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6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
a“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”  

Humility Cures Worldliness

7 Therefore submit to God. aResist the devil and he will flee from you.  
8 aDraw near to God and He will draw near to you. bCleanse your hands, you sinners; and cpurify your hearts, you double-minded.  
9 aLament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.  
10 aHumble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.  

Do Not Judge a Brother

11 aDo not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother band judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.  
12 There is one1 Lawgiver, awho is able to save and to destroy. bWho are you to judge another?  
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James 4:8

Draw nigh to God (eggisate tw qew). First aorist active imperative of eggizw, late verb from egguv (near) as in Matthew 3:2. With dative case again of personal relation. The priests in the sanctuary drew nigh to God (Exodus 19:22), as we should now.

Cleanse your hands (kaqarisate xeirav). First aorist active imperative of kaqarizw, to cleanse, from dirt in a ritual sense (Exodus 30:19-21; Mark 7:3, Mark 7:19). Here it is figurative, as in 1:16; Psalms 24:4. If we always had clean (from sin) hands and hearts?

Ye sinners (amartwloi). A sharp term to strike the conscience, "a reproach meant to startle and sting" (Ropes).

Purify your hearts (agnisate kardiav). First aorist active imperative of agnizw, old verb from agnov (James 3:17), ceremonially (Acts 21:24, Acts 21:26), but here morally as in I Peter 1:22; I John 3:3. Anarthrous use of kardiav as of xeirav (wash hands, purify hearts).

Ye double-minded (diyuxoi). As in James 1:8.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing James 4:8:

Acts 21:24
James 1:8
James 2:4
James 4:7
James 5:8
1 Peter 1:22
1 John 3:3

 

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