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Forγὰρthatἐκεῖνοςpersonὁ ἄνθρωποςmust notμὴsupposeοἰέσθωthatὅτιhe will receiveλήμψεταίanythingτιfromπαρὰthe Lord;τοῦ κυρίου
James 1:7
Study it in the app“For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;”
With the Greek beneath
James 1:7, word by word
- personἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- supposeοἰέσθωoiesthō
suppose
Think, suppose.
Where else “oiesthō” appears- he will receiveλήμψεταίlēmpsetai
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “lēmpsetai” appears- the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears
The context
6But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed about.
7 · This verse (above)
8he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
To study James 1 in a group
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?