야고보서 4:7-8 KRV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:7

Submit - to God - Continue to bow to all his decisions, and to all his dispensations. Resist the devil - He cannot conquer you if you continue to resist. Strong as he is, God never permits him to conquer the man who continues to resist him; he cannot force the human will. He who, in the terrible name of Jesus, opposes even the devil himself, is sure to have a speedy and glorious conquest. He flees from that name, and from his conquering blood. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:8

Draw nigh to God - Approach Him, in the name of Jesus, by faith and prayer, and he will draw nigh to you - he will meet you at your coming. When a soul sets out to seek God, God sets out to meet that soul; so that while we are drawing near to him, he is drawing near to us. The delicacy and beauty of these expressions are, I think, but seldom noted. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners - This I think to be the beginning of a new address, and to different persons; and should have formed the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:7

Verse 7 7Submit yourselves. The submission which he recommends is that of humility; for he does not exhort us generally to obey God, but requires submission; for the Spirit of God rests on the humble and the meek. (Isaiah 57:15.) On this account he uses the illative particle. For as he had declared that God’s Spirit is bountiful in increasing his gifts, he hence concludes that we ought to lay aside envy, and to submit to God. Many copies have introduced here the following sentence: “Wherefore... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:8

Verse 8 8Draw nigh to God. He again reminds us that the aid of God will not be wanting to us, provided we give place to him. For when he bids us to draw nigh to God, that we may know him to be near to us, he intimates that we are destitute of his grace, because we withdraw from him. But as God stands on our side, there is no reason to fear succumbing. But if any one concludes from this passage, that the first part of the work belongs to us, and that afterwards the grace of God follows, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:7

Read, but resist , etc. ( ἀντίστητε δέ ), א , A, B, Coptic, Vulgate. read more

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 4:8

Draw nigh to God ( ἐγγίσατε τῷ θεῷ ). A phrase used of approach to God under the old covenant (see Exodus 19:22 ; Exodus 34:30 ; Le Exodus 10:3 ). Equally necessary under the new covenant is it for those who draw near to God to have "clean hands and a pure heart" ( Psalms 24:4 ). Hence the following injunction: "Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double-minded." read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:8

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:7

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:7-10

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:7-10

The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:8

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