James 2

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James 2

Epistle of James 2:19-3:9 on the verso side of Papyrus 20, from the 3rd century.
Book Epistle of James
Bible part New Testament
Order in the Bible part 20
Category General epistles

James 2 is the second chapter of the Epistle of James in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to James the brother of Jesus.[3][4]

Text

James 2:16-18, 22 on Papyrus 54 (5th century)

Structure

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

Verse 1

New King James Version

My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.[7]

Verse 8

New King James Version

If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well; [8]

Contains citation from Leviticus 19:18

Verse 11

New King James Version

For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. [9]

Contains citation from Exodus 20:13-14; Deuteronomy 5:17-18

Verse 17

New King James Version

Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.[10]

It is like a lifeless carcass, a body without a soul, ( James 2:26 ) for as works, without faith, are dead works, so faith, without works, is a dead faith, and not like the lively hope and faith of regenerated persons: and indeed, such who have no other faith than this are dead in trespasses and sins; not that works are the life of faith, or that the life of faith lies in, and flows from works; but, as Dr. Ames observes F2, good works are second acts, necessarily flowing from the life of faith; to which may be added, and by these faith appears to be living, lively and active, or such who perform them appear to be true and living believers.[11]

Verse 23

New King James Version

And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”[g] And he was called the friend of God.[12]

Contains citation from Genesis 15:6

Verse 25

New King James Version

Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?[13]

Contains reference to Joshua 2:15-16

See also

References

  1. ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
  2. ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
  3. ↑ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque, ed. New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
  4. ↑ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans, ed. Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
  5. ↑ 20. James: Introduction, Outline, and Argument. Bible.org
  6. ↑ The New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room, Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF), Münster.
  7. ↑ James 2:1
  8. ↑ James 2:8
  9. ↑ James 2:11
  10. ↑ James 2:17
  11. ↑ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - James 2:17
  12. ↑ James 2:23
  13. ↑ James 2:25

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763). 

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