The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:1-12
REBUKE OF QUARRELS ARISING FROM PRIDE AND GREED . A terribly sadden transition from the "peace" with which James 3:1-18 . closed. read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:7-10
Exhortation based on the preceding , quite in the style of a prophet of the Old Testament. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:7-10
Submission to God. This passage is a powerful and heart-stirring appeal to those professing Christians whose hearts had been lull of worldly "pleasures" ( James 4:3 ), and whose hands had been occupied with " wars " and "fightings." Within these four verses there are no fewer than ten verbs in the imperative mood; but the cardinal precept of the whole paragraph is the exhortation to submission, with which it both opens and closes. The other counsels in James 4:7-9 have reference to... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:9
St. James's version of "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted" ( Matthew 5:4 ). Be afflicted. ταλαιπωρήσατε : only here in the New Testament, occasionally in the LXX . Heaviness . κατήφεια : another ἄπαξ λεγόμενον , apparently never found in the LXX . or in the apostolic Fathers; it is, however, used by Josephus and Philo. It is equivalent to "dejection," and "exactly describes the attitude of the publican, who would not lift up so much as his eyes... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:10
Humble yourselves , etc. A further parallel with our Lord's teaching, St. James's words being perhaps suggested by the saying recorded in Matthew 23:1-39 . 12, "Whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted " ( ὑψωθήσεται , as here, "He shall lift you up ," ὑψώσει ) . In the sight of the Lord ( ἐνώπιον ). The article ( τοῦ ) in the Received Text is certainly wrong. It is wanting in a, A, B, K. The anarthrous κύριος is used by St. James here and in James... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:10
"Humble yourselves in the sight of God, and he shall lift you up." "As a tree must strike root deep downwards that it may grow upwards, so a man's spirit must be rooted in humility, or he is only lifted up to his own hurt". read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 4:9
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep - That is, evidently, on account of your sins. The sins to which the apostle refers are those which he had specified in the previous part of the chapter, and which he had spoken of as so evil in their nature, and so dangerous in their tendency. The word rendered “be afflicted” means, properly, to endure toil or hardship; then to endure affliction or distress; and here means, that they were to afflict themselves - that is, they were to feel distressed and sad on... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 4:10
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord - Compare Matthew 23:12. See the notes at James 4:6. That is, be willing to take your appropriate place in the dust on account of your transgressions. This is to be “in the sight of the Lord,” or before him. Our sins have been committed against him; and their principal aggravation, whoever may have been wronged by them, and great as is their criminality in other respects, arises from that consideration. Psalms 51:4, “against thee, thee only, have I... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - James 4:6-10
James 4:6-10. But he God, giveth more grace To all those who, while they shun those tempers, sincerely and earnestly pray for it. Wherefore he saith, [see the margins] God, resisteth the proud The unhumbled; those that think highly of themselves, and put confidence in their own wisdom, power, or holiness, and who seek the praise of men rather than the praise of God; against these God sets himself in battle array, as it is expressed, Proverbs 3:24. He rejects them, and will not allow... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:1-10
War or peace? He has just been speaking of peace. But this leads him to survey the actual state of things: disputes, strifes, murders. (For condition of Jewish society at this time, see Plumptre's notes: " rife with atrocities.") And he will ascend to the origin of them. Whence come they? They proceed from the restlessness of the unregenerate nature, seeking, but seeking in vain, its satisfaction in the world. These two topics, then, are introduced to us: dissatisfaction with the... read more