James 5:1

GO TO. See James 4:13. HOWL. Greek. _ololuzo._ Only here. An onomatopoeic word. MISERIES. Greek. _talaiporia._ See Romans 3:16. Compare James 4:9. SHALL COME. are coming.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:2

RICHES. wealth. The Greek word _ploutos_ conveys the idea of abundance. Compare Luke 12:19. CORRUPTED. Greek. _sepo_. Only here. ARE. have become. MOTHEATEN. Greek. _setobrotos._ Only here.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:3

CANKERED. rusted. Greek. _katioo._ Only here. RUST. Greek. _i_. _s_. See James 3:8. A. for (App-104.) a. HAVE, &C. = treasured up. See Rom 2:5. 1 Corinthians 16:2. LAST DAYS. See 2 Timothy 3:1.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:4

BEHOLD. App-133. HIRE. pay. Greek. _misthos,_ Genitive translation "reward". HAVE. Omit. REAPED DOWN. Greek. _amao._ Only here in N.T. occurs five times in Septuagint. Compare Micah 6:15. OF. on the part of. ARISING FROM. App-104. KEPT BACK BY FRAUD. Greek. _apostereo._ See 1 Corinthians 6:7.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:5

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 Isaiah 30:25; Isaiah 34:6; Jeremiah 12:3.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:6

JUST. App-191. Compare Matthew 12:7; Matthew 27:19; Acts 3:14. NOT. App-105. This is the Figure of speech _Asyndeton._ App-6. The two _ands_ should be omitted.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:7

UNTO, UNTIL Same Greek. word, _heos._ COMING. Greek. _parousia._ First occurance: Matthew 24:3. HATH LONG PATIENCE. being patient. EARLY. Greek. _proim_. _s_. Only here. LATTER. Greek. _opsimos._ Only here. Compare Joel 2:23.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:9

GRUDGE. Groan, or Murmur. See Hebrews 13:17. ONE AGAINST ANOTHER. against (App-104.) one another. LEST. in order that (Greek. _hina)_ not (Greek. _me)_. CONDEMNED. The texts read "judged". App-122. BEFORE. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:10

THE PROPHETS. i.e. the O.T. prophets. App-189. HAVE SPOKEN. spoke. App-121. FOR. as. EXAMPLE. See John 13:15. SUFFERING AFFLICTION. Greek. _kakopatheia._ Only here. Compare James 5:13. PATIENCE. As in Hebrews 6:12.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:11

COUNT... HAPPY. Greek. _makarizo._ Only here and Luke 1:48 (call blessed). HAVE. Omit. PATIENCE. As in Titus 2:2. SEEN. saw. App-133. END. Compare Job 42:6. VERY PITIFUL. Gr _polusplanchnos._ Only here. OF TENDER MERCY. Greek. _oiktirmon._... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:12

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. CONDEMNATION. App-177.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:13

AFFLICTED. Greek. _kakopatheo._ See 2 Timothy 2:3 and Compare James 5:10, above. PRAY. App-134. MERRY. See Acts 27:22. SING PSALMS. Greek. _psallo._ See Romans 15:9.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:14

ELDERS. App-189. CHURCH. App-186. Here the church must mean the assembly which worshipped in the synagogue of James 2:2. OVER. App-104. ANOINTING. having anointed. Greek. _aleipho._ Occurs here _and_ eight times in the Gospels. Compare Mark 6:13.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:15

PRAYER. App-134. FAITH. App-150. SICK. Greek. _kamno._ See Hebrews 12:3. Not the same word as James 5:14. RAISE... UP. App-178. AND IF. Greek. _kan_ (_kai,_ with App-118. b). SINS. App-128.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:16

FAULTS. App-128. but the texts read "sins", as above. PRAY. App-134. FOR. App-104. HEALED. Greek. _iaomai._ See Luke 6:17. This makes it clear that the circumstances in view are those of 1 Corinthians 11:30. The offenders were those who had wronged their brethren, or had shown an unbrotherly spir... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:17

MAN. App-123. SUBJECT, &C. = of like feelings. Greek. _homoiopathes._ Only here and Acts 14:15. EARNESTLY. with prayer. App-134. This is. Hebraism. Figure of speech _Polyptoton._ App-6. RAIN. App-136. BY THE SPACE OF. Omit.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:18

BROUGHT FORTH. Greek. _blastano._ See Hebrews 9:4. Compare 1 Kings 17:1. 1Ki 18:1, 1 Kings 18:41. Elijah's praying for drought is first revealed in this passage.... [ Continue Reading ]

James 5:20

KNOW. App-132. THE. a. FROM. Greek. _ek_ App-104. SOUL. App-110. HIDE. cover. Compare 1 Peter 4:8. This refers to Proverbs 10:12.... [ Continue Reading ]

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