ヤコブの手紙 3:7-10 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - James 3:9-10

Examples of the restless character of the tongue: "With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it too we curse men who are made in his image." In the first clause we should read κύριον ( א , A, B, C, Coptic, Syriac, ff, and some manuscripts of the Vulgate) for θεόν (Receptus, with K, L, and Vulgate). Made after the similitude of God ; better, likeness ( ὁμοίωσις ) . The words, which are taken from Genesis 1:26 ( καὶ εἷπεν ὁ θεὸς ποιήσωμεν ἄνθρωπον κατ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 3:7

For every kind of beasts - The apostle proceeds to state another thing showing the power of the tongue, the fact that it is ungovernable, and that there is no power of man to keep it under control. Everything else but this has been tamed. It is unnecessary to refine on the expressions used here, by attempting to prove that it is literally true that every species of beasts, and birds, and fishes has been tamed. The apostle is to be understood as speaking in a general and popular sense, showing... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 3:8

But the tongue can no man tame - This does not mean that it is never brought under control, but that it is impossible effectually and certainly to subdue it. It would be possible to subdue and domesticate any kind of beasts, but this could not be done with the tongue.It is an unruly evil - An evil without restraint, to which no certain and effectual check can be applied. Of the truth of this no one can have any doubt, who looks at the condition of the world.Full of deadly poison - That is, it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 3:9

Therewith bless we God - We men do this; that is, all this is done by the tongue. The apostle does not mean that the same man does this, but that all this is done by the same organ - the tongue.Even the Father - Who sustains to us the relation of a father. The point in the remark of the apostle is, the absurdity of employing the tongue in such contradictory uses as to bless one who has to us the relation of a father, and to curse any being, especially those who are made in his image. The word... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 3:10

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing - The meaning here may be, either that out of the mouth of man two such opposite things proceed, not referring to the same individual, but to different persons; or, out of the mouth of the same individual. Both of these are true; and both are equally incongruous and wrong. No organ should be devoted to uses so unlike, and the mouth should be employed in giving utterance only to that which is just, benevolent, and good. It is true, however,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - James 3:7-8

James 3:7-8. For every kind of beasts Πασα φυσις θηριων , every nature of wild beasts. The phrase signifies the strength and fierceness of wild beasts, the swiftness of birds, the poison of serpents, the exceeding great force of sea-monsters; is tamed Δαμαζεται , is subdued, or is capable of being subdued; by mankind Τη φυσει τη ανθρωπινη , by the human nature; every sort of these has been overcome by the art and ingenuity of man; so that they have been made subservient to his use... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - James 3:9-10

James 3:9-10. Therewith bless we God That is, therewith mankind bless God; for the apostle, as appears from the next clause, did not speak of himself particularly, or of his fellow-apostles, or even of true private Christians, who certainly do not curse men. Perhaps in this last clause he glanced at the unconverted Jews, who often cursed the Christians bitterly in their synagogues. Made after the similitude of God Which we have indeed now lost, but yet there remains from thence an... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - James 3:1-12

3:1-5:6 WORLDLY AMBITION AND CHRISTIAN FAITHControl of the tongue (3:1-12)James warns his readers not to be too ambitious to be teachers in the church, because if they instruct others and then fail themselves, they will receive greater judgment. This places teachers in particular danger, because they cannot avoid making some mistakes (3:1-2). A person who can control his tongue can control the whole self. Just as the bit controls the horse and the rudder controls the ship, so the tongue... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - James 3:7

kind = nature. Greek. phusis. See Romans 1:26 . beasts = wild beasts. things in the sea . Greek. enalios. Only here. tamed . Greek. damazo. Only here, James 3:8 , and Mark 5:4 . of = by. No preposition. Dative case. mankind = human (Greek. anthropinos. See Romans 6:19 ) nature (Greek. phusis, above). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - James 3:8

no man = no one (Greek. oudeis) of men ( App-123 .) unruly . Greek. akataschetos. Only here, but the texts read akatastatos, unstable, restless, as in James 1:8 . evil . App-128 . deadly . Greek. thanatephoros. Only here. poison . Greek. ios. See Romans 3:13 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - James 3:9-10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 3:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 3:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 3:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 3:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - James 3:7-8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - James 3:9-10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - James 3:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - James 3:7

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - James 3:8

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