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Verse 13. _IS ANY AMONG YOU AFFLICTED? LET HIM PRAY_] The Jews taught
that the meaning of the ordinance, Leviticus 13:45, which required the
leper to cry, _Unclean! unclean_! was, "that thus _making...
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IS ANY AMONG YOU AFFLICTED? - By sickness, bereavement,
disappointment, persecutions, loss of health or property. The word
used here refers to suffering evil of any kind, (κακοπαθεῖ
kakopathei.)
LET...
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V. THE COMING OF THE LORD AND THE LIFE OF FAITH
CHAPTER 5
_ 1. The oppression by the rich and their coming doom (James 5:1)_
2. Be patient unto the coming of the Lord (James 5:7)
3. The prayers of...
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The key to this hard passage seems to lie in the climax, the example
of Elijah, who in 1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 18:41 ff., is not said to have
prayed for drought or for rain. His prayer is in the phrase...
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THE WORTHLESSNESS OF RICHES (James 5:1-3)...
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Is any among you in trouble? Let him pray. Is any in good spirits? Let
him sing a hymn. Is any among you sick? Let him call in the elders of
the Church; and let them anoint him with oil in the name of...
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AFFLICTED. Greek. _kakopatheo._ See 2 Timothy 2:3 and Compare James
5:10, above.
PRAY. App-134.
MERRY. See Acts 27:22.
SING PSALMS. Greek. _psallo._ See...
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Affliction Sickness Confession
13. _Is any among you afflicted, let him pray_ The precepts point to
the principle that worship is the truest and best expression of both
sorrow and joy. In affliction m...
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Deeply important practical rules relating to (_a_) Prayer as a force
in life, (_b_) Intercessory prayer, (_c_) Confession, (_d_)
Conversion....
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ΚΑΚΟΠΑΘΕΙ͂. See above, James 5:10.
ψαλλέτω. The word implies the accompaniment of a musical
instrument. For psalmody among the Jews see Bp Lightfoot’s note on
Colossians 3:16. He shews by quotation fr...
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_RELY ON PRAYER -- JAMES 5:13-18:_ James closed with a series of
admonitions to assist Christians in daily living. He said Christians
should: (1) Pray when in trouble, (James 5:13) (2) Sing psalms whe...
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ΚΑΚΟΠΑΘΕΪ́ _praes. ind. act. от_ КАКОΠΑΘΈΩ
(G2553) страдать от несчастий, страдать
от проблем,
ΠΡΟΣΕΥΧΈΣΘΩ _praes. imper. med. (dep.) от_
ΠΡΟΣΕΎΧΟΜΑΙ G4336молиться. _Praes. imper._
призывает к привы...
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IS ANY AMONG YOU AFFLICTED? &C.— These two directions concerning
prayer when they were afflicted, and praise when they were easy and
cheerful, seem to refer to private devotion, and not to their publi...
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WHEN THE SAINT SUFFERS
_Text_
James 5:13 a.
Is any among you suffering? let him pray.
_Queries_
429.
Does not every Christian, even every person, suffer? Then why the
question?
430.
What does...
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Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing
psalms.
AFFLICTED, [ kakopathei (G2553)] - 'evil treated:' "suffering
affliction" (James 5:10).
LET HIM PRAY - not "swear" in...
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VERSE 13 IS ANY AMONG YOU AFFLICTED? LET HIM PRAY.
In the place of denying the faith under oath, let such a one pray pray
for strength to bear the affliction and every persecution. God alone
is the h...
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12 This prohibition is essentially the same as that given by our Lord
(Mat_5:34).
15 "The prayer of faith will save the sick" is a very loose rendering
of this passage. The word which they translate ...
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REBUKE AND ENCOURAGEMENT
2. Are corrupted, etc.] prophetic tense, in which the future is spoken
of as though it were already come to pass....
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The true means of sanctifying times of excitement, whether joyful or
sorrowful. We must make the worship of God the outlet for our emotion.
14-16. In order to understand this passage, round which much...
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WHAT *FAITH SHOULD DO
JAMES
_IAN MACKERVOY_
The word list at the end explains words with a *star by them.
CHAPTER 5
JUDGEMENT OF THE RICH 5:1-6
V1 Now, you rich people, weep and cry aloud. Th...
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We now pass on to advice of different kinds — to the heavy-laden or
light-hearted, to the suffering and afflicted. Prayer is to be the
refuge of one, praise the safeguard of another; the whole life is...
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CHAPTER 26
WORSHIP THE BEST OUTLET AND REMEDY FOR EXCITEMENT-THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN WORSHIP AND CONDUCT.
James 5:13
THE subject of this verse was probably suggested by that of the
preceding one. Oat...
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κακοπαθεῖ : See note on James 5:10; it refers perhaps rather
to mental worry or distress, while ἀσθενεῖ refers to some
specific bodily ailment. εὐθυμεῖ : only found elsewhere in
Acts 27:22; Acts 27:25...
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EFFECTUAL PRAYER
James 5:12
In view of the judgment-seat, at which we shall have to give an
account of our words, we shall do well to employ the simplest,
plainest speech, Matthew 5:34; Matthew 12:3...
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Approaching the conclusion of his letter, the writer addressed a
terrible indictment and solemn warning to the rich. He showed the
failure of possessions, and how they may become the curse of life.
S...
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RESPONSES TO VARIOUS SITUATIONS
What should a Christian do when physical and mental problems bear down
upon him and depression sets in? James says pray, not just once, but
repeatedly. On the other han...
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(8) Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him
sing psalms.
(8) He shows the best remedy against all afflictions, that is, prayers
which have their place both in sorrow and joy....
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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; lest ye fall into condemnation. (13) Is an...
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To the reader who enters on the consideration of the epistle of James
from the epistles of Paul, the change is great and sudden, and by no
means least of all from the epistle to the Hebrews, which, in...
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13_Is any among you afflicted? _he means that there is no time in
which God does not invite us to himself. For afflictions ought to
stimulate us to pray; prosperity supplies us with an occasion to
pra...
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The two classes in Israel are distinctly marked here in contrast with
one another, with the addition of the walk which the Christian ought
to pursue when chastised by the Lord.
The apostle gives the c...
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IS ANY AMONG YOU AFFLICTED?.... As the people of God generally are;
they are commonly a poor, and an afflicted people; at least there are
many among them that are so, and many are their afflictions: t...
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Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing
psalms.
Ver. 13. _Is any among you afflicted?_] Any one may, for grace is no
target against affliction.
_ Let him pray_] Not only...
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_Is any among you afflicted? let him pray_ That he may be supported
under his affliction, so as to be enabled to bear it with patience and
resignation to the divine will, and find it to be sanctified...
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IS ANY AMONG YOU AFFLICTED? LET HIM PRAY, IS ANY MERRY? LET HIM SING
PSALMS....
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The improper and the proper use of God's name:...
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Verses 1 Timothy 6 are addressed to rich men, and no doubt specially
to those who make some claim of having the knowledge of God. They are
bidden to weep and howl for the miseries that will take them,...
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Why do Christians suffer? Why is there suffering in our world?
Discuss: If God is love, why does He allow such suffering? What should
we do - if we are suffering? How will that help? What should we do...
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"Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let
him sing praises." "Let him pray" -"one should not frivolously swear
in times of adversity, but he should rather pray…. It is not...
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12-18 The sin of swearing is condemned; but how many make light of
common profane swearing! Such swearing expressly throws contempt upon
God's name and authority. This sin brings neither gain, nor pl...
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IS ANY AMONG YOU AFFLICTED? either troubled or afflicted in mind, as
appears by the opposite being MERRY, or more generally afflicted any
way. Not that we need not pray at other times, but when under...
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James 5:13 Is G2553 anyone G5100 among G1722 you G5213 suffering G2553
(G5719) pray G4336 (G5737) Is...
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‘Is any among you suffering? Let him pray.'
The first injunction is concerning those who are ‘suffering,
afflicted, going through hard times' (compare the use of the word in
2Ti 2:2; 2 Timothy 2:9; 2...
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FINAL EXHORTATION TO PRAYER AND FAITH (JAMES 5:12).
Having faced up men and women to judgment in different ways James now
ends as he began by putting great emphasis on the need for faith and
prayer, a...
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James 5:7-20. St. James concludes his Epistle with a variety of
admonitions. He first exhorts his readers to patience; they are to
exercise forbearance toward their oppressors and trust toward God,
be...
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James 5:13. IS ANY AFFLICTED? The word rendered ‘afflicted' is a
general term, denoting all kinds of affliction sickness, pain,
bereavement, disappointment, persecution. Here perhaps it specially
refe...
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IS ANY SUFFERING?
(κακοπαθε τισ;). See verse James 5:10 for
κακοπαθια. The verb in N.T. occurs only here and in 2 Timothy
2:3; 2 Timothy 2:9; 2 Tim...
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CONTENTS: Warning to the rich. Exhortations in view of Christ's second
coming.
CHARACTERS: Christ, Job, Elias, James.
CONCLUSION: Great amassing of wealth will be a sign of the last days,
but woe to...
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James 5:1. _Go to now,_ or go now, _ye rich men._ He had taught them
humility, because their glory vanished away as the flower of the
field: chap. James 1:10. He now calls upon them _to weep and howl_...
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IN TROUBLE? "Are you suffering because you are a Christian? Then don't
try to escape it by swearing an oath falsely." HE SHOULD PRAY. "When
in trouble, ask God for strength! Ask him for _wisdom_ (Jame...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 5:13 The Prayer of Faith. Speaking mainly of
prayer, James restates some of the letter’s key themes. These
include trials and misuse of the tongue. The ultimate way to
“tame” one’s...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 5:13. MERRY.—Of good cheer, gladsome at heart. PSALM.—The
word suggests a composition fitted to an accompaniment of music.
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— J...
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EXPOSITION
JAMES 5:1
DENUNCIATION OF THE RICH FOR
(1) GRINDING DOWN THE POOR AND KEEPING BACK THEIR WAGES;...
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Now in chapter five he takes on the rich. So this doesn't apply to
many of us.
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall
come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, your garment...
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1 Chronicles 16:9; 1 Corinthians 14:26; 2 Chronicles 33:12; 2
Chronicles 33:13;...
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Is afflicted [κ α κ ο π α θ ε ι]. See on the kindred word
kakopaqeia, suffering, ver. 10. Only here and 2 Timothy 2:3; 2 Timothy
2:9; 2 Timothy 4:5.
Let him sing psalms [ψ α λ λ ε τ ω]. The word means...
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Here observe, 1. That affliction is. praying season. Prayer is. duty
never out of season, but never more in season than in and under
affliction.
Observe, 2. That though the time of affliction be. spec...