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Humble yourselvesταπεινώθητεbeforeἐνώπιονthe Lord,κυρίουandκαὶhe will exaltὑψώσειyou.ὑμᾶς
James 4:10
Study it in the app“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.”
James: draw near to God and he will draw near to youTurning back to God
With the Greek beneath
James 4:10, word by word
- Humble yourselvesταπεινώθητεtapeinōthēte
humble oneself
To make oneself small before God and others.
Where else “tapeinōthēte” appears- beforeἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- he will exaltὑψώσειhypsōsei
exalt
To give honor and a high place to someone.
Where else “hypsōsei” appears
The context
9Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into gloom.
10 · This verse (above)
11Do not speak against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
To study James 4 in a group
1. What it says
Where does James say the fights and quarrels among you come from (v. 1-3)?
2. What it means
James says "draw near to God, and he will draw near to you" (v. 8). What other instructions does he give around that phrase (v. 7-10)?
3. How I live it
James invites us to make plans saying "if the Lord wills" (v. 15). What plan of yours today can you put in God's hands?