James 1:22-27 NASB,NASB

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 1:25

But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.Contrasted with the man who merely "glances" in a mirror the person looking into the perfect law of liberty is represented as "continuing to do so," a mere glance being insufficient.Gibson said that "The conception of the gospel as a law is characteristic of James";[55] but that conception was also that of the apostle... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 1:26

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.It is clear from this that James was addressing this letter to self-deceived people who in some manner had accepted the proposition that they were saved without reference to the practice of true Christianity. What was their fallacy? It could well have been that of imagining that they were "saved through faith only." That they were indeed believers is perfectly clear... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 1:27

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.Some commentators make a big point of saying that James was here contrasting Christian behavior with external acts of religion, such as taking the Lord's supper; but this is not the case at all. Christianity also includes doing that, and everything else that Christ commanded. As Jesus put it in the Great Commission, "teaching them to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 1:22

James 1:22. Hearers only, deceiving, &c.— The Jews did indeed place much of their religion in going up at proper times to the synagogue to hear the law read; and there may possibly be an allusion to that disposition, The exact signification of the word παραλογιζομενοι, rendered deceiving, is, "imposing upon any, by a sophistical show of argument;" and here it is used with peculiar propriety. The Jews have a proverb, "That he who hears the law, and does not practise it, is like a man who... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 1:23

James 1:23. Like unto a man beholding his natural face, &c.— By way of opposition to the moral temper and disposition of his mind;—which he is to view in the glass of the gospel, and carefully regulate thereby; James 1:25. Perhaps some of them pretended, that Abraham believed, and that was counted unto him for righteousness; and therefore there was no occasion that they should be doers of the word, seeing they believed it, and were very ready to hear it: (See ch. James 2:14, &c.) as too... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 1:25

James 1:25. But whoso looketh, &c.— Ο δε παρακυψας : He that hath bowed his head, or stooped down, more curiously to pry into any thing. The word is used concerning the disciples bowing down curiously and intensely to pry into our Lord's sepulchre, Luke 24:12. Joh 20:5; John 20:11. But the image which the apostle seems here to have had before his mind, most probably is the same with that expressed 1 Peter 1:12. Which things the angels desired to look into; παρακυψαι : In which expression... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 1:26

James 1:26. And bridleth not his tongue— Not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart. Bishop Butler. As if the apostle had said, "It is impossible that any man should so much as seem to be religious, if he does not at least think that he bridles his tongue; but if he deceive himself in this important branch of religion, he is deceived in the whole of it." And indeed, to many sins of the tongue are committed without any apprehension of their being evil, that this caution, and this remark... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 1:27

James 1:27. Pure religion— By the word θρησκεια, religion, is often meant the worship of God; but here it evidently takes in a larger compass; namely, that menvisit the fatherless, &c. "Pure and undefiled religion, that which is clear and without any flaw or blemish before the penetrating eyes of God, even the Father, consists not merelyin speculations or forms, or even in the warmth of affection during the exercise of worship; but it is this—to take the oversight of orphans and widows in... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 1:22

22. Qualification of the precept, "Be swift to hear": "Be ye doers . . . not hearers only"; not merely "Do the word," but "Be doers" systematically and continually, as if this was your regular business. James here again refers to the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:21-29). deceiving your own selves—by the logical fallacy (the Greek implies this) that the mere hearing is all that is needed. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 1:23

23. For—the logical self-deceit (James 1:22) illustrated. not a doer—more literally, "a notdoer" [ALFORD]. The true disciple, say the rabbis, learns in order that he may do, not in order that he may merely know or teach. his natural face—literally, "the countenance of his birth": the face he was born with. As a man may behold his natural face in a mirror, so the hearer may perceive his moral visage in God's Word. This faithful portraiture of man's soul in Scripture, is the strongest proof of... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 1:25

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 1:26

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 1:27

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 1:22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 1:23

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 1:25

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 1:26

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 1:27

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 1:22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 1:23

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