Study it in the app“and let the rich boast in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.”
andδὲletthe richὁ πλούσιοςboastinἐνhis humiliation,τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτοῦbecauseὅτιlikeὡςa flowerἄνθοςof the grassχόρτουhe will pass away.παρελεύσεται
Both texts compare people to the flower of the grass that withers.
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
rich
Someone with many possessions.
Where else “plousios” appearshumble state
Humble state, lowliness, humiliation.
Where else “tapeinōsei” appearsflower
Flower.
Where else “anthos” appearsgrass
Grass, pasture.
Where else “chortou” appearspass away
To come to an end, cease to exist.
Where else “pareleusetai” appearsRecalls Isaiah 40:6-7.
9And let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,
10 · This verse (above)
11For the sun rose with its scorching heat and withered the grass, and its flower fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished; so also the rich man will fade away in his pursuits.
1. What it says
What does James say the testing of faith produces, and what should someone do who lacks wisdom (v. 2-5)?
2. What it means
James says it is not enough to hear the word; we must do it (v. 22-25). Why does he use the image of a mirror?
3. How I live it
James speaks of being quick to hear and slow to speak (v. 19). In what conversation today could you listen more?
