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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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....
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...
_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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. The converse of . 'The [hee] judgment (which is coming on all) shall be without mercy to h...
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...
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...
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...
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'...
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...
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...
James 2:1-13 take up again the subject of the rich and poor which was commenced in James 1:9-11....
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
The will of God to be kept in all parts:...
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...
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...
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?...
"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...
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...
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...
James 2:13 For G1063 judgment G2920 mercy G448 shown G4160 (G5660) no G3361 mercy G1656 G2532 Mercy...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
_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...
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.
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...
1 John 4:18; 1 John 4:19; 1 John 4:8; Ephesians 1:6; Ephesians 1:7;...
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...
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...
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...