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Verse James 5:5. _YE HAVE LIVED IN PLEASURE_] ετρυφησατε.
_Ye have_ _lived luxuriously_; feeding yourselves without fear,
pampering the flesh.
_AND BEEN WANTON_] εσπαταλησατε. _Ye have lived
lascivio...
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YE HAVE LIVED IN PLEASURE ON THE EARTH - One of the things to which
the rich are peculiarly addicted. Their wealth is supposed to be of
value, because it furnishes them the means of doing it. Compare...
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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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From the merely careless rich James turns to the actively oppressive,
the fellows of those whom he lashes in James 2:6 f. For him, of
course, the prophetic Day of the Lord was more assured and more
de...
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THE WORTHLESSNESS OF RICHES (James 5:1-3)...
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Look you, the pay of the reapers who reaped your estates, the pay kept
back from them by you, cries against you, and the cries of those who
reaped have come to the ears of the Lord of Hosts. On the ea...
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HAVE. Omit.
LIVED IN PLEASURE. Greek. _truphao._ Only here. Compare 2 Peter 2:13
(riot).
EARTH. App-129.
BEEN WANTON. See 1 Timothy 5:6.
SLAUGHTER. See Acts 8:32. Compare...
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_Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton_ Better, YE
LIVED LUXURIOUSLY _and_ SPENT WANTONLY, the latter word emphasising
the lavish and profligate expenditure by which the luxury which...
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ἘΤΡΥΦΉΣΑΤΕ, YE LIVED DELICATELY. The force of these aorists
should be observed; the whole past is reviewed as on a judgment day.
τρυφᾶν, here only in N.T. The strengthened form
κατατρυφᾶν is beautiful...
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The thought of trade suggests the thought of wealth, as in Revelation
18:15 οἱ ἔμποροι τούτων πλουτήσαντες�ʼ
αὐτῆς.
The rich men who are here addressed are outside ‘the brotherhood.’
This appears clea...
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_RETAIN THE RIGHT ATTITUDE -- JAMES 5:1-11_ Wealth is not wrong within
itself. The trouble with riches is in reference to wealth held without
regard for the kingdom of God. The worldly rich that are d...
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ΈΤΡΥΦΉΣΑΤΕ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΤΡΥΦΆΩ (G5171)
жить в роскоши. Буквально это слово
обозначает "ломать" и обозначает
роскошную жизнь, не обязательно
тщеславную (Ropes). Обобщ. _aor._ подводит
итоги жизн...
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YE HAVE LIVED IN PLEASURE, &C.— _Ye have passed your lives in luxury
and voluptuousness; ye have satiated yourselves_ [every day] _as on a
day of sacrifice._
It is well known that at their high festiv...
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THE END OF THE UNGODLY RICH
_Text 5:1-6_
James 5:1.
Come now ye rich and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
2.
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth eaten.
3.
Your...
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CHAPTER IX
_PRETENDED DEBATE WITH A RICH UNBELIEVER_
James 4:13 to James 5:6
_Introduction:_
The title of this chapter is itself interpretive, and might introduce
some discussion. There is no doubt...
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Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have
nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
'Ye have luxuriated ... and wantoned.' [ Etrufeesate (G5171),
luxurious effeminacy;...
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VERSE 5 YE HAVE LIVED IN PLEASURE ON THE EARTH.
The sense is that the persons addressed had lived luxuriously on the
earth, had lived for pleasure only, had indulged in all sorts of
excesses, spending...
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5 This passage has puzzled the commentators, and there are many and
various explanations offered to solve what seems to be one of the most
difficult passages in the Scriptures. A simple explanation, w...
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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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AS IN A DAY OF SLAUGHTER] omit 'as,' and cp. Jeremiah 12:3; Jeremiah
25:34....
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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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YE HAVE LIVED IN PLEASURE. — And what an indictment is this brought
against them by the Apostle: — _Ye revelled upon earth, and
wantoned; ye nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter._ The
pleasure...
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CHAPTER 23
THE FOLLIES AND INIQUITIES OF THE RICH;
THEIR MISERABLE END.
James 5:1
HERE, if anywhere in the Epistle, the writer glances aside from the
believing Jews of the Dispersion, to whom the l...
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ἐτρυφήσατε : ἅπ. λεγ. in N.T.; it occurs in Sir 14:4
for the Hebrew בוע, [59] which means “to revel,” followed by
ב. Luther translates: Ihr habt wohlgelebet, “Ye have lived well”;
but the German word...
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PATIENTLY AWAIT THE LORD'S COMING
James 5:1
There are many among the rich who are using money as a sacred trust.
Not against these does the Apostle utter his terrible anathemas, but
against those who...
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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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THE ABUSIVE RICH WILL BE JUDGED
James had a message for the oppressive rich. He asked for their close
attention, as in 4:13, by saying "Come now." This time he is speaking
to the rich. His message see...
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Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have (b)
nourished your hearts, as in a (c) day of slaughter.
(b) You have pampered yourselves.
(c) The Hebrews call a day that is appoint...
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Go now rich men, &c. In the first six verses, he gives admonitions to
those among the Christians who were rich, not to rely on riches, nor
value themselves on this account. You must look upon your ric...
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Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall
come upon you. (2) Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are
motheaten. (3) Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust 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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5_In pleasure_. He comes now to another vice, even luxury and sinful
gratifications; for they who abound in wealth seldom keep within the
bounds of moderation, but abuse their abundance by extreme
ind...
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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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YE HAVE LIVED IN PLEASURE ON THE EARTH,.... This is said of other rich
men; for all that is here said is not to be understood of the same
individuals, but some things of one, and some of another; some...
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Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have
nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
Ver. 5. _Ye have lived in pleasure_] Ye have lain melting in sensual
delights, which...
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_Ye have lived in pleasure, and have been wanton_ Ετρυφησατε
και εσπαταλησατε. The former word signifies, _ye have
lived luxuriously;_ or, as the Vulgate has it, Epulati estis, _ye have
feasted;_ it b...
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NOURISHED YOUR HEARTS; made them fat by luxurious living. Fat is said
to have no feeling, and the luxurious have few sympathies.
AS IN A DAY OF SLAUGHTER; he compares them to beasts that feed to
exce...
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YE HAVE LIVED IN PLEASURE ON THE EARTH AND BEEN WANTON; YE HAVE
NOURISHED YOUR HEARTS AS IN A DAY OF SLAUGHTER....
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VARIOUS ADMONITIONS IN VIEW OF THE NEARNESS OF THE JUDGMENT.
Exhortation to the rich:...
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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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Is it wrong to live in pleasure? Does this verse condemn living in
luxury? Which are the following - luxury or necessity? Cell phone
Microwave Running water Air conditioning Two cars Computer Define:...
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"You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led. life of wanton
pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in. day of slaughter."You have
lived luxuriously" -"a soft and luxurious life" (Thayer p. 631);...
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1-6 Public troubles are most grievous to those who live in pleasure,
and are secure and sensual, though all ranks suffer deeply at such
times. All idolized treasures will soon perish, except as they...
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YE HAVE LIVED IN PLEASURE; luxuriously and deliciously, giving up
yourselves to your sensual appetites, AMOS 6:4 LUKE 16:19,25. ON THE
EARTH; where you place your happiness without looking higher, and...
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James 5:5 lived G5171 on G1909 earth G1093 pleasure G5171 (G5656) and
G2532 luxury G4684 (G5656) fattened...
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‘You have lived delicately on the earth, and been wanton,
You have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.'
The rich had already received their consolation (Luke 6:24). They have
enjoyed ‘soft l...
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DIATRIBE AGAINST THE UNGODLY RICH (JAMES 5:1).
Notice the complete contrast between the rich as described here and
those who are being tested and tried in the opening words of the
letter, ‘count it al...
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James 5:5. The second sin is luxury or self-indulgence. YE HAVE LIVED
IN PLEASURE ON THE EARTH, AND BEEN WANTON revelled. The Jews at this
time were especially addicted to luxury and debauchery.
YE H...
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St. James, having warned his readers against worldliness, and exhorted
them to humility before God, proceeds to censure the rich for their
forgetfulness of their dependence upon God, their proud confi...
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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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YOUR LIFE HERE ON EARTH. "You have lived in luxury and opulence by
cheating others. You have had the pleasure, and they have had the
hardships! But you have prepared your own doom!" See what Jesus
pre...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 5:1 The rich people mentioned here are probably
not believers (compare James 2:6).
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 5:5 FATTENED YOUR HEARTS IN A DAY OF SLAUGHTER.
The rich feed on luxuries and fail to realize that they are headed for
death (see Jeremiah 12:3;...
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RULES FOR DAILY CONDUCT
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 5:1. RICH MEN.—Always in Scripture, the men who are proud of
their riches, centred in their riches, and are nothing but rich. The
good ma...
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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 Samuel 25:36; 1 Samuel 25:6; 1 Timothy 5:6; 2 Timothy 3:4; Amos 6:1;...
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Ye have lived in pleasure [ε τ ρ υ φ η σ α τ ε]. Only here
in New Testament. See on 2 Peter 2:13, on the kindred noun trufh, riot
or revel. Rev., ye have lived delicately.
Been wanton [ε σ π α τ α λ...
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Ye have cherished your hearts — Have indulged yourselves to the
uttermost. As in a day of sacrifice — Which were solemn feast —
days among the Jews....
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Are riches a blessing or a curse?
PROBLEM: Solomon lauded riches as a blessing from God, saying, “In
the house of the righteous there is much treasure” (Proverbs 15:6;
cf. Psalms 112:3). However, Jam...
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The next sin he charges upon them, is sensuality, luxury,
lasciviousness, their eating and drinking to excess in their feasts,
pampering themselves for the slaughter and the shambles. These are
sins v...