Verse 19
2. The reclaim of the wanderer, and its reward, 19, 20.
19. Brethren In the closing two verses our apostle completes his series of fraternal suggestions of Christian duty among themselves, in line with James 5:16; James 5:12; James 5:10, and many preceding points in the entire epistle. This closing suggestion is of immense importance, touching the restoration of the wandering backslider. Any one of you Bringing the point closely down to each one, as an individual duty and reward.
Err A passive verb, and rightly rendered by Alford be seduced.
From the truth Not merely from Christian doctrine, but from that word of truth (James 1:18) which is the life-principle of the soul, without which the man is sure to become, practically, as next verse, a sinner, and will relapse into death.
Convert him From error and sin back to the truth. A clear implication that sin and death would be the result of his apostasy.
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