Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
James 5:19
Verse 19. Err from the truth] Stray away from the Gospel of Christ; and one convert him-reclaim him from his error, and bring him back to the fold of Christ.
Verse 19. Err from the truth] Stray away from the Gospel of Christ; and one convert him-reclaim him from his error, and bring him back to the fold of Christ.
BRETHREN, IF ANY OF YOU DO ERR FROM THE TRUTH - Either doctrinally and speculatively, by embracing error; or practically, by falling into sinful practices. Either of these may be called “erring from t...
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...
JAMES 5:19 F. These concluding words return to the thought of James 5:16. How great a thing it is to bring back to the truth one who has strayed from it! Understand [see _mg._] that he who has brought...
THE WORTHLESSNESS OF RICHES (James 5:1-3)...
My brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and if anyone turns him again to the right way, let him know that he who has turned a sinner from his wandering way will save his brothel's soul fr...
IF. App-118. OF. among. App-104. FROM. App-104. ONE. any one, as James 5:12....
_if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him_ Better, as the verb is passive, _if any of you_ BE LED ASTRAY. The "truth" here is obviously not the faith which was common to Jews and Chris...
Prayer and Conversion _The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much_ The words "effectual fervent" represent a single participle (_energumenè_), which is commonly rendered (as in 2 Co...
Deeply important practical rules relating to (_a_) Prayer as a force in life, (_b_) Intercessory prayer, (_c_) Confession, (_d_) Conversion....
ἈΔΕΛΦΟΊ ΜΟΥ introduces another and a last topic closely connected with prayer, namely Conversion. ΤΗ͂Σ�. The clause ἐάν τις ἐν ὑμῖν makes it clear that the truth spoken of is the Christian truth, the...
_RESTORE THE ERRING -- JAMES 5:19-20:_ To become a Christian you must hear the gospel (Romans 10:17), believe in Jesus (John 8:24), repent of sins (Acts 2:
ΠΛΑΝΗΘΉ _aor. conj. pass. от_ ΠΛΑΝΆΩ (G4105) блуждать, ΈΠΙΣΤΡΈΨΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΕΠΙΣΤΡΈΦΩ (G1994) оборачиваться, обращаться. _Aor._ обозначает специфическое действие. Два сослагательных наклоне...
DISCOURSE: 2378 CONVERSION OF A SINNER A GREAT BENEFIT James 5:19. _Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one couvert him.; let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the err...
IF ANY OF YOU DO ERR FROM THE TRUTH,— The Christian revelation is often called _truth,_ as containing themost important truths, such as lead men to holiness and happiness. That manner of life which th...
WHEN THE SAINT SUFFERS _Text_ James 5:13 a. Is any among you suffering? let him pray. _Queries_ 429. Does not every Christian, even every person, suffer? Then why the question? 430. What does...
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; The blessing of reclaiming an erring sinner by mutual counsel and intercessory prayer (James 5:16). DO ERR, [ planeethee (G4105...
VERSE 19 BRETHREN, IF ANY OF YOU DO ERR. It is the duty of Christians to be solicitous for the welfare of each other, both in temporal and spiritual affairs. And in case a brother should do wrong, sho...
12 This prohibition is essentially the same as that given by our Lord (Mat_5:34). 15 "The prayer of faith will save the sick" is a very loose rendering of this passage. The word which they translate ...
The glorious privilege of the man who brings a human soul to repent and believe. He saves a soul from spiritual death, and is himself blessed....
REBUKE AND ENCOURAGEMENT 2. Are corrupted, etc.] prophetic tense, in which the future is spoken of as though it were already come to pass....
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...
BRETHREN. — _My brethren,_ it rather ought to be. The last, and, to some, the dearest of the wise Apostle’s remarks, is this on conversion; and it fitly closes his loving and plain-speaking Letter. IF...
CHAPTER 29 THE WORK OF CONVERTING SINNERS; ITS CONDITIONS AND REWARDS. James 5:19 ST. JAMES has just been speaking of the case of a man who is sick, and needs the prayers of others for his healing,...
πλανηθῇ : “The passive aorist is used with a middle force in classical writers, as well as in the LXX, Deuteronomy 32:1; Psalms 119:176; Ezekiel 34:4 ” (Mayor). ἀπὸ τῆς ἀληθείας : _Cf._...
EFFECTUAL PRAYER James 5:12 In view of the judgment-seat, at which we shall have to give an account of our words, we shall do well to employ the simplest, plainest speech, Matthew 5:34; Matthew 12:3...
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...
RESTORING THE ERRING It is obvious James believed one could err from the truth. Yet, how can one wander from something in which he has not been? So, Christians can fall from grace (See also Galatians...
(12) Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one (k) convert him; (12) The taking away of an objection: all rebukes are not condemned, seeing that on the contrary there is nothing more acc...
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. (13) Is an...
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...
_HUMAN AGENCY IN THE SINNER’S CONVERSION TO GOD_ ‘Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall...
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...
BRETHREN, IF ANY OF YOU DO ERR FROM THE TRUTH,.... Either from Christ, who is the truth, by departing from him, forsaking his ways, worship, and ordinances; or from the Scriptures of truth, not speaki...
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Ver. 19. _If any do err from, &c._] Err about fundamentals, fall into deadly heresy, damnable, Peter calleth it, 2 Peter 2:1 ....
_Brethren_ As if he had said, I have now warned you of those things to which you are most liable. And in all these respects watch, not only over yourselves, but every one over his brother also. Labour...
ERR FROM THE TRUTH; depart from the faith and practice of the gospel. CONVERT HIM; turn him from his error to the belief and practice of truth and duty. Brethren in Christ who turn aside from the path...
BRETHREN, IF ANY ONE OF YOU DO ERR FROM THE TRUTH AND ONE CONVERT HIM,...
Admonition to forgiveness and loving intercession:...
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,...
Can a Christian leave God and be lost? Does the Bible teach - once saved, always saved? List some reasons people leave the church. What is our responsibility to those who leave?...
MY BROTHER'S KEEPER"one would expect the close of the letter to offer some sort of summation of the contents, or at least. conclusion based upon the material that has been given….After mentioning in t...
19,20 It is no mark of a wise or holy man, to boast of being free from error, or to refuse to acknowledge an error. And there is some doctrinal mistake at the bottom of every practical mistake. There...
THE TRUTH; the truth of God revealed in the gospel as the complete rule of faith and life: see the gospel called _the truth_ by way of eminency, James 1:18 Galatians 2:5,14 Galatians 3:1 5:7...
James 5:19 Brethren G80 if G1437 anyone G5100 among G1722 you G5213 wanders G4105 (G5686) from G575 truth...
A FINAL WORD ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BROTHERS HAVING A PRACTICAL CONCERN FOR EACH OTHER (JAMES 5:19). All through his letter James has been seeking to ‘convert sinners from the errors of their ways',...
‘My brothers, if any of you err from the truth.' Mingled with encouragement and the vision of God, the whole of James' letter has been concentrated on bringing home ways in which ‘brothers' may err f...
James 5:19. We have in these two last verses the conclusion of the Epistle; and certainly the words form a summary of its nature, its contents, and its design. Its sole purpose was to correct the erro...
James 5:7-20. St. James concludes his Epistle with a variety of admonitions. He first exhorts his readers to patience; they are to exercise forbearance toward their oppressors and trust toward God, be...
IF ANY ONE AMONG YOU DO ERR (εαν τις εν υμιν πλανηθη). Third-class condition (supposed case) with εαν and the first aorist passive subjunctive of πλαναω, old verb, to go astray, to wander (Matthew...
James 5:19 Means of Salvation. I. Let us see what character consists of, and then we may see where and in what way it may be changed. First of all, there is the character we bring with us into this w...
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...
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_...
MY BROTHERS! See note on James 1:2. WANDERS AWAY. "You must try to help each other! If one of you wanders away from the truth, you must try to bring him back again! (Galatians 6:1_.)"_...
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 5:19 Concluding Admonition. James’s style is abrupt. There is no concluding greeting as in most NT letters. Instead, James calls the community to help those who have fallen into th...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ James 5:19. ERR.—Or, “be led astray.” CONVERT.—Turn him round, and bring him back. James 5:20. HIDE A MULTITUDE OF SINS.—Compare LXX. on Proverbs 10:12: “Friendship co...
EXPOSITION JAMES 5:1 DENUNCIATION OF THE RICH FOR (1) GRINDING DOWN THE POOR AND KEEPING BACK THEIR WAGES;...
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...
1 Timothy 6:10; 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Peter 3:17; 2 Timothy 2:18;...
As if he had said, I have now warned you of those sins to which you are most liable; and, in all these respects, watch not only over yourselves, but every one over his brother also. Labour, in particu...
Our apostle concludes his epistle with an exhortation to the duty of fraternal correction and Christian admonition: "If, says he, any one among you, who hath made an outward profession of Christianity...