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The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:7-20

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The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:13-18

The life in God. The guiding thought of these verses is the intimacy of connection between our life and God. And the Christian, above all, should realize this truth, so attested in the incarnation and ascension of our Lord. For heaven has come down to earth; nay, earth has been raised to heaven. So, then, according to these verses, our sorrowing and rejoicing are to be "in the Lord;" in sickness we are to seek our restoration from the Lord; at all times our effectual prayer is to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:13-20

Exhortations with respect to practical conduct in health and sickness. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:14-18

The power and value of intercessory prayer I. THE POWER AND VALUE OF INTERCESSORY PRAYER , enforced by the instance of the effect of Elijah's prayers—the petitions of a man who was of like passions with us , and therefore one from whose ease it is fair to argue to our own. Intercessory prayer may be viewed as a privilege and work in which all can have their share. While Joshua is down in the valley fighting with Amalek, Moses in the mount must lift up holy hands to God in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:16

Confess therefore your sins, etc. The authority for the insertion of οὗν (omitted in the Received Text) is overwhelming ( א , A, B, K, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic), as is also that for the substitution of τὰς ἁμαρτίας for τὰ παραπτώματα , which includes the three oldest manuscripts, א , A, B, the two latter of which also read προσεύχεσθε for εὔχεσθε . It is difficult to know exactly what to make of this injunction to confess "one to another," which is stated in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:16-18

Mutual confession and prayer. In the latter part of James 5:15 the apostle has hinted at the connection between sin and suffering. He proceeds now to urge upon the sick and the erring, on proper occasions to acknowledge to their brethren the sins of which they may have been guilty, if they would be "healed" in body and soul, as a result of the intercessions offered on their behalf. I. THE DUTY . ( James 5:16 ) It is twofold. 1. Mutual confession. The subject here is not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:17-18

Illustration of the last statement of James 5:16 , from the case of Elijah, "a righteous man" under the old covenant, but one "of like passions with us," and therefore one from whose case it is lawful to argue to our own. Subject to like passions as we are . ὁμοιοπαθὴς ἡμῖν : simply "of like passions with us;" cf. Acts 14:15 , where it is used in just the same way. In the LXX . only in Wis. 7:3. He prayed earnestly. προσευχῇ προσηύξατο : a Hebraism , not infrequent in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 5:16

Confess your faults one to another - This seems primarily to refer to those who were sick, since it is added, “that ye may be healed.” The fair interpretation is, that it might be supposed that such confession would contribute to a restoration to health. The case supposed all along here (see James 5:15) is, that the sickness referred to had been brought upon the patient for his sins, apparently as a punishment for some particular transgressions. Compare the notes at 1 Corinthians 11:30. In such... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 5:17

Elias - The common way of writing the word “Elijah” in the New Testament, Matthew 11:14; Matthew 16:14; Matthew 17:3, etc.Was a man subject to like passions as we are - This does not mean that Elijah was passionate in the sense in which that word is now commonly used; that is, that he was excitable or irritable, or that he was the victim of the same corrupt passions and propensities to which other men are subject; but that he was like affected; that he was capable of suffering the same things,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 5:18

And he prayed again - The allusion here seems to be to 1 Kings 18:42, 1 Kings 18:45, though it is not expressly said there that he prayed. Perhaps it might be fairly gathered from the narrative that he did pray, or at least that would be the presumption, for he put himself into a natural attitude of prayer. “He cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,” 1 Kings 18:42. In such circumstances, it is to be fairly presumed that such a man would pray; but it is remarkable... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:7-20

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:13-18

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:13-20

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:14-18

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:16

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:16-18

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:17-18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 5:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 5:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 5:18

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