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Draw nearἐγγίσατεto God,τῷ θεῷandκαὶhe will draw nearἐγγιεῖto you.ὑμῖνCleanseκαθαρίσατεyour hands,χεῖραςsinners,ἁμαρτωλοίandκαὶpurifyἁγνίσατεyour hearts,καρδίαςyou double-minded.δίψυχοι
James 4:8
Study it in the app“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
James: draw near to God and he will draw near to youTurning back to GodSubmit to God, resist the devil, and draw near to GodTemptation
With the Greek beneath
James 4:8, word by word
- Draw nearἐγγίσατεengisate
come near
Come near, draw near; be at hand.
Where else “engisate” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- Cleanseκαθαρίσατεkatharisate
purify
To cleanse the heart from sin.
Where else “katharisate” appears- your handsχεῖραςcheiras
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” appears- sinnersἁμαρτωλοίhamartōloi
sinner
Sinner; in the Pharisees' mouth, someone who did not keep the law.
Where else “hamartōloi” appears- purifyἁγνίσατεhagnisate
purify
Purify; purify oneself according to the law in order to take part in worship.
Where else “hagnisate” appears- your heartsκαρδίαςkardias
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appears- you double-mindedδίψυχοιdipsychoi
double-minded
Double-minded: divided between two minds, wavering.
Where else “dipsychoi” appears
The context
7Submit then to God. And resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 · This verse (above)
9Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into gloom.
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?