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Verse 7. _EVERY KIND OF BEASTS_] That is, every _species_ of wild
beasts, πασα φυσις θηριων, _is tamed_, i.e. brought
under man's power and dominion. Beasts, birds, serpents, and some
kinds of fishes...
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FOR EVERY KIND OF BEASTS - The apostle proceeds to state another thing
showing the power of the tongue, the fact that it is ungovernable, and
that there is no power of man to keep it under control. Ev...
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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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Every kind of beast and bird, and reptile and fish, is and has been
tamed for the service of mankind; but no man can tame the tongue. It
is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
The idea of the tam...
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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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KIND. nature. Greek. _phusis._ See Romans 1:26.
BEASTS. wild beasts.
THINGS IN THE SEA. Greek. _enalios._ Only here.
TAMED. Greek. _damazo._ Only here, James 3:8, and Mark 5:4.
OF. by. N
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_every kind of beasts_ Better, EVERY NATURE. This was, probably,
intended by the translators, as being the old meaning of the word
"kind," as in the "kindly fruits" ("natural products") of the Litany....
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ΓΆΡ introduces a further fact in illustration of the preceding
thought—the indomitable character of the tongue. James 3:7 is
subordinate to James 3:8, and might have been expressed by a
concessive cla...
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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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_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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FOR EVERY KIND OF BEASTS, &C.— Instead of _serpents,_ in this verse,
some read _creeping things._ Dr. Doddridge renders it _reptiles._ Good
men have through Divine grace governed their own tongues: ot...
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WILD AND UNCONTROLLED
_Text 3:5b-8_
5b.
Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!
6.
And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is
the tongue, which defileth th...
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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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_FOURTEEN THREE-PART SERMON STARTERS_
PROFESSIONAL WRECKERS James 3:1-5
1.
Every man has a tendency to wreak havoc James 3:2.
2.
A very small crow-bar can wreck a big house James 3:3-4.
3.
The t...
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For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of
things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
EVERY KIND, [ fusis (G5449)] - "nature."
OF BEASTS - i:e., quadrupeds...
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VERSE 7. FOR EVERY KIND OF BEASTS AND OF BIRDS.
The apostle here asserts what he knew would readily be admitted, that
all kinds of beasts, birds and serpents have been, and are capable of
being, tamed...
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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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FOR EVERY KIND OF BEASTS... — Compare the margin, and read more
exactly, thus: _Every nature of beasts and birds, and creeping things,
and things of the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed, by the natu...
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CHAPTER 14
HEAVY RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEACHERS-THE POWERS AND PROPENSITIES OF THE
TONGUE-THE SELF-DEFILEMENT OF THE RECKLESS TALKER.
James 3:1
FROM the "idle faith" St. James goes on to speak of the...
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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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These verses, are, of course, not to be taken literally; their
exaggerative character rather reminds one of the orator carried away
by his subject. But it must be remembered that to the Oriental the
l...
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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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_Is tamed, &c. The wildest beasts may be tamed, lions and tigers, and
the rest, [4] and so managed as to do no harm. (Witham)_
[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
Et cæterorum, by which the ancient interpreter had read...
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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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7_For every kind of beasts_. This is a confirmation of the last
clause; for that Satan by the tongue rules most effectively he proves
by this — that it can by no means be brought to due order; and he...
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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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FOR EVERY KIND OF BEASTS, AND OF BIRDS,.... Or the "nature" of them,
as it is in the Greek text; however fierce, as beasts of prey are, or
shy, as the fowls of the air be:
AND OF SERPENTS AND THINGS...
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For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things
in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
Ver. 7. _For every kind of beasts, &c._] _See Trapp on "_ Heb 2:7 _"_
Some...
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_For every kind of beasts_ Πασα φυσις θηριων, _every
nature of wild beasts._ The phrase signifies the strength and
fierceness of wild beasts, the swiftness of birds, the poison of
serpents, the exceed...
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FOR EVERY KIND OF BEASTS, AND OF BIRDS, AND OF SERPENTS, AND OF THINGS
IN THE SEA IS TAMED AND HATH BEEN TAMED OF MANKIND;...
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Warning against the abuse of the tongue:...
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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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Name some animals that might be tamed. Name some animals that might be
pets in your house. What animals are tamed in a circus? If we can tame
tigers, why can't we tame the tongue?...
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KIND:
_ Gr._ nature
MANKIND:
_ Gr._ nature of man...
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"For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of
the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by the human race"every species"
-Note that James doesn't lump all animals into the same cate...
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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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EVERY KIND; some of every kind. OF BEASTS; wild beasts, such as are
most fierce and untractable. AND OF BIRDS; though so movable and
wandering, the very vagabonds of nature. AND OF SERPENTS; which are...
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James 3:7 For G1063 every G3956 kind G5449 beast G2342 and G5037 G2532
bird G4071 G5037 reptile...
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‘For every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things
in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.'
This verse would favour interpreting ‘the round of existence' in
terms of the l...
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James 3:7. FOR EVERY KIND: literally, every nature or disposition.
OF BEASTS, AND OF BIRDS, AND OF SERPENTS, AND OF THINGS IN THE SEA:
the inferior creation arranged under its usual fourfold classif...
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KIND
(φυσις). Old word from φυω, order of nature (Romans 1:26),
here of all animals and man, in 2 Peter 1:4 of God and redeemed men.OF
BEASTS
(θηριων). Old word diminutive from θηρ and so "little...
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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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MAN IS ABLE TO TAME. "Human ingenuity has tamed and used all the other
creatures of the earth!...
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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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Mark 5:4...
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Kind [φ υ σ ι ς]. Wrong. Jas. is not speaking of the relation
between individual men and individual beasts, but of the relation
between the nature of man and that of beasts, which may be different
in...
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Every kind — The expression perhaps is not to be taken strictly.
Reptiles — That is, creeping things....
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Our apostle here goes on in shewing how difficult it is to govern the
tongue; it is wilder than the wildest beasts, they are more tractable,
and may be sooner tamed than. tongue be governed: it is an...