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JAMES 1:19 i;ste( avdelfoi, mou avgaphtoi,\ e;stw de, {B}
Instead of reading the abrupt i;ste, the Textus Receptus connects the
following e;stw (dropping de,) more closely with ver....
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Verse 19. _SWIFT TO HEAR_] _Talk little and work much_, is a
rabbinical adage.-_Pirkey Aboth_, cap. i. 15.
_The righteous speak little, and do much; the wicked speak much,_ _and
do nothing_.-_Bava Me...
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WHEREFORE, MY BELOVED BRETHREN - The connection is this: “since God
is the only source of good; since he tempts no man; and since by his
mere sovereign goodness, without any claim on our part, we have...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. TRIALS AND THE EXERCISE OF FAITH
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. Trials and the power of faith (James 1:1)_
2. The resources of faith (James 1:5)
3. The realization of faith (James 1:9...
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Be sure of it (_cf. mg.),_ he goes on, and turns to ask what conduct
right views of God should produce. Humility and self-control, firstly,
then purity, gentleness, and teachableness, with unsparing h...
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GREETINGS (James 1:1)
_ 1:1 James, the slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends
greetings to the twelve tribes who are scattered throughout the
world._
At the very beginning of his letter Ja...
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All this, my dear brothers, you already know. Let every man be quick
to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not
produce the righteousness which God desires.
There are few wi...
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SWIFT. Greek. _tachus._ Only here, but the adverb occurs frequently.
SPEAK. App-121....
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Man's wrath, and God's righteousness
19. _Wherefore_ The better MSS. give "Ye know this … but let every
man."
_my beloved brethren_ The formula of address was common to all the
four great writers of...
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ἼΣΤΕ. So אcABC and old Latin (_scitote_) and Vulgate (_scitis_).
KLP have ὤστε. The change from ἴστε to ὤστε was
probably the correction of an expert who inferred some error from the
occurrence of the...
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19–27. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE, CHARACTER AND WORSHIP
This theme incidentally arises from the thought of temptation, as
moral or religious error, and is immediately connected with the
expression ἀπαρχήν τ...
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_SCRIPTURAL VIEW OF THE_ WORD OF GOD -- JAMES 1:18-25 : The person who
loves God will respond to his word. It is God alone who is able to
save us. "Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth.....
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SWIFT TO HEAR, SLOW TO SPEAK— Agreeably to this inspired direction
of the apostle, and the sentiments of the wisest of the Jews, the
ancient philosophers have taken notice, that men have _two ears,_ a...
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CHAPTER III
_RECEIVING FROM GOD_
James 1:16-27
_Introduction_
After fourteen verses of showing the Way of the Wise, James has
concluded that our trials are good for us, producing steadfastnessthat...
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TO LISTEN IS BETTER THAN TO SPEAK
_Text 1:19-21_
19.
Ye know this, my beloved brethren, But let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20.
for the wrath of man worketh not the...
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Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow
to speak, slow to wrath:
WHEREFORE - as your evil is of yourselves, but your good from God. A
B C, Vulgate, read [ iste (G1492)...
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VERSE 19. WHEREFORE, MY BELOVED BRETHREN.
For the reason that you are begotten of God by the word of truth, you
are under obligations to be swift, prompt, anxious to hear not only
the gospel, but all...
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1 James is never called an apostle and does not write this epistle in
that character. Rather, he puts himself in the place of a slave. Hence
the epistle is not concerned with authoritative teaching so...
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WHEREFORE] RV 'ye know this.'...
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THE POWER OF FAITH UNDER TEMPTATION
1. Servant] better, 'slave.' The word does not suggest any
degradation, but only absolute surrender to the Master. St. James's
humility prevents the mention of the...
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WHAT *FAITH SHOULD DO
JAMES
_IAN MACKERVOY_
The word list at the end explains words with a *star by them.
INTRODUCTION
1 THE WRITER
James is the writer of the letter. But he does not tell us...
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We come now to the third subdivision of the chapter. By reason of the
Divine benevolence, the Apostle urges his readers — (1) to meekness,
(2) self-knowledge, (3) practical religion.
WHEREFORE, MY BEL...
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(2-27) Immediately after the salutation, and with more or less a play
upon the word which we translate “greeting” (“rejoice,” James
1:1; “count it all joy,” James 1:2) there follow appeals on behalf
o...
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Another isolated saying, strongly reminiscent of the Wisdom
literature; the frequent recurrence (see below) of words of this
import suggests that here again the writer is recalling to the minds
of his...
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ταχὺς εἰς τὸ ἀκοῦσαι βραδὺς εἰς τὸ
λαλῆσαι : _Cf._ Sir 5:11, γίνου ταχὺς ἐν
ἀκροάσει σου, καὶ ἐν μακροθυμίᾳ
φθέγγου ἀπόκρισιν; see Sir 4:29, Sir 20:7. A similar
precept is quoted in _Qoheleth Rabba_,...
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DOERS, NOT HEARERS ONLY
James 1:19
Keep your mouth closed when you are angry; the inner fire will die out
of itself, if you keep the doors and windows shut. In James 1:18 we
are taught that God's tru...
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James wrote to Christians in the midst of temptation and trial. He
showed first that the issue of testing is that they "may be perfect
and entire, lacking in nothing." It is therefore to be looked upo...
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QUICK TO HEAR
Because we are born of God's word, we ought to be quick to hear it
(Matthew 11:15; Matthew 13:9). The Bereans show us how to do this
(Acts 17:11) and Cornelius, with his friends and fami...
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You know, or you are sufficiently instructed in these things. --- Let
every man be swift to hear the word of God, but slow, or cautious in
speaking, especially slow to anger, or to that rash passion o...
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Do not err, my beloved brethren. (17) Every good gift and every
perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights,
with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. (18) Of...
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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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_A RULE OF CHRISTIAN CAUTION_
‘Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.’
James 1:19
In trying to lead a Christian life we have two main things to do. We
have to keep trying to...
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19_Let every man_. Were this a general sentence, the inference would
be farfetched; but as he immediately adds a sentence respecting the
word of truth suitable to the last verse, I doubt not but that...
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The Epistle of James is not addressed to the assembly, and does not
take the ground of apostolic authority over the persons to whom it is
sent. It is a practical exhortation which still recognises the...
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WHEREFORE, MY BELOVED BRETHREN,.... Since the Gospel, the word of
truth, is the means and instrument which God makes use of in
regeneration, and in forming people for himself:
LET EVERY MAN BE SWIFT...
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Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow
to speak, slow to wrath:
Ver. 19. _Swift to hear_] Reaching after that word of truth, the
gospel,James 1:18, and drinking it in as...
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_Wherefore_ As if he had said, Since you are regenerated, and that by
the word of God, therefore _let every man be swift to hear_ That word;
let him be willing and desirous to receive instruction from...
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WHEREFORE; in consistency with your new character as God's children.
SWIFT TO HEAR; the instructions which God gives him.
SLOW TO SPEAK; either by way of usurping the office of a teacher, chap
James...
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WHEREFORE, MY BELOVED BRETHREN, LET EVERY MAN BE SWIFT TO HEAR, SLOW
TO SPEAK, SLOW TO WRATH;...
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GOD'S FATHERHOOD AND THE OBLIGATIONS OF SONSHIP.
God's fatherhood and the acceptance of His Word:...
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This chapter has a very close relationship to the Old Testament, for
all is seen in connection with God; and Christ is not yet spoken of as
the center and essence of all blessing and of all direction...
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Why should we be swift to hear? Hear what? What does the word
“hear” mean? What is the intent of “slow to speak”? Why should
we be slow to wrath? Is there a difference in wrath and anger?...
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Our Attitude Towards The Word of Truth
James now makes. quick shift from God's word, to our words. This is
something which people in every generation need to heed. For we often
rely upon our own human...
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19-21 Instead of blaming God under our trials, let us open our ears
and hearts to learn what he teaches by them. And if men would govern
their tongues, they must govern their passions. The worst thin...
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LET EVERY MAN BE SWIFT TO HEAR; prompt and ready to hear God speaking
in THE WORD OF TRUTH, before mentioned. SLOW TO SPEAK; either silently
and submissively hear the word, or speak not rashly and pre...
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James 1:19 then G5620 my G3450 beloved G27 brethren G80 let G2077
every G3956 man G444 be G2077 ...
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‘You know this, my beloved brothers. And let every man be swift to
hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,'
And his beloved brothers are aware of this, or are told to be aware of
it (the verb could be imp...
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James 1:19-27. In this passage St. James exhorts his readers to be not
only hearers but doers of the word. They are to be swift to hear, and
to receive the word implanted within them with freedom from...
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James 1:19. WHEREFORE. There is a diversity in the reading of this
verse. The most important manuscripts, instead of ‘Wherefore,' read
‘Ye know,' or ‘Know ye,' according as the verb is understood as
i...
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YE KNOW THIS
(ιστε). Or "know this." Probably the perfect active indicative
(literary form as in Ephesians 5:5; Hebrews 12:17, unless both are
imperative, while in James 4:4 we have οιδατε, the usua...
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James 1:19
The Judicial Temper.
This is one of the wisest and most difficult sayings in Holy
Scripture. It commends itself to our good sense, and yet it is one of
the hardest to be observed, for in o...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
The apostle James evidently believed in no lost ten tribes, as some
nowad...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was an
apostle,...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
«Where are the lost ten tribes?» asks somebody. They never were
lost. Tha...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
According to the teaching of some in the present day, the apostle
should...
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CONTENTS: Testing of faith. Solicitation to evil not of God. Obedience
as a test of true faith.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, James.
CONCLUSION: Such as have a true title in Jesus Christ through faith
may...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ._ He
does not style himself an _apostle,_ because he would not assume any
superiority; yet the majesty of his address is the language...
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REMEMBER THIS. This verse begins a new thought. Compare Romans 12:1,
EVERYONE MUST BE. "Be quick to hear the Good News of God's act in
Christ; but be slow to speak about it until you understand it; an...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 1:19 Hearing and Doing the Word. This section
focuses on living as a Christian directed by “the word of truth,”
the gospel (v. James 1:18). Christian living
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 1:19. WRATH.—ὀργήν; an abiding, settled habit of mind
with the purpose of revenge.
James 1:21. FILTHINESS.—Not limited to sensualities, but including
everything...
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EXPOSITION
JAMES 1:1
SALUTATION. JAMES, A SERVANT OF GOD AND OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. (On
the person who thus describes himself, see the Introduction) It is
noteworthy that he keeps entirely out of...
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Let's turn to James chapter one. James introduces himself as the
bondslave of God and of Jesus Christ. It's a title that most of the
apostles delighted to take. Renouncing any claim for any rights,
tu...
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1 Thessalonians 2:13; Acts 10:33; Acts 13:42; Acts 13:48; Acts 17:11
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Wherefore. The A. V. follows the reading wste. But the correct reading
is iste, ye know, and so Rev. Others render it as imperative, know ye,
as calling attention to what follows....
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Let every man be swift to hear — This is treated of from James 1:21
to the end of the next chapter. Slow to speak — Which is treated of
in he third chapter. Slow to wrath — Neither murmuring at God, n...
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As if the apostle had said, "Seeing God has put such an honour upon
his word, the word of truth, as by it to beget us to himself;
therefore be swift to hear it, prize it highly, and wait upon the
mean...