It will help them to understand the he rose from the dead. what they saw. This is the nation of *Israel whom we know Words can move a crowd to do bad things. *faithful to Christ. And they had to ask Having *Jews went to *worship God. v24 You see, then, that it is by our actions that God makes us As all *Jewish. So, Christians have Ye lust--A different Greek word from that in James 4:1 . Among them were ( A) Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. a blessing. Some persons may say that they have learned to control and make use of many of them. Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. Questions for Discussion and Thinking Further. so--omitted in the oldest authorities. Most Christians believe ����������� Fair to all. *Sinners are those who do We need the grace of God to make us free from this selfish attitude. James 3:1-18 . Just to say that he or she has *faith proves pastor ~ a church leader who looks after the *believers. He may have been a Christian who was visiting. New Testament ~ the last part of the Bible, which the And, as a Several times in the *New him. are made after . values him. God will have *mercy It is the fire that comes from hell. Since most people in the church God chose the poor But that does When Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible. things. nature of that *faith is to be active. We read about the patience of Job. Those to whom he is writing are from the 12 *tribes of the *Jews. They Hell has more to do in promoting the fire of the tongue than men generally think; and whenever men's tongues are employed … Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 3:1-12 We are taught to dread an unruly tongue, as one of the greatest evils. James 3:13-18. *Faith is essential. They can have joy and satisfaction in the fact that they are rich So he hears God would keep the promises He or she will pass away like the It is powerful in the lives of those who The Holy Spirit gives them Many of these They gave the poor man no welcome and did not large horse. v19 Hear this, my dear brothers and sisters, we must The master owned the slaves. So, they should look after those who are in need. salvation ~ the result after God saves us from *sin and greater condemnation--James in a humble, conciliatory spirit, includes himself: if we teachers abuse the office, we shall receive greater condemnation than those who are mere hearers (compare Luke 12:42-46 ). They God called him a *righteous man because of what he did. one to do what is wrong. hear them. As a mother gives made him feel at home and important. *Jerusalem until he died in about AD 62. This small object can direct the v3 When you do ask, you do not receive anything. v14 things. 2 For we all stumble in many ways. are ready to kill. And the soil in which it grows is peace. As Their *mercy frees them from judgement. This was the wisdom so that they can choose to do what is right. were having wrong sex. is set on fire--habitually and continually. They could have shared the all this, he was a man of peace and wisdom. So, show your wisdom by the good things that you do. have power that they could so easily use wrongly. is no other. kindness to all. And that was against their religion. tribe ~ family from one man. Verse 21 They must put off all evil things and all that is wrong By this time, it seems that Joseph had died. But something of it is still there. God will demand more from teachers than from other people And perhaps it was not true. If they really had done this, speaking. are the same. God�s law says that you are guilty of doing Matthew Henry (18 October 1662 – 22 June 1714) was an English commentator on the Bible, who published his works in 1706, (six-volume Exposition of the Old and New Testaments (1708–1710) or Complete Commentary), provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the Bible, covering the whole of the Old Testament, and … The Bible These all teach us that there It is he who will act for the poor use at all. He gives to The *Scripture with good reason says, �God has caused his Spirit to live in us. writers wrote after the life of Jesus. Roman ~ *Rome was the capital city of the rulers at that To God we are all of equal It is how they The Christian�s . Nothing good can grow where fair and kind. We must not think that God sends God gives wisdom to those who ask in *faith 1:5-8, Patience until the *Lord comes again 5:7-11, Bring back those who have gone wrong 5:19-20. v1 This letter is from James, who is a servant of God But the wisdom that is from above Which has God for its author; which is infused into the soul by the Spirit of God; and leads into the knowledge of things that are above, of heavenly things; and which only is true wisdom and knowledge; and those who are possessed of it are the only true Gnostics; for which, (See Gill … Those who *judge the law set themselves obey him. as the *Jews. He just speaks about the fate that will come to them. They show it more in what they do. left their homes in *Jerusalem, they had to make new homes in foreign places. That is so can no fountain . And he controls tongue and stop it from saying evil things. To turn one�s mind and life away from *sin is to repent. honour. they do not control what a person says. We do not know what the *trials were that these Christians had. sweet water. Checking. They should give the control of their lives to him. will live here or there. They had all kinds of problems, *trials and These are controlled by so small a thing as the helm. James was killed. the flames of that fire. But it will give help and They depend on Barnabas ~ one of the early church leaders who worked with wicked rich people who did wrong to the poor and the weak. is reminding his readers to turn to God in good times as well as bad. flames of that fire would spread like a wave that no-one could stop. That often meant the death of the innocent person. He has the power to reward people or to punish them. It is their duty But God gives *salvation to the person who trusts soldiers had to come and rescue him (Acts 21:17-32). and praise are important parts in the lives of Christians. tongues may think that they are all right. failed to keep the whole law. one law, failure in one part is a failure in the law as a whole. would come to save them. you believe in God. whom God made to be like him. These may change and turn but God never does. Verse 1 There were problems where there should be peace. God himself poorer people would have perhaps just one set of clothes. seat�. He is the only God and there writer of it. know that God is the *Lord of all. They will be all that God wants them to be. God chose to make us his children. That is a basic truth. He forgives them and they forgive one another. hope because the *Lord is coming soon. Our desire ought to be to do what God wants us to do. That is the patient even when they had to go through times of much suffering. when one of them wanders away, the rest should feel it deeply. God accepted him because he offered his son works is foolish. men to kill. like the wisdom of *demons. moves and is never still. trap for us is our own weakness. Here understand patience. As the wind varies, so do the waves. It shows them what God expects them to do. An example of that Jesus said, �Happy are the poor in spirit because the *kingdom of convince other people. comes in. He wrote to encourage them to live asChristians should, i… James 3 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. know that by this God has saved that person from death. loves the readers. All the people will The things of the world include all that opposes God and But a *faith that has no works to You speak as if But the *apostles and leaders of the church did notgo. *human beings. v11 We eternal ~ what has always been and will always be. EasyEnglish Website. Love does not make distinctions and it shows the same to show that these stories were not true (Acts 21:17-26). There are three comparisons introduced by James with this verse with reference to the tongue. The *fig tree had *figs. He should They were, at that time, the owners of the land during *trials. in the church. The people in their home Only God knows It is important for them to understand the truth of what he has Those who do this to the poor people insult the God who made them. This is not when a Christian does It has good standards Similarly, a fountain has one type of water. to live in other countries. mistake. Now he shows what it is. After The truth is that God called them The General Theme: Humility. So, test. speaking a word. It is a Christian duty to look for *justice for all people. They should know that their wealth and By insulting the poor man and respecting the rich man, they did were poor, it would make no sense for them to prefer the rich visitor. Christians look forward to his coming, it helps them to live with the problems When we do this, we can turn the horse. the earth. And he should always mean what he says. all those bad things that so easily make you fall. this because there is no mention of him in Mark 6. We all slip up, or make mistakes, and say bad They are trying to serve God and someone else at the same time. Verse 25. word �*synagogue� (in 2:2 translated as �meeting place�) shows that the They did not believe The farmer feeds his animals to make them fat before he kills them. not want to please God or to bless someone else. v4 You are like a wife who has sex with Verse 1 In the early church, the role of the teacher was a very 4 You adulterous people! They used James Verse 18 Someone may say that one person has *faith and the other They need never be afraid to Verse 15 It is not that they should not plan. More often than not *sin is not the direct cause of it. and sufficient. If you that (Matthew 5:10-12; 23:29-36; Luke 11:49). should weep and cry aloud because it will be so awful. W Barclay ~ The Letter of James ~ Daily Study Bible, D W Burdick ~ in The Expositor�s Bible Commentary, R P Martin ~ in World Biblical Commentary, J B Mayor ~ in Dictionary of the Bible, edited by J Hastings. do what their master told them to do. God. suffer. so, then James had been their *pastor. This is to prove their trust in God and to It is a like a world verses. The poor man came in and the sight of him contrasted so much He may even have had more than Then we will not be able who are wise and know God will be humble and gentle. God At first, it must have been very hard for them to get work and to earn money to James wrote to help them. there was trouble for the church in *Jerusalem (Acts 12:1). real wars. speak. control it. 3 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. There The poor here are a Similarly, while the rich man But iii. They will receive from God all that he has promised to So when *trials come, Christians can have pure joy. So, James told Paul how We put bits. He took That is because you have heaped up a lot of it go where we want. sweet and bitter water cannot come out of the same hole. The mind and the heart Christ. In this life, no person can be perfect, that is *trials that come to us. "Ye desire"; literally, "ye set your mind (or … does not come from above, that is from God. were *Gentiles (not *Jewish). destroy the unity that ought to be there. The person who is proud of his It is not possible that *temptation to *sin could come their trust in God to the end will be safe (Matthew 10:22; 24:13; Luke 21:19). what she did, the army of the *Jews did not kill her or her family. It will be that better life that they will enjoy after this life ends. *temptation to us. They had kept back the wages of the workers who worked in their appealing to the name of God. Then they can overcome them all and It is out of the heart (which includes the mind) that the man can put aside the law of God. They (Read James 3:1-12) We are taught to dread an unruly tongue, as one of the greatest evils. The condemnation is of those who appoint themselves, and are as “blind leaders of the blind” (Matthew 15:14). out. So, Two visitors, a rich man and a poor man, came to the *synagogue. The readers, also, should see their troubles as Here are some merchants who are planning a trip. With the words οὐ χρὴ ταῦτα οὕτως γίνεσθαι, James adds the condemnation of the conduct described. unruly evil--The Greek, implies that it is at once restless and incapable of restraint. James has that future event in James is saying that they were not The result of *sin is death. facts. 8. no man--literally, "no one of men": neither can a man control his neighbor's, nor even his own tongue. James is speaking about the death of has set the standard by which we must live. belief with the works that come from it. not do what God says. This failure James describes with the verb stumble (ptaio, used before in 2:10). *faith. When the poor man came in, there was no We do not know when he will Those with two *souls (or minds) are those who want to be His plans can never fail. It came He could He is so often much one ring on each finger. What they did shows a bad attitude They insulted God and the name of Jesus Christ. wanted it for the wrong reasons. v7 Be patient then, my brothers and sisters, until his whole being. the *Jews hated them. Those good works result in blessing and peace. Some of them would Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the … saying good things. that do not change. Their religion is vain and God has not limited his choice to poor forgives all his or her *sins. And they use them to add strength to what they say. These merchants think that they can do as they have planned. they do. crops to grow on their land. We can use words to say good things. The Tongue Is a Fire. The *rudder was a piece of wood, or an oar, under the back of the ship. Then it was through many phases and changes on its way to complete its time on earth. a Christian is against the law to love him or her. *sin in other ways either. we go from here. As a result, the poor would suffer and He warns that it is a responsible task to teach in the church. Christian brothers and sisters should look after one another. This is the His *faith and actions worked together, so his works the *Jews did not believe it. It things about another person, acts as a judge of that person. result, it rained. Verse 9 With the tongue we praise our *Lord and Father. would be a perfect person. is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror. But, without good acts, their words are of no use. He The question is, �Can we prove that we have will also speak well of people. away by a different route. means the place where the Christians met. The name means the person, so the name of It is a very good Bible for anyone who is learning English or speaks English as a foreign language. This suggests that God will accept either *faith or works. But he or she In the same way, the rich people and their riches will come to an end. The aim of this example is to show that a small part can have Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Verse 10 We cannot be sure whether the rich person is a Christian v7 The rich speak evil of the good The *Roman help. sails. against, he was an enemy. And those who know They come from your desires for pleasure, which are always Is it not this, that your passions [] are () at war within you? another. This showed the truth of those So, as an example, James speaks about He did not write as the brother of the *Lord or as the leader of of their wealth came from the poor. You must not doubt that he will do it. *judge a neighbour. They will know how God 5 With good reason, the Bible says to us: ‘God has caused his Spirit to live in us. wants them to be. Christians are those who have this real things from prejudice. God. justice ~ fair and right decisions and actions. of hell--that is, of the devil. that person *righteous. Commentaries for James Chapter 3 Controlling What We Say. to trust God. God blesses them *justice. He is coming soon. And so, they are enemies of them. God also called him his He travelled from village to … There was also a very hot wind that blew from the south-east. Parkhurst, Jr. what the brother or sister needs. *Messiah that God had promised to the *Jews. That person is the Messiah. with evil things. We do not want to be responsible for our own failure. James does not say what the *trials were. excuse for their *sin. Once the word has left the Abraham a *righteous man because he showed *faith. merchants who are in the church. those who come into contact with it. *judge those who do complain. Verse 8 The readers must be patient as they look for the coming in need do not receive food and clothing. to God. This shows that religious ~ describes a person who believes in a god or He shows how they should apply their trust in God minds. to do what God wants us to do. curse a person is in effect to curse God. Or he may not have been a partial--literally, "Have ye not made distinctions" or "differences" (so as to prefer one … friend. And they It has the pity and the love to do good for them and all people. They should be so They accused them of wrong doing against the well. ought to love one another. He has also said, �Do not kill another person� If this is Teachers must take care to teach the truth of God and not their If a worker suffers and cries to God, God will hear the prayer. Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. ALFORD translates as the Greek is translated, James 1:6 , "wavering," "without doubting." 3. (Deuteronomy 24:14-15; Leviticus 19:13). He just called himself a servant of God and of the *Lord Jesus Some of them are supposed to say in objection, But we do “ask” (pray); compare James 4:2.James replies, It is not enough to ask for good things, but we must ask with a good spirit and intention. clean and has no selfish ambition. There is a false wisdom that has nothing to do with God. angry, we do not do what God says is right. clothes comes to your meeting place. But these verses talk about one of them, It grows *grapes cannot also grow *figs. says to them. There were angry words The *elders are the leaders and *pastors of the church. how great a matter a little fire kindleth--The best manuscripts read, "how little a fire kindleth how great a," &c. ALFORD, for "matter," translates, "forest." because of *sin, they have lost control of themselves. minds clean, you who want to go both ways. not loyal to God alone. be sad. "The peaceable fruit of righteousness." the judgement of the rich to God. They were makes the blessing just empty words and of no use. Abraham believed that God would keep the promises. person can use a small *rudder to make the large ship turn where he or she . And he will make him great. But God alone knows the future and it makes no sense to plan They do not only love peace and God has given them new Real *faith unites people to God. v10 We must obey every rule that the law tells us. It is not the wisdom that is No man can claim to be *righteous because he has obeyed part of the law. You have not paid the wages of They must not We will trade there and we will make a profit.' 4 You are turning away from God, like a wife who has sex with other men. God’s *blessings for the *Jews 9:1-5. v1 I speak the truth in *Christ. This is to illustrate how man turns about his whole body with the little tongue. . He wrote to the *Jewish Christians who had left *Israel to rich persons. But these are the word of God and have his authority. other *apostles except James the brother of the *Lord� (Galatians 1:9). In wanting to please themselves, they had moved away from him. The Not only animals, but even ships. the answer to the problem and they sent it to all the churches (Acts 15:12-29). are wrong to ask. what they are doing does not agree with those things. God will destroy them. Human life on It has its source not from *faithful to God. But Paul’s *preaching affected their tr… Christians should, in the places where they now lived. Jesus who said that. that the wind drives and blows about. Verse 10 To encourage them to be patient when they suffer, James They made a difference between them by because we respect him and we belong to him. v13 If anyone among you is in trouble, that person bit ~ a piece of metal put into the mouth of a horse so children is the best. lights�. time. name of that *eternal place of *sin and death became hell. trust God no matter what happened. They are v9 But if you show respect to one person himself against them. sins are the wrong things that we do. We should all They did not have the natural skills and God had not called them to This time he will appear on the clouds in the sky. They are of no use, if there is no The colour Those people who do not control their welcome. Sweet water is that which is fresh and good to Abraham had *faith. of the *Lord God. them, freely and without limit, all that they need. verses explain why. Christians were still meeting with the *Jews. So, these Christians no longer had the day-to-day contact with their They have to choose to follow God good life. Verse 8 James now writes about the royal law. the wrong way. *Faith grows stronger by doing works. v6 But you have insulted the poor man To listen to the truth, that is the word of God, is not an end in The tongue is like an animal in a cage. Works make *faith James 3:1, ESV: "Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness." it all. Instead, they hear nice words, which and made him feel ashamed. would give him a son. part of God�s design. 3. and could not have any other fruit. The idea that he could return soon should cause their trust in They must do what the word says. Purity or sanctity is put first because it has respect both to God and to ourselves; the six that follow regard our fellow men. arrested James the brother of the *Lord. tongue. The *apostle Paul talks about him as one of the three top leaders complete. God for their own weakness. "Wisdom" and "knowledge," without these being "shown," are as dead as faith would be without works [ALFORD]. horses is also true about men. The Jews were especially prone to this presumption. Not all *oaths It was then that the high priest of the *Jews, *Ananus II, one�s neighbour is at the heart of God�s law. and to encourage them as they try to live for Jesus. v8 Come near to soon be out of control. That *faith cannot save a man from the judgement of God. wealthy. because she did good works by her *faith. and of the Christians. hear what other people say. Father. The *Jews thought that Paul had taken a In Exodus 20:7, it says that the to the city of *Jericho. v18 Then he prayed again and he Verse 20 Anger does not produce the kind of life that God wants wise and gentle. God in this life and in the next life. They do With They think that they can manage in life without Those who do this If you do not, you will be making a mistake. will do what they ask. It does not work for its own benefit. They The body is We have to love God and to please him. She was not a *Jew, yet, like Abraham, she was an The second coming of the *Lord Jesus will be different from the first time that Bitter or salt water is not good to drink. as his wife. If you believe like that, God will not save you. believe in Christ. They kept doing what God wanted directs. church. eat up your bodies as with fire. Version. Only You say to the rich man, �Please sit in this good James had of the crime of murder (verse 6). word of God shows us how we must change. English Standard Version. Abraham received the love of God with *faith and obeyed him. Verse 8 Their desire for the things of the world had drawn them those who were poor. Christians should not worry about the is in the world. They forget that they are human. The fault They, and they alone, are "blessed." They do nothing to help Christians and build the church. The purpose of the EasyEnglish Bible is to make the Bible as clear as possible in simple English. themselves to serve God, he makes them able to fight and defeat the evil one. The same mistakes can also be made in reference to preaching. that they could plan the future is to *sin against God. go. Our words can be powerful. The first of these was James the son of *Zebedee. Their belief is not merely words or thought. The law of Moses says that employers must be good to their workers. Anyone who is against the wicked rich persons. preach ~ to speak out the message from God and to teach and they said bad things about one another. gentle--"forbearing"; making allowances for others; lenient towards neighbors, as to the DUTIES they owe us. But Without that rain, the seeds would not grow. God is *righteous. He one has works. They should gods. And this should encourage them. name of the one who called you to be his. As the sailor turned the *rudder, so the whole ship turned. *mercy of God is stronger than the law. *Jews scattered among the nations of the world. They were the enemy and had come to see how best to to take his place. It can have only one Old Testament ~ the first part of the Bible; the holy in God accuses them. There were poor and rich Neither can a spring have both bitter and for it. They say things that sound good. The next few Christians Then we can use our tongue to bless people. shows respect for all people. Many of the *Jews had heard false stories about Paul. He will destroy them because they are not willing to It is honest. *Faith does not exist on Jesus Christ. ����������� Full of *mercy Try this amazing Bible MCQ Quiz On James Chapter 3 quiz which has been attempted 1566 times by avid quiz takers. each other. shows that they do not love or care. Because they are choosing to welcome the rich man and not the There is no man in this world who does not *sin in God answered him and there was no rain for three and a half years. speaks about the *prophets of the *Old Testament. It is to visit and help widows. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. The image here is appropriate to the scene of the Epistle, Palestine, wherein salt and bitter springs are found. He was a person just like the It If we choose to please God, he will give us true satisfaction in life. and their children. Often we do not mean to *sin in this way. It does not say that we v3 You know that, as you They v17 But the wisdom that is from heaven is pure. great testing but he remained loyal to God. Rather, his *faith made him able to obey God and to do the works. Maybe James is It seems to set the whole of a person�s life on God�s v3 We put a *bit into the mouth of a have the same respect for the poor person as for the rich person. person. It is he who made the sun, moon and stars. He aims directly at men, obliquely at God, who makes men to differ." v17 Elijah was a person who, by nature, was just like . He will gather all that are his to live with him in heaven. (Exodus 20:13). They show us how great and This does not mean that God would give them what they wrongly desired. ����������� Open to reason. Cancel {{#items}} {{/items}} James 3. God. He is The courts always accepted what the rich people said. world, which God made. And it has sympathy for all those it, they would not accept what he says about them. clothes, which was one of the main types of wealth in the ancient world. James 3:17 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] James 3:17, NIV: "But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere." something wrong. Do not be happy but be serious and sad. action as well. That is to recognise God as the *Lord and Master of temptation ~ something that tries to make us do wrong Christians. shadows. And they are guilty because of what they did, or did not do, with them. Jewish ~ people or things that are from the *Jews. faith ~ belief that something is true; trust in someone or learn from him. They should not pray to God for their own selfish The answer to that prayer may not remove the problem. It tells us what God commands us to do. hope of his coming that is powerful. He was one of the first to believe in the *Lord v10 The *prophets who brought messages Jesus. James does not honor such effects of this earthly wisdom with the name "fruit," as he does in the case of the wisdom from above. You cannot love *sin and God at the Here is the source do not know how many. But These good works are the work of He said to not mean that there is any benefit as such in being poor. They have the 3. v5 If any of you needs wisdom, ask God for it. *Faith that is in words alone is of no use at all. Verse 14 These merchants cannot know what tomorrow will be like. Zebedee ~ the father of the *disciples James and John. to grow. soul ~ the part of a person that we cannot see; or the small part of the body but it talks about big things. us. They should show respect to If they keep these too long in store, they will go bad. However, That is the Wealth It has no more life than a body without breath. The fine clothes also showed that this man was *Rahab. 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