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Verse James 2:4. _ARE YE NOT THEN PARTIAL_] ου διεκριθητε.
_Do ye not_ _make a distinction_, though the case has not been heard,
and the law has not decided?
_JUDGES OF EVIL THOUGHTS?_] κριται διαλο...
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ARE YE NOT THEN PARTIAL IN YOURSELVES? - Among yourselves. Do you not
show that you are partial?
AND ARE BECOME JUDGES OF EVIL THOUGHTS - There has been considerable
difference of opinion respecting t...
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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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For, if a man comes into your assembly with his fingers covered with
gold rings and dressed in elegant clothes and a poor man comes in
dressed in shabby clothes, and you pay special attention to the m...
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ARE... PARTIAL. App-122.
OF. Genitive of quality or character. App-17.
EVIL. App-128.
THOUGHTS. reasonings. See Matthew 15:19....
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_are ye not then partial in yourselves_?] The verb is the same as that
translated "waver" in chap. James 1:6 and elsewhere, as in Matthew
21:21; Mark 11:23; Acts 10:2
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ΟΥ̓ ΔΙΕΚΡΊΘΗΤΕ with אAB2C and most cursives. B* omits
οὐ, so also ff. KLP and others have καὶ οὐ.
4. ΟΥ̓ ΔΙΕΚΡΊΘΗΤΕ. For reading see critical notes. DID YE
NOT MAKE A DISTINCTION AMONG YOURSELVES (tho...
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1–4.
THE SUBJECT OF θρησκεία NATURALLY LEADS TO THE THOUGHT OF THE
συναγωγή, CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH WHICH IS THE SPIRITUAL DANGER
OF προσωπολημψία, AGAINST WHICH ST JAMES NOW WARNS HIS
BRETHREN....
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_GOD HATES DISCRIMINATION -- JAMES 2:1-7:_ The Christian religion will
not allow a person to practice discrimination. Discrimination is an
example of inconsistency between faith and action. In the thi...
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ΔΙΕΚΡΊΘΗΤΕ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΔΙΑΚΡΊΝΩ (G1252)
судить, рассматривать обе
возможности, колебаться, различать.
Этот гл. имеет множество значений:
здесь, вероятно, имеется в виде
"различать" "относитьс...
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ARE YE NOT THEN PARTIAL IN YOURSELVES,— _Do you not put a
difference, or discrimination among yourselves_ on those accounts
which are foreign to the cause? That this is the frequent sense of the
words...
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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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TEMPTATION IN THE CHURCH
_Text 2:1-4_
1.
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of
glory, with respect of persons.
2.
For if there come into your synagogue a man with...
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Are ye not then partial in yourselves and are become judges of evil
thoughts? Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges
of evil thoughts?
ARE YE NOT THEN PARTIAL, [ ou (G3756) di...
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VERSE 4 ARE YE NOT PARTIAL IN YOURSELVES?
In your recognition of the rich should you show a less cordial
greeting to the poor? Are ye not partial? Can you doubt it yourselves?
If you make any differe...
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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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2:4 having (a-12) Lit. 'of evil thoughts,' as we say, 'a man of
corrupt habits.'...
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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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PARTIAL] better, 'divided' between Christian duty and worldly
interests.
JUDGES OF EVIL THOUGHTS] better, 'evil-thinking judges.' By showing
undue preference to the rich man you judge, and judge wrong...
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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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ARE YE NOT THEN PARTIAL IN YOURSELVES, AND ARE BECOME JUDGES OF EVIL
THOUGHTS? — Or, as the sense, fully expressed, would be: “My
brethren, if you acted thus, did you not doubt in yourselves, and
beco...
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CHAPTER 10
THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ST. JAMES-THE PRACTICAL UNBELIEF INVOLVED IN
SHOWING A WORLDLY RESPECT OF PERSONS IN PUBLIC WORSHIP.
James 2:1
As has been stated already, in a previous chapter, one of...
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οὐ διεκρίθητε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς : “Are ye not
divided among yourselves”? The Peshiṭtâ uses the word אתפלג,
the same as that used in Luke 11:17. “Every Kingdom divided against
itself.” The reference in the ve...
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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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CHRISTIANITY ELIMINATES PARTIALITY
Roberts points out that the Greek word for "respect of persons"
literally means "face receiving." In other words, judging what kind of
man one is by how he looks. Th...
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Are ye not then partial in (c) yourselves, and are become judges of
evil thoughts?
(c) Have you not within yourselves judged one man to be preferred over
another (which you should not do) by means of...
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Are become judges of (or with) unjust thoughts, [2] when against
justice you favour the rich. Or, if in Church assemblies you discover
a wrong and partial judgment in you minds and thoughts, by the hi...
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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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4_Are ye not then partial in yourselves _? or, _are ye not condemned
in yourselves_. This may be read affirmatively as well as
interrogatively, but the sense would be the same, for he amplifies the
fa...
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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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ARE YE NOT THEN PARTIAL IN YOURSELVES,.... That is, guilty of such
partiality as must appear to yourselves, and your own consciences must
accuse you of; or do not ye distinguish, or make a difference...
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Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil
thoughts?
Ver. 4. _Are ye not then partial_] ου διακριθητε, or, "Are
ye not for so doing condemned in your own consciences?" Or, ...
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_My brethren_ The equality of Christians intimated by this name is the
ground of the admonition; _have_ That is, _hold; not the faith of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory_ Of which glory all wh...
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JUDGES OF EVIL THOUGHTS; under the influence of evil thoughts. It is
wrong to judge of persons by outward appearances merely; and the
manifestation of such a spirit does evil both to those who are gui...
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DEAD FAITH COMPARED WITH LIVING FAITH.
Caution against partiality:...
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ARE YE NOT THEN PARTIAL IN YOURSELVES, AND ARE BECOME JUDGES OF EVIL
THOUGHTS?...
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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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How do we show partiality? How do we become judges? Is judging - right
or wrong? Are there passages that teach judging is wrong? Read these
verses: Matthew 7:1; Romans 14:10; Romans 14:13 Are there pa...
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"have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges
with evil motives?"made distinctions" -this same word is translated to
be at odds with oneself, doubt or waver. Woods gives two idea...
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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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James 2:4 G2532 you G1252 not G3756 partiality G1252 (G5681) among
G1722 yourselves G1438 and G2532 become...
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‘Do you not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges
with evil thoughts?'
James then makes his point. By doing this they are making distinctions
among themselves and are judging with evil...
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CHAPTER 2. FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD.
The Fact That Faith Without Relevant Action Is Dead Is Illustrated
(James 2:1). It Will Be Brought Into Judgment (James 2:8,) And The
Case Is Argued Scriptural...
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James 2:4. THIS VERSE HAS GIVEN RISE TO A GREAT variety of
interpretation, owing to the uncertainty of its correct translation.
ARE YE NOT PARTIAL IN YOURSELVES? This version is hardly correct. Some
r...
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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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ARE YE NOT DIVIDED IN YOUR OWN MIND?
(ου διεκριθητε εν εαυτοισ;). First aorist
(gnomic) passive indicative of διακρινω, to separate,
conclusion of the third-class condition (future) in a rhetorical...
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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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THEN YOU ARE GUILTY. (1) Of creating distinctions where God has made
none; (2) Of allowing evil motives to influence you. These things
destroy the unity of the worshipers, and create the same kind of...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:2 ASSEMBLY probably refers to a Christian
house church. SIT DOWN AT MY FEET. The place of a servant. JUDGES WITH
EVIL THOUGHTS. Christians are not to “judge” each ot
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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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SINS OF PARTIALITY, ETC.
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 2:1. HAVE NOT.—Better, “hold not.” _Webster_ translates,
“Without showing degrees of deference, maintain ye your faith.”
THE LORD OF GLO...
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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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James 1:1; James 4:11; Job 21:27; Job 34:19; John 7:24;...
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Are ye not partial in yourselves? [ο υ δ ι ε κ ρ ι θ η τ ε
ε ν ε α υ τ ο ι ς]. Wrong. The constant sense of the verb in
the New Testament is doubt, except Acts 11:2; Jude 1:9, where it means
dispute....
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Ye distinguish not — To which the most respect is due, to the poor
or to the rich. But are become evil — reasoning judges — You
reason ill, and so judge wrong: for fine apparel is no proof of worth
in...