Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
James 2:3
Verse James 2:3. Sit here under my footstool] Thus evidently prejudging the cause, and giving the poor man to see that he was to expect no impartial administration of justice in his cause.
Verse James 2:3. Sit here under my footstool] Thus evidently prejudging the cause, and giving the poor man to see that he was to expect no impartial administration of justice in his cause.
JAMES 2:3 evkei/ h' ka,qou {B} The reading which, in the opinion of a majority of the Committee, best explains the origin of the others is that supported by A C* Y 33 81 614 630 2495 vg syrh _al_: Su...
AND YE HAVE RESPECT TO HIM THAT WEARETH THE GAY CLOTHING - If you show him superior attention on account of his rich and gay apparel, giving him a seat by himself, and treating others with neglect or...
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...
For, if a man comes into your assembly with his fingers covered with gold rings and dressed in elegant clothes and a poor man comes in dressed in shabby clothes, and you pay special attention to the m...
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...
HAVE RESPECT. App-133. UNTO. to. IN. GOOD PLACE. Literally well. Greek. _kalos._ UNDER. App-104....
_And ye have respect to_ Better, LOOK WITH RESPECT UPON. The same word is used in Luke 1:48; Luke 9:38. The English version weakens the dramatic vividness of the Greek. _the gay clothing_ The English...
σὺ στῆθι ἐκεῖ ἢ κάθου. B places ἐκεῖ after κάθου, so also ff, an O. L. codex. The T. R. has ὧδε after κάθου with אC2KLP and many versions: the omission of ὧδε is supported by ABC* ff and V. 3. ἘΠΙΒΛΈ...
1–4. THE SUBJECT OF θρησκεία NATURALLY LEADS TO THE THOUGHT OF THE συναγωγή, CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH WHICH IS THE SPIRITUAL DANGER OF προσωπολημψία, AGAINST WHICH ST JAMES NOW WARNS HIS BRETHREN....
_GOD HATES DISCRIMINATION -- JAMES 2:1-7:_ The Christian religion will not allow a person to practice discrimination. Discrimination is an example of inconsistency between faith and action. In the thi...
ΈΠΙΒΛΈΨΗΤΕ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΈΠΙΒΛΈΠΩ (G1914) взирать, обращать внимание, интересоваться или смотреть с уважением (Adamson). ΦΟΡΟΫ́ΝΤΑ _praes. act. part. (adj.) от_ ΦΟΡΈΩ (G5409) носить, нести, б...
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...
TEMPTATION IN THE CHURCH _Text 2:1-4_ 1. My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2. For if there come into your synagogue a man with...
_AND YE HAVE RESPECT TO HIM THAT WEARETH THE GAY CLOTHING, AND SAY UNTO HIM, SIT THOU HERE IN A GOOD PLACE; AND SAY TO THE POOR, STAND THOU THERE, OR SIT HERE UNDER MY FOOTSTOOL:_ No JFB commentary o...
VERSE 3 TO HIM THAT WEARETH THE GAY CLOTHING. The Jews, under the teaching they received and during the time of our Lord on earth, were liable to act in just this way; that is, give the good place to...
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...
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...
AND YE HAVE RESPECT TO HIM THAT WEARETH THE GAY CLOTHING (or, _bright apparel_). — Look on him, that is, because of his fine appearance, with undue respect and consideration. AND SAY UNTO HIM, SIT THO...
CHAPTER 10 THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ST. JAMES-THE PRACTICAL UNBELIEF INVOLVED IN SHOWING A WORLDLY RESPECT OF PERSONS IN PUBLIC WORSHIP. James 2:1 As has been stated already, in a previous chapter, one of...
ἐπιβλέψητε : “look upon with admiration,” the exact force of the word is conditioned by the context; it quite expresses the Hebrew פנה אל, the meaning of which varies according to the context, _e.g._,...
James 2:1-13 take up again the subject of the rich and poor which was commenced in James 1:9-11....
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...
CHRISTIANITY ELIMINATES PARTIALITY Roberts points out that the Greek word for "respect of persons" literally means "face receiving." In other words, judging what kind of man one is by how he looks. Th...
And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a (b) good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: (b) In a worshipf...
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...
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...
AND YE HAVE RESPECT TO HIM THAT WEARS THE GAY CLOTHING,.... Take notice of him, and show favour to him, to the neglect and contempt of the other. This is an instance of respect of persons condemned an...
And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: Ver. 3. _That weareth...
_My brethren_ The equality of Christians intimated by this name is the ground of the admonition; _have_ That is, _hold; not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory_ Of which glory all wh...
AND YE HAVE RESPECT TO HIM THAT WEARETH THE GAY CLOTHING, AND SAY UNTO HIM, SIT THOU HERE IN A GOOD PLACE; AND SAY TO THE POOR, STAND THOU THERE, OR SIT HERE UNDER MY FOOTSTOOL;...
DEAD FAITH COMPARED WITH LIVING FAITH. Caution against partiality:...
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...
Should we pay attention to the wealthy person? Should we pay attention to the poor person? Why do we show some people more attention than others? Have you ever been on the other end - treated differen...
IN A GOOD PLACE: Or, well, or seemly...
"and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, 'You sit here in the good place,' and you say to the poor man, 'You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool.'...
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...
AND YE HAVE RESPECT TO HIM; Greek, look upon, viz. with respect and veneration, or a care and concern to please him. SIT THOU HERE IN A GOOD PLACE; an honourable place, either contrary to the usual or...
James 2:3 and G2532 attention G1914 (G5661) to G1909 wearing G5409 (G5723) fine G2986 clothes G2066 and...
CHAPTER 2. FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD. The Fact That Faith Without Relevant Action Is Dead Is Illustrated (James 2:1). It Will Be Brought Into Judgment (James 2:8,) And The Case Is Argued Scriptural...
‘And you have regard to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, “You sit here in a good place”, and you say to the poor man, “You stand there, or sit under my footstool.” ' But those whose eyes are...
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...
James 2:3. AND YE HAVE RESPECT: literally, ye look upon, ye have regard to HIM THAT WEARETH THE GAY CLOTHING. The two who came in are very differently treated; the rich man is conducted with all honou...
AND YE HAVE REGARD TO (επιβλεψητε δε επ). First aorist active subjunctive (still with εαν of verse James 2:2) of επιβλεπω, followed by repeated preposition επ, to gaze upon, old compound, in N.T. on...
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...
IF YOU SHOW MORE RESPECT. The point is: clothes, not character, is the basis used to decide the value of each person. God does not allow this!!!...
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:2 ASSEMBLY probably refers to a Christian house church. SIT DOWN AT MY FEET. The place of a servant. JUDGES WITH EVIL THOUGHTS. Christians are not to “judge” each ot
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 2:1 The Sin of Favoritism. The problem of the poor and the rich, already emphasized in James 1:9,...
SINS OF PARTIALITY, ETC. _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ James 2:1. HAVE NOT.—Better, “hold not.” _Webster_ translates, “Without showing degrees of deference, maintain ye your faith.” THE LORD OF GLO...
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...
2 Corinthians 8:9; Isaiah 65:5; James 2:6; Jude 1:16; Luke 7:44...
Ye have respect [ε π ι β λ ε ψ η τ ε]. Lit., ye look upon, with the idea of respectful consideration; ye regard. Compare Luke 1:48; Luke 9:38. In a good place [κ α λ ω ς]. Lit., honorably; in a seat...
Ye look upon him — With respect....