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Verse 12. _ABOVE ALL THINGS - SWEAR NOT_] What relation this
exhortation can have to the subject in question, I confess I cannot
see. It may not have been designed to stand in any connection, but to...
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BUT ABOVE ALL THINGS - That is be especially careful on this point;
whatever else is done, let not this be. The manner in which James
speaks of the practice referred to here, shows that he regarded it...
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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...
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JAMES 5:12. A disconnected maxim, warning Jews against a very
prevalent sin, and again directly quoting the unnamed Master (Matthew
5:34 ff; cf. Matthew 23:16). The Quaker-like self-control which make...
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THE WORTHLESSNESS OF RICHES (James 5:1-3)...
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ABOVE. before. App-104.
NEITHER. Greek. _mete_.
HEAVEN. the heaven. See Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10.
ANY. App-123.
OTHER. App-124.
NAY. App-105.
INTO. The texts read "under". App-104.
CONDEMNATIO...
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Oaths
12. _above all things, my brethren, swear not_ The passage presents so
close a parallel with Matthew 5:33-37 that it is almost a necessary
inference that St James, if not himself a hearer of the...
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ΠΡῸ ΠΆΝΤΩΝ marks the importance of what follows.
ΜῊ ὈΜΝΎΕΤΕ κ.τ.λ. This emphatic rule is founded on the
Lord’s words, recorded by St Matthew only, Matthew 5:33 ff. μὴ
ὀμόσαι ὅλως κ.τ.λ. Comp. Matthew...
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ΟΜΝΎΕΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΌΜΝΎΩ (G3660)
клясться,
ΌΡΚΟΣ клятва (_см._ Matthew 5:33). _Praes. imper._ с
отр.
ΜΉ (G3361) запрещает привычное действие,
ΉΤ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΕΊΜΊ (G1510) бы...
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BUT ABOVE ALL THINGS—SWEAR NOT,— Some consider this verse as
joined to what goes before, to intimate that they were to be aware of
_impatience,_ and particularly as it might lead them into rash and
pr...
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VICTORY WILL COME, FOR GOD IS REAL
_Text 5:10-12_
James 5:10 Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and patience,
the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord.
11.
Behold, we call them bles...
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CHAPTER X
_RESIST FIERCELY, BRETHREN!_
James 5:7-12
_Introduction_
After the very vivid account of the vengeance that belongs to God, and
the just judgment that will come to their persecutor, James...
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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.
BUT AB...
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VERSE 12 BUT ABOVE ALL THINGS, MY BRETHREN, SWEAR NOT.
When we remember that these brethren were undergoing persecution, and
further that they were called upon to swear, and that some, to avoid
punish...
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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 ...
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See Matthew 5:33. It was a common Jewish sin to confirm statements by
an oath or curse (Matthew 23:16; Mark 14:71). The question of judicial
oaths is not touched either here or in the Gospels. ABOVE A...
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REBUKE AND ENCOURAGEMENT
2. Are corrupted, etc.] prophetic tense, in which the future is spoken
of as though it were already come to pass....
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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 5
JUDGEMENT OF THE RICH 5:1-6
V1 Now, you rich people, weep and cry aloud. Th...
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The question of the lawfulness of oaths has oftentimes perplexed alike
the doctors of the Church and its simpler hearers of God’s word. The
text, taken as it stands, would support the views of the Ess...
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CHAPTER 25
THE PROHIBITION OF SWEARING-THE RELATION OF THE LANGUAGE OF ST. JAMES
TO RECORDED SAYINGS OF CHRIST.
James 5:12
THE main portion of the Epistle is already concluded. St. James has
worked...
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f1Πρὸ πάντων …: The most natural way of understanding
these words would be to take them in connection with something that
immediately preceded, but as there is not the remotest connection
between this...
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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...
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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...
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THOSE WHO ENDURE ARE BLESSED
The prophets suffered for God. The Greek word for "suffering" which
James uses in reference to the prophets is one which designates
external pressure (Matthew 23:34; Luke...
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(7) But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven,
neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let (f) your yea
be yea; and [your] nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation....
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but above all things....swear not, &c. This earnest admonition is
against all kind of oaths in common conversation, (not against oaths
made on just and necessary occasions) and in the very same words,...
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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...
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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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12_But above all things_. It has been a common vice almost in all
ages, to swear lightly and inconsiderately. For so bad is our nature
that we do not consider what an atrocious crime it is to profane...
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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...
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BUT ABOVE ALL THINGS, MY BRETHREN, SWEAR NOT,.... As impatience should
not show itself in secret sighs, groans, murmurings, and repinings, so
more especially it should not break forth in rash oaths, o...
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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.
Ver. 12...
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_But above all things, swear not_ However provoked. The Jews were
notoriously guilty of common swearing, though not so much by God
himself as by some of his creatures. The apostle here forbids these
o...
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SWEAR NOT; in ordinary conversation.
LET YOUR YEA, BE YEA; AND YOUR NAY, NAY; let your yea and nay be
steadfast and reliable, so that they shall need no oath to support
them. Profaneness is a great s...
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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....
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The improper and the proper use of God's name:...
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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,...
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What is meant by “swear” in this passage? Why is swearing
condemned? Is it wrong to swear in court, in official documents? What
does James mean about our Yes be Yes? Should Christians take oaths -
lik...
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OATHS
James 5:12 "But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven
or by earth or with any other oath; but let your yes be yes, and your
no, no; so that you may not fall under judgment"."But...
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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...
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Because it is a great sin to swear upon every slight occasion, and it
was very usual among the Jews, and it was the more difficult to bring
them off from it who were so much accustomed to it; therefor...
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James 5:12 But G1161 above G4253 all G3956 my G3450 brethren G80 not
G3361 swear G3660 (G5720) either...
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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...
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THE CALL FOR COMPLETE HONESTY (JAMES 5:12).
This command follows a series of commands and precedes the command to
pray and praise. Those commands were as follows:
· Be patiently enduring (James 5:7)...
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James 5:12. Next follows a caution against swearing. There does not
seem to be any connection between this caution and what precedes. St.
James was perhaps led to it by the circumstances of his reader...
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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...
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ABOVE ALL THINGS
(προ παντων). No connection with what immediately precedes.
Probably an allusion to the words of Jesus (Matthew 5:34-37). It is
not out of place here. See the same phrase in 1 Peter...
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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...
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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_...
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DO NOT USE AN OATH. Jesus said this same thing in Matthew 5:33-37 and
notes there. Our modern sin of _profanity_ grew out of the habit of
using an oath (vow) to affirm a promise. Since Jews believed s...
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SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY
Let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay. James 5:12.
There is a quaint proverb which says that “a hero's word and an
elephant's tooth remain fixed.” I never t...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 5:12 It is not entirely clear how DO NOT SWEAR
is connected to vv. James 5:7. ABOVE ALL may begin a three-part
conclusion to the l
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 5:13. MERRY.—Of good cheer, gladsome at heart. PSALM.—The
word suggests a composition fitted to an accompaniment of music.
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— J...
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EXPOSITION
JAMES 5:1
DENUNCIATION OF THE RICH FOR
(1) GRINDING DOWN THE POOR AND KEEPING BACK THEIR WAGES;...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 11:34; 1 Peter 4:8; 2 Corinthians 1:17; 3 John 1:2;...
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Any other oath. See the common formulas of swearing, Matthew 5:35;
Matthew 5:36....
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Swear not — However provoked. The Jews were notoriously guilty of
common swearing, though not so much by God himself as by some of his
creatures. The apostle here particularly forbids these oaths, as...
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Is oath-taking forbidden or blessed?
PROBLEM: This and many other verses (cf. Hosea 4:2; Matthew 5:33-37)
condemn oath- taking. In James’ words, “Above all, my brethren, do
not swear, either by heaven...
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Observe, that an oath here is not absolutely forbidden, but
restrained: ABOVE ALL THINGS, MY BRETHREN.
Note, with what vehemency and earnestness the apostle speaks, SWEAR
NOT, that is, swear not vainl...