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JAMES 3:12 ou;te a`luko,n {B}
Many witnesses, including a C2 K L P 049 056 0142 81 104 1739 itff vg
syrp, h with * copbo _al,_ add ou[twj before the negative. Since,
however, it was natural for copyi...
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Verse 12. _SO_ CAN _NO FOUNTAIN BOTH YIELD SALT WATER AND FRESH._]
For the reading of the common text, which is οὑτως
ουδεμια πηγη ἁλυκον και γλυκυ
ποιησαι ὑδωρ, _so no fountain can produce salt_...
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CAN THE FIG-TREE, MY BRETHREN, BEAR OLIVE-BERRIES? - Such a thing is
impossible in nature, and equally absurd in morals. A fig-tree bears
only figs; and so the tongue ought to give utterance only to o...
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III. THE EVILS OF THE TONGUE CORRECTED
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. The tongue and its work (James 3:1)_
2. The wisdom which is earthly and the wisdom that is from above
(James 3:13)
James 3:1
The practical cha...
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Do not crowd into the ranks of the teachers, my brothers. You know
that we teachers shall be judged more severely than other men; and
there are many things in which all of us stumble. This leads to th...
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With it we bless the Lord and Father and with it we curse the men who
have been made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth there
emerge blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my
br...
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THE TEACHER'S PERIL (James 3:1)
_ 3:1 My brothers, it is a mistake for many of you to become teachers,
for you must be well aware that those of us who teach will receive a
greater condemnation._
In...
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CAN, &C. Question preceded by _me_.
OLIVE BERRIES. olives.
SO, &C. The texts read "neither (Greek. _oute)_ can salt water bring
forth, or produce, sweet"....
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_Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries?_ The comparison
here also has an eminently local character. The court-yard of
well-nigh every house had its vine and fig-tree (2 Kings 18:31). The
M...
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2–12.
FROM THIS THOUGHT OF THE TEACHING OFFICE AND ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AND
FAILURES THERE IS A NATURAL TRANSITION TO THE USE AND GOVERNMENT OF
THE TONGUE. Yet so passionate and agitated is the rebuk...
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ΟΥ̓́ΤΕ ἉΛΥΚῸΝ ΓΛΥΚῪ ΠΟΙΗ͂ΣΑΙ ὝΔΩΡ
with א (οὐδεὲ) ABD, Old Latin and Vulgate. The T.R. has the
support of KLP and later MS. authority and some versions in reading
οὐδεμία πηγὴ ἁλυκὸν καὶ γλυκὺ
ποιῆσαι...
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_CONSTANT IN TAMING -- JAMES 3:7-12:_ Man has had success in taming or
subduing all of creation, except the tongue. He has had no success in
the effort to tame that one thing. The tongue is a restless...
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ΔΎΝΑΤΑΙ _praes. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΔΎΝΑΜΑΙ (G1410)
быть способным,
ΣΥΚΉ (G4808) смоковница, фиговое дерево,
ΈΛΑΊΑ (G1636) олива,
ΠΟΙΉΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160)
производить,
ΆΜΠΕΛΟΣ ...
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SO CAN NO FOUNTAIN BOTH YIELD, &C.— "Full as inconsistent is it to
suppose, that a man's heart, the fountain whence all his words
proceed, should habitually vent itself in ways of talking, which are
o...
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CHAPTER VI
_THE FOOLISH TEACHER_
James 3:1-12
_Introduction_
In James 1:16; James 1:26 James said Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
In a sense, the balance of chapter one develops the thought of how...
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MR. TWO-FACED
_Text 3:9-12_
9.
Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men,
who are made after the likeness of God:
10.
Out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and curs...
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Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine,
figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Transition from the month to the heart.
CAN THE FIG TREE ... - an imposs...
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VERSE 12. CAN A FIG-TREE, MY BRETHREN, BEAR OLIVE BERRIES?
Did the fig-tree bear olives, or the vine figs, it would be contrary
to nature; it would be unnatural. Such an inconsistency is never
beheld...
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20 The case of Abraham is most helpful in further defining the
distinct viewpoints of Paul and James. The former refers us to the
fifteenth chapter of Genesis, the latter to the twenty-second. In the...
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THE CONTROL OF THE TONGUE
1, 2. Warning against undue eagerness to teach: cp. Matthew 12:37;
Matthew 23:7; Romans 2:19; 1 Corinth
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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 3
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TEACHER 3:1-5A
V1 My Christian brothers and sisters,...
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CAN THE FIG-TREE, MY BRETHREN, BEAR OLIVE BERRIES? EITHER A VINE,
FIGS? — Read, _Can a fig-tree bear olives, or a vine, figs?_ The
inquiry sounds like a memory of our Lord’s, “Do men gather grapes
of...
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CHAPTER 15
THE MORAL CONTRADICTIONS IN THE RECKLESS TALKER.
James 3:9
IN these concluding sentences of the paragraph respecting sins of the
tongue St. James does two things-he shows the moral chaos...
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With the whole verse _cf._ Matthew 7:16-17; for the use of
ποιεῖν see Matthew 3:10, πᾶν δένδρον μὴ
ποιοῦν καρπόν …; ἁλυκόν does not occur elsewhere
in the N.T. or Septuagint, though in Numbers 3:12;...
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James 3:1-18 form a self-contained section; the subject dealt with is
the bridling of the tongue, see above James 1:19; James 1:26-27....
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BRIDLE THE TONGUE
James 3:1
It is much easier to teach people what they should be and do than to
obey our own precepts. Even the best of us stumble in many respects;
but our most frequent failures ar...
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The writer now proceeded to show the effect of faith on speech.
Beginning with the warning against every man setting up to teach, he
proceeded to deal with the power of speech. He likened the tongue t...
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NO ONE CAN TAME THE TONGUE
Mankind has been able to subdue all the animals, but not his tongue.
Woods notes that the verb indicates momentary action in regard to
taming. One may control his tongue for...
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By it we bless God, &c. Such different effects from the same cause, as
of blessing God, and cursing men, created to the likeness of God, seem
contrary to the ordinary course of nature; from a fountain...
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My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the
greater condemnation. (2) For in many things we offend all. If any man
offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also...
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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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In Chapter 3 the apostle recurs to the tongue, the most ready index to
the heart, the proof whether the new man is inaction, whether nature
and self-will are under restraint. But there is hardly anyth...
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CAN THE FIG TREE, MY BRETHREN, BEAR OLIVE BERRIES?.... Every tree
bears fruit, according to its kind; a fig tree produces figs, and an
olive tree olive berries; a fig tree does not produce olive berri...
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Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine,
figs? so _can_ no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Ver. 12. _Both yield salt water and fresh_] That is strange that is
repor...
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_Doth a fountain send forth at the same_ opening, alternately, and at
different times, _sweet water and bitter_ As if he had said, No such
inconsistency is found in the natural world, and nothing of t...
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The stream must answer to the FOUNTAIN, the fruit to the TREE. The
heart that sends forth the bitter water of curses towards men, cannot
have the good water of love towards God. Its professions of lov...
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Warning against the abuse of the tongue:...
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CAN THE FIG-TREE, MY BRETHREN, BEAR OLIVE-BERRIES? EITHER A VINE,
FIGS? SO CAN NO FOUNTAIN BOTH YIELD SALT WATER AND FRESH.
It may seem, perhaps, that the orator is here carried away by his
subject; b...
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Here we begin a fourth division of the book, which continues to the
end of Ch.4; in which our walk is tested by the circumstances of the
world. Certainly in the previous Chapter s there is emphasis al...
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Explain the example of a fig tree and grapevine. What is the
conclusion of these examples?...
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"Can. fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or. vine produce figs?
Neither can salt water produce fresh."
Once again God selects illustrations that everyone can follow. "From
the plant life James men...
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1-12 We are taught to dread an unruly tongue, as one of the greatest
evils. The affairs of mankind are thrown into confusion by the tongues
of men. Every age of the world, and every condition of life...
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James 3:12 Can G3361 G1410 (G5736) tree G4808 my G3450 brethren G80
bear G4160 (G5658) olives...
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‘Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Neither
can salt water yield sweet.'
And he closes off the series with an illustration. Each thing in
nature produces according to it nature...
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James 3:12. CAN THE FIG TREE, MY BRETHREN, BEAR OLIVE BERRIES? EITHER
A VINE, FIGS? that is, no tree can bring forth fruits inconsistent
with its nature. The illustration here is not, that we must not...
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CAN?
(μη δυναται;). Negative answer expected. See the same
metaphor in Matthew 7:16.FIG-TREE
(συκη). Old and common word (Matthew 21:19).FIGS
(συκα). Ripe fruit of η συκη.OLIVES
(ελαιας). Else...
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CONTENTS: Control of the tongue.
CHARACTERS: God, James.
CONCLUSION: The Christian who is not affected by the sins of the
tongue but takes care to avoid them, has an undoubted sign of true
grace. Th...
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James 3:1. _Be not many masters:_ διδασκαλοι, teachers. In
some assemblies they might all prophesy one by one, but no man should
be too forward; he will never shine as a teacher, unless he _be_ a
teac...
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A FIG TREE. "A fig tree cannot produce such opposite fruits!" NOR CAN
SALTY WATER. "It is just as unnatural for the same tongue to praise
God and curse man made in the likeness of God!...
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_Therewith bless we God_
THE MORAL CONTRADICTIONS IN THE RECKLESS TALKER
In these concluding sentences of the paragraph respecting sins of the
tongue St.
James does two things--he shows the moral ch...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 3:1 The Sin of Dissension in the Community. This
section is the longest in the letter. It discusses the problems people
cause with their speech (James 3:1;...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 3:5. A MATTER.—Better, “a forest.” The picture presented
is of the wrapping of some vast forest in a flame by the falling of a
single spark. _Philo_ uses the same...
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EXPOSITION
JAMES 3:1
WARNING AGAINST OVER-READINESS TO TEACH, LEADING TO A DISCOURSE ON
THE IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT OF
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Let's turn to James chapter three. James first of all warns against a
desire to teach the Word of God that would stem or emanate just from
your own desire to be in front of people or whatever.
My bre...
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2 Kings 2:19; Exodus 15:23; Ezekiel 47:8; Isaiah 5:2; Jeremiah 2:21
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So can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. The best texts
omit so can no fountain, and the and between salt and fresh. Thus the
text reads, oute aJlukon gluku poihsai udwr. Render, as Rev., n...