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The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917], at sacred-texts.com


James Chapter 1

James 1:4

jam 1:4

perfect

Mature and complete.

(See Scofield) - (Mat 5:48).

James 1:14

jam 1:14

tempted

"Temptation" is used in two senses:

(1) Solicitation to evil, (for example, (Gen 3:1-6); (Mat 4:1); (Co1 10:13); (Co2 11:3); (Co2 11:4); (Jam 1:14).

(2) Testing under trial, (for example, (Gen 22:1); (Luk 22:28).

Compare (Luk 4:2).

Compare (Mat 6:13); (solicitation to evil) and (Pe1 1:6); (testing under trial).

James 1:15

jam 1:15

sin

Sin

(See Scofield) - (Rom 3:23).

James 1:17

jam 1:17

gift

Two words are used in the original for "gift":

the first meaning the act of giving;

the second meaning the thing given.

James 1:20

jam 1:20

righteousness

(See Scofield) - (Rom 3:21).

James 1:21

jam 1:21

save

(See Scofield) - (Rom 1:16).

James 1:26

jam 1:26

religious

(Greek, "thrēskos", means "outwardly religious").

James 1:27

jam 1:27

world

Greek, "kosmos" means "world-system". (Jam 4:4); (Joh 7:7).

(See Scofield) - (Rev 13:8).


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