the word see Matthew 10:8; Luke 4:40. Note the aorists προσκαλεσάσθω … προσευξάσθωσιν of single acts contrasted with προσευχέσθω a...
Deeply important practical rules relating to (_a_) Prayer as a force in life, (_b_) Intercessory prayer, (_c_) Confession, (_d_) Conversion....
_RELY ON PRAYER -- JAMES 5:13-18:_ James closed with a series of admonitions to assist Christians in daily living. He said Christians should: (1) Pray when in trouble, (James 5:13) (2) Sing psalms whe...
ΑΣΘΕΝΕΊ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΆΣΘΕΝΈΩ (G770) быть слабым, болеть, ΠΡΟΣΚΑΛΕΣΆΣΘΩ _aor. imper. med. от_ ΠΡΟΣΚΑΛΈΩ (G4341) призывать, созывать; _med._ призывать к себе. Об этом _см._ BTNT, 433-34. ΠΡΟ...
_JAMES 5:14_.— In the first age of Christianity, the miraculous gifts of the Spirit were very common: it appears too, that when the Christians behaved very unbecoming their character and profession, G...
WHEN THE SAINT SUFFERS _Text_ James 5:13 a. Is any among you suffering? let him pray. _Queries_ 429. Does not every Christian, even every person, suffer? Then why the question? 430. What does...
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: LET HIM CALL FOR THE ELDERS - not some one, as Romanis...
VERSE 14 IS ANY SICK AMONG YOU? LET HIM CALL. It must not be forgotten that at the time this Epistle was written, miraculous gifts were still present with the Church. Upon the elders placed in charge...
12 This prohibition is essentially the same as that given by our Lord (Mat_5:34). 15 "The prayer of faith will save the sick" is a very loose rendering of this passage. The word which they translate ...
REBUKE AND ENCOURAGEMENT 2. Are corrupted, etc.] prophetic tense, in which the future is spoken of as though it were already come to pass....
WHAT *FAITH SHOULD DO JAMES _IAN MACKERVOY_ The word list at the end explains words with a *star by them. CHAPTER 5 JUDGEMENT OF THE RICH 5:1-6 V1 Now, you rich people, weep and cry aloud. Th...
ANOINTING HIM WITH OIL. — Or, _unction._ The use of some precious and mysterious ointment, on solemn occasions, obtained in most of the ancient nations, specially the Eastern. The Jews themselves were...
THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH — _i.e.,_ literally, _the presbyters._ The identity of “bishop” (_episcopus_) and “presbyter” in the language of the apostolic age seems conclusive. Such is the opinion of Lig...
CHAPTER 27 THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH-THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK AND EXTREME UNCTION. James 5:14 Two subjects stand out prominently in this interesting passage-the elders of the Church, and the anointi...
ἀσθενεῖ … προσκαλεσάσθω, etc.: _Cf._ Sir 38:14, καὶ γὰρ αὐτοὶ Κυρίου δεηθήσονται, ἵνα εὐοδώσῃ αὐτοῖς ἀνάπαυσιν καὶ ἴασιν χάριν ἐμβιώσεως. In regard to the practice of primitive Christianity in the mat...
EFFECTUAL PRAYER James 5:12 In view of the judgment-seat, at which we shall have to give an account of our words, we shall do well to employ the simplest, plainest speech, Matthew 5:34; Matthew 12:3...
Approaching the conclusion of his letter, the writer addressed a terrible indictment and solemn warning to the rich. He showed the failure of possessions, and how they may become the curse of life. S...
RESPONSES TO VARIOUS SITUATIONS What should a Christian do when physical and mental problems bear down upon him and depression sets in? James says pray, not just once, but repeatedly. On the other han...
(9) Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with (g) oil in the (h) name of the Lord: (9) He shows peculiarly, to what physicians es...
Is any man sick among you? [3] or in danger of death by sickness, let him call, or bring in the priests of the Church, &c. The apostle here enjoins the constant use of the sacrament, called extreme un...
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. (13) Is an...
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...
14_Is any sick among you_. As the gift of healing as yet continued, he directs the sick to have recourse to that remedy. It is, indeed, certain that they were not all healed; but the Lord granted this...
The two classes in Israel are distinctly marked here in contrast with one another, with the addition of the walk which the Christian ought to pursue when chastised by the Lord. The apostle gives the c...
IS ANY SICK AMONG YOU?.... Which is often the case; the bodies of the saints, as well as others, are liable to a variety of diseases; they are sick, and sometimes nigh unto death, as Epaphroditus was:...
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: Ver. 14. _Is any man sick?_] "Behold, he whom thou lovest...
_Is any sick? let him call for the elders of the church_ Those ministers of Christ whose office it is to oversee and feed the flock; _and let them pray over him_ For his recovery, persuaded that what...
THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH; who in the days of the apostles were often endued with miraculous powers. ANOINTING HIM WITH OIL; as was customary among the Jews. Mark 6:13. IN THE NAME OF THE LORD; ACTS 3...
Verses 1 Timothy 6 are addressed to rich men, and no doubt specially to those who make some claim of having the knowledge of God. They are bidden to weep and howl for the miseries that will take them,...
Why is there sickness, disease, illness among us? If a Christian is sick - does that mean we are sinful? What does James say should be done if we are sick? Why call for the elders? What is the purpose...
CONCERNING SICKNESS James 5:14 "Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;" "Is anyone among you s...
12-18 The sin of swearing is condemned; but how many make light of common profane swearing! Such swearing expressly throws contempt upon God's name and authority. This sin brings neither gain, nor pl...
IS ANY SICK? Or infirm, though not desperately and incurably. LET HIM CALL FOR THE ELDERS; especially teaching elders, they being usually best furnished with gifts who labour in the word and doctrine,...
James 5:14 Is G770 (00) anyone G5100 among G1722 you G5213 sick G770 (G5719) call G4341 (G5663) elders...
‘Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save him who is sick, and th...
FINAL EXHORTATION TO PRAYER AND FAITH (JAMES 5:12). Having faced up men and women to judgment in different ways James now ends as he began by putting great emphasis on the need for faith and prayer, a...
James 5:14. IS ANY SICK AMONG YOU? a particular instance of the general term ‘afflicted;' to be taken in its literal sense, denoting ‘bodily sickness,' and not to be spiritualized as denoting ‘spiritu...
James 5:7-20. St. James concludes his Epistle with a variety of admonitions. He first exhorts his readers to patience; they are to exercise forbearance toward their oppressors and trust toward God, be...
IS ANY AMONG YOU SICK? (ασθενε τις εν υμιν;). Present active indicative of ασθενεω, old verb, to be weak (without strength), often in N.T. (Matthew 10:8).LET HIM CALL FOR (προσκαλεσασθω). First ao...
James 5:13 The Visitation of the Sick. I. To understand the clause which refers to anointing with oil, it must be remembered that in those early and simple days, when little was known about the struc...
CONTENTS: Warning to the rich. Exhortations in view of Christ's second coming. CHARACTERS: Christ, Job, Elias, James. CONCLUSION: Great amassing of wealth will be a sign of the last days, but woe to...
James 5:1. _Go to now,_ or go now, _ye rich men._ He had taught them humility, because their glory vanished away as the flower of the field: chap. James 1:10. He now calls upon them _to weep and howl_...
WHO IS SICK. In most of the churches begun by the apostles, some one of the church elders would have the _gift from the Spirit_ to heal the sick. Oil was a symbol of the Holy Spirit. See Mark 6:13 and...
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 5:13 The Prayer of Faith. Speaking mainly of prayer, James restates some of the letter’s key themes. These include trials and misuse of the tongue. The ultimate way to “tame” one’s...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ James 5:14. CALL FOR.—Summon to him. ELDERS.—Officers usual in synagogues, and probably also found in the Jewish Christian congregations. Not priests, or even ministers...
EXPOSITION JAMES 5:1 DENUNCIATION OF THE RICH FOR (1) GRINDING DOWN THE POOR AND KEEPING BACK THEIR WAGES;...
Now in chapter five he takes on the rich. So this doesn't apply to many of us. Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, your garment...
1 Kings 17:21; 2 Kings 4:33; 2 Kings 5:11; Acts 14:23; Acts 15:4;...
Having anointed him with oil — This single conspicuous gift, which Christ committed to his apostles, Mark 6:13, remained in the church long after the other miraculous gifts were withdrawn. Indeed, it...
Some observe, 1. That St. James doth not say, "Is any man sick? let him pray;" but let him send for others to pray with him, and for him: plainly supposing, that the sick man is very unfit to pray him...