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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - James 5:20

Of his way; of his life and actions, which is contrary to the way which God hath prescribed. Shall save; men are said to save in the same way as to convert, viz. instrumentally. A soul; the soul of him that is thus converted, 1 Timothy 4:16; soul for person, as James 1:21. From death: eternal death, unto which he was hastening while he continued in the error of his way, which led him toward destruction. And shall hide a multitude of sins; in the same sense as before he is said to convert and... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - James 5:19-20

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESJames 5:19. Err.—Or, “be led astray.” Convert.—Turn him round, and bring him back.James 5:20. Hide a multitude of sins.—Compare LXX. on Proverbs 10:12 : “Friendship covers all those that are not contentious.” See 1 Peter 4:8. It is clear that the sins St. James has in mind are those of the object of the action, not of the agent.MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—James 5:19-20The Redeeming Work of the Redeemer’s Servants.—The closing word of the epistle is especially... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - James 5:19-20

James 5:19-20 Means of Salvation. I. Let us see what character consists of, and then we may see where and in what way it may be changed. First of all, there is the character we bring with us into this world, which we call our nature; and then there is that second nature which education and habit impart. Christian divines in all times have taught that man comes into this world with a decided character, bent, or bias; they call it human depravity, and they account for it by original sin: and... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - James 5:19-20

DISCOURSE: 2378CONVERSION OF A SINNER A GREAT BENEFITJames 5:19-20. Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one couvert him.; let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.IN the apostolic age, the power of working miracles was vouchsafed to many; and was much coveted, not only on account of the benefit which it enabled its possessor to impart, but on account of the honour which it brought... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - James 5:20

sins Sin. (See Scofield " :-") . read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - James 5:19-20

Conversion A Sermon (No. 45) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, October 7, 1855, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON At New Park Street Chapel, Southwark. "Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth; and one convert him; Let him know that he which converteth sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins."-- James 5:19-20 THE TRUE BELIEVER is always pleased to hear of anything which concerns the salvation of his own soul. He rejoices to hear of the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - James 5:1-20

Chapter 5Now in chapter five he takes on the rich. So this doesn't apply to many of us.Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days ( James 5:1-3 ).So he speaks of the rich and heaping up treasure for the last days, talking... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - James 5:1-20

James 5:1 . Go to now, or go now, ye rich men. He had taught them humility, because their glory vanished away as the flower of the field: chap. James 1:10. He now calls upon them to weep and howl over the ashes of their tombs and sanctuary, their warehouses and pleasant villas in flames, and Jerusalem the common grave of a ruined nation. It is indubitable that the early christians, from the words of Christ and of the prophets, knew that Jerusalem would be destroyed, and that the event... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - James 5:19-20

James 5:19-20If any of you do err from the truthHeresy: an exposition and an appealMen may think falsely, and live virtuously; or they may live immorally, and think correctly.The one class are intellectual sinners: the other moral transgressors. They are to be judged by different standards, and so classified as not to be swept away in one common anathema. If error proceeds from sheer intellectual inability to see as the majority see, charity should be exercised in all its power and tenderness;... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - James 5:20

20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. Ver. 20. Shall save a soul ] A high honour to have any hand in such a work. Cover a multitude ] i.e. He shall be a means that God shall cover them. read more