Study it in the app“For 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.”
Forγὰρthe sunὁ ἥλιοςroseἀνέτειλενwithσὺνits scorching heatτῷ καύσωνιandκαὶwitheredἐξήρανενthe grass,τὸν χόρτονandκαὶitsαὐτοῦflowerτὸ ἄνθοςfell,ἐξέπεσενandκαὶthe beautyἡ εὐπρέπειαof itsτοῦ αὐτοῦappearanceπροσώπουperished;ἀπώλετοsoοὕτωςalsoκαὶthe rich manὁ πλούσιοςwill fade awayμαρανθήσεταιinἐνhis pursuits.ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ
sun
Sun.
Where else “hēlios” appearsrise
To appear in the sky, like the sun or light.
Where else “aneteilen” appearswith
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appearsscorching heat
Scorching heat; also the hot desert wind.
Where else “kausōni” appearswither
To lose moisture and life, like a plant or a limb without strength.
Where else “exēranen” appearsgrass
Grass, pasture.
Where else “chorton” appearsflower
Flower.
Where else “anthos” appearsfall off
To come loose from where it was and drop to the ground or into the water.
Where else “exepesen” appearsbeauty
Beauty, fine appearance.
Where else “euprepeia” appearsappearance
What is seen on the outside, which may not show what someone is like inside.
Where else “prosōpou” appearsperish
To die, or be cut off from God forever.
Where else “apōleto” appearsrich
Someone with many possessions.
Where else “plousios” appearswither, fade
Wither, fade away, dry up.
Where else “maranthēsetai” appearspursuits
The busy dealings of life.
Where else “poreiais” appears10and let the rich boast in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
11 · This verse (above)
12Happy is the man who endures trial, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which he promised to those who love him.
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?
