雅各書 4:1-13 CUNPTS

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:5

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain - This verse is exceedingly obscure. We cannot tell what scripture St. James refers to; many have been produced by learned men as that which he had particularly in view. Some think Genesis 6:5 ; : "Every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." Genesis 8:21 ; : "The imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth." Numbers 11:29 ; : "Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake?" and Proverbs 21:10 ; : "The... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:6

But he giveth more grace - Μειζονα χαριν , A greater benefit, than all the goods that the world can bestow; for he gives genuine happiness, and this the world cannot confer. May this be St. James' meaning? God resisteth the proud - Αντιτασσεται· Sets himself in battle array against him. Giveth grace unto the humble - The sure way to please God is to submit to the dispensation of his grace and providence; and when a man acknowledges him in all his ways, he will direct all his... read more

Adam Clarke

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:9

Be afflicted, and mourn - Without true and deep repentance ye cannot expect the mercy of God. Let your laughter be turned to mourning - It appears most evidently that many of those to whom St. James addressed this epistle had lived a very irregular and dissolute life. He had already spoken of their lust, and pleasures, and he had called them adulterers and adulteresses; and perhaps they were so in the grossest sense of the words. He speaks here of their laughter and their joy; and all... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord - In James 4:7 ; they were exhorted to submit to God; here they are exhorted to humble themselves in his sight. Submission to God's authority will precede humiliation of soul, and genuine repentance is performed as in the sight of God; for when a sinner is truly awakened to a sense of his guilt and danger, he seems to see, whithersoever he turns, the face of a justly incensed God turned against him. He shall lift you up - Mourners and... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:11

Speak not evil one of another - Perhaps this exhortation refers to evil speaking, slander, and backbiting in general, the writer having no particular persons in view. It may, however, refer to the contentions among the zealots, and different factions then prevailing among this wretched people, or to their calumnies against those of their brethren who had embraced the Christian faith. He that speaketh evil of his brother - It was an avowed and very general maxim among the rabbins, that... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:12

There is one lawgiver - Και κριτης , And judge, is added here by AB, about thirty others, with both the Syriac, Erpen's Arabic, the Coptic, Armenian, Ethiopic, Slavonic, Vulgate, two copies of the Itala, Cyril of Antioch, Euthalius, Theophylact, and Cassiodorus. On this evidence Griesbach has received it into the text. The man who breaks the law, and teaches others so to do, thus in effect set himself up as a lawgiver and judge. But there is only one such lawgiver and judge - God... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:13

Go to now - Αγε νυν· Come now, the same in meaning as the Hebrew הבה habah , come, Genesis 11:3 , Genesis 11:4 , Genesis 11:7 . Come, and hear what I have to say, ye that say, etc. To-day, or to-morrow, we will go - This presumption on a precarious life is here well reproved; and the ancient Jewish rabbins have some things on the subject which probably St. James had in view. In Debarim Rabba, sec. 9, fol. 261, 1, we have the following little story; "Our rabbins tell us a... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:1

Verse 1 1From whence come wars. As he had spoken of peace, and had reminded them that vices are to be exterminated in such a way as to preserve peace, he now comes to their contentions, by which they created confusion among themselves; and he shews that these arose from their invidious desires and lusts, rather than from a zeal for what was just and right; for if every one observed moderation, they would not have disturbed and annoyed one another. They had their hot conflicts, because their... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:6

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:1

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