A. D. cir. 60. JAM. IV. 14-17.-v.1-6. of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not, xiv. 1, 2. Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreath, and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah, Psal. xxxix. 5. Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? lxxxix. 47. Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth, xc. 5, 6. For my days are consumed like smoke, cii. 3. Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life; he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me, Isa. xxxviii. 12. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away, 1 Pet. i. 24. CHAP. V.-VER. 1. Αγε νῦν οἱ πλούσιοι, κλαύσατε ολολύζοντες ἐπὶ ταῖς ταλαιπωρίαις ὑμῶν ταῖς ἐπερχομέναις. A. D. cir. 60. howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. a See on Matt. xix. ver. 23. clause 1. b See on Matt. xxiv. ver. 21. VER. 2. Ὁ πλοῦτος ὑμῶν σέσηπε, καὶ τὰ ἱμάτια iuäv onróßewra yéyover. a Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. a See on Matt. vi. ver. 19. VER. 3. Ὁ χρυσὸς ὑμῶν καὶ ὁ ἄργυρος κατίωται, καὶ ὁ ἱὸς αὐτῶν εἰς μαρτύριον ὑμῖν ἔσται, καὶ φάγεται τὰς σάρκας ὑμῶν, ὡς πῦρ' ἐθησαυρίσατε ἐν ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις. the rust of them shall be a witness against a See on Rom. ii. ver. 5. clause 2. VER. 4. Ἰδοὺ, ὁ μισθὸς τῶν ἐργατῶν τῶν ἀμη σάντων τὰς χώρας ὑμῶν, ὁ ἀπεστερημέ νος ἀφ ̓ ὑμῶν, κράζει· καὶ αἱ βοαὶ τῶν θε ρισάντων εἰς τὰ ὦτα Κυρίου σαβαώθ εἰσεληλύθασιν. Behold, the hire of the labourers which have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. a See on Rom. ix. ver. 29. VER. 5. Ἐτρυφήσατε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐσπατα λήσατε· ἐθρέψατε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ σφαγῆς. Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. VER. 6. Κατεδικάσατε, ἐφονεύσατε τὸν δίκαιον· οὐκ ἀντιτάσσεται ὑμῖν. a Ye have condemned and killed the just; band he doth not resist you. ** Go to now, ye rich men, weep and a See on Acts iii. ver. 14. clause 2. And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck A. D. cir. 60. JAM. V. 6-11. a servant of the High Priest, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? Matt. xxvi. 51-54. VER. 7. Μακροθυμήσατε οὖν, ἀδελφοὶ, ἕως τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ Κυρίου. Ἰδοὺ, ὁ γεωργὸς ἐκδέχεται τὸν τίμιον καρπὸν τῆς γῆς, μα κροθυμῶν ἐπ ̓ αὐτῷ, ἕως ἂν λάβῃ ὑετὸν πρώϊμον καὶ ὄψιμον. a* Be patient, therefore, brethren, b unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early | and latter rain. Or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience. a See on Luke xxi. ver. 19. A. D. cir. 60. you, This generation shall not pass' till all these things be fulfilled, Matt xxiv. 33, 34. VER. 10. Υπόδειγμα λάβετε τῆς κακοπαθείας, ἀδελφοί μου, καὶ τῆς μακροθυμίας, τοὺς προφήτας οἱ ἐλάλησαν τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου. Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, bfor an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. a See on Matt. x. ver. 20. clause 1. b See on Matt. xxi. ver. 35. VER. 11. Ἰδοὺ, μακαρίζομεν τοὺς ὑπομένοντας, Τὴν ὑπομονὴν Ἰὼβ ἠκούσατε, καὶ τὸ τέλος Kupiou sidete, öri mohúsmλayxvós Éctiv ó Kúgioç xai oixtípfewv. Ye have heard of the patience a Behold, we count them happy which and have seen the end of the that the Lord is very pitiful, endure. of Job, Lord; and of tender mercy. a See on Matt. x. ver. 22. clause 3. b Then Job arose, and rent his man b See on Matt. xxiv. ver. 30. clause 3. tle, and shaved his head, and fell down VER. 8. a Be ye also patient; b stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. a See on Luke xxi. ver. 19. b Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD, Psal. xxvii. 14. c See on Matt. xxiv. ver. 44. VER. 9. Μὴ στενάζετε κατ ̓ ἀλλήλων, ἀδελφοί, ἵνα μὴ κατακριθῆτε· ἰδοὺ, κριτὴς πρὸ τῶν θυρῶν ἕστηκεν. Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. * Or, Groan, or, grieve not. a So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto upon the ground, and worshipped, And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither : the LonD gave, and the LonD hath taken away: blessed be the name of the LORD. In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly, Job i. 20-22. Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God and die. But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips, ii. 9, 10. Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. He also shall be my salvation : for an hypocrite shall not come before him, xiii. 15, 16. But he knoweth the way that I take when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot hath held his steps; his way have I kept, and not declined, xxiii. 10, 11. And it was so, that, after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and A. D. cir. 60. JAM. V. 11-14. A. D. cir. 60. against thy two friends : for ye have | ἄλλον τινὰ ὅρκον· ἔτω δὲ ὑμῶν τὸ ναὶ, καὶ, not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burntoffering, and my servant Job shall pray for you, for him will I accept ; lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. So Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, went and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job. And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house; and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an ear-ring of gold. So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. He had also seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch. And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations. So Job died, being old, and full of days, Job xlii. 7-17. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace, Psal. xxxvii. 37. Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, said the Lord GOD, Ezek. xiv. 14. d See on Luke i. ver. 50. καὶ τὸ οὔ, οὔ· ἵνα μὴ εἰς ὑπὸκρίσιν πέσητε. a But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; ye fall into condemnation. lest a Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: But I say unto you, Swear not at all: neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil, Matt. v. 33-37. Woe unto you, ye blind guides! which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. Ye fools, and blind! for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? And, whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. Ye fools, and blind! for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon, xxiii. 16-22. VER. 12. Πρὸ πάντων δὲ, ἀδελφοί μου, μὴ ὀμνύετε μήτε τὸν οὐρανὸν, μήτε τὴν γῆν, μήτε VER. 13. Κακοπαθεῖ τις ἐν ὑμῖν; προσευχέσθων εὐθυμεῖ τις ; ψαλλέτω. a Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. a And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me, Psal. xv. 15. a See on Matt. xxvi. ver. 30. clause 1. VER. 14. 398 A. D. eir. 60. JAM. V. 14-18. τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ προσευξάσθωσαν ἐπ' αὐτὸν, ἀλείψαντες αὐτὸν ἐλαίῳ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Κυρίου· Is any sick among you? let him call for a the elders of the church; band let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: a See on Acts xi. ver. 30. b See on Acts ix. ver. 40. And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them, Mark vi. 30. VER. 15. Kai h sixǹ Tñc TisTeWG σŃσE Tòv náμνοντα, καὶ ἐγερεῖ αὐτὸν ὁ Κύριος· καν ἁμαρτίας ᾗ πεποιηκὼς, ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ. a And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him band if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. up say a And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I If have faith as a unto you, ye grain of mustard-seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting, Matt. xvii. 20, 21. Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also, if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive, xxi. 21, 22. And God hath set some in the church, first, apostles; secondarily, prophets; thirdly, teachers; after that miracles; then gifts of healings, 1 Cor. xii. 28. A. D. eir. 60. a And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins, Matt.iii. 6. And many that believed, came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds, Acts xix. 18. b See on Rom. xv. ver. 30. VER. 17. Ἠλίας ἄνθρωπος ἦν ὁμοιοπαθὴς ἡμῖν, καὶ προσευχῆ προσηύξατο τοῦ μὴ βρέξαι καὶ οὐκ ἔβρεξεν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐνιαυτοὺς τρεῖς nai μñvaç i§. a Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed * earnestly that it might not rain ; and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. • Or, in his prayer. a We also are men of like passions with Acts xiv. 15. you, b And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word, 1 Kings xvii. 1. VER. 18. Καὶ πάλιν προσηύξατο, καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς ὑετὸν ἔδωκε, καὶ ἡ γῆ ἐβλάστησε τὸν παρ nòv avтñç. b See on Matt. ix. ver. 2. clause 4. VER. 16. Εξομολογεῖσθε ἀλλήλοις τὰ παραπτώ ματα, καὶ εὔχεσθε ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων, ὅπως αθήτε. Πολὺ ἰσχύει δέησις δικαίου ἐνεργουμένη. a Confess your faults one to another, b and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man d availeth much. a And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. a And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink : and Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. And it came to pass, at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. And it came to pass, in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and ̓Αδελφοὶ, ἐάν τις ἐν ὑμῖν πλανηθῇ ἀπὸ τῆς ἀληθείας, καὶ ἐπιστρέψῃ τις αὐτὸν, Brethren, a if any of you do err from the truth, band one convert him ; a See on 1 Tim. i. ver. 6. A. D. cir. 60. λὸν ἐκ πλάνης ὁδοῦ αὐτοῦ, σώσει ψυχὴν ἐκ θανάτου, καὶ καλύψει πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν. Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way a shall save a soul bfrom death, cand shall hide a multitude of sins. a See on Rom. xi. ver. 14. b See on John v. ver. 24. clause 3. b See on Matt. xviii. ver. 15. clause 3. forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed VER. 20. is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose Γινωσκέτω, ὅτι ὁ ἐπιστρέψας ἁμαρτω. spirit there is no guile, Psal. xxxii. 1, 2, END OF THE EPISTLE OF ST. JAMES. |