New American Standard Bible 2020
James 1:18-21
18In the exercise of 1His willG1014 He 2gaveG616 us birthG616 by 3the wordG3056 of truthG225, soG1519 thatG1519 we would be 4a kindG5100 of 5firstG536 fruitsG536 6among His creaturesG2938.
1978You knowG3609 this, 9my belovedG27 brothersG80 and sisters. Now everyoneG3956G444 must be quickG5036 to hearG191, 10slowG1021 to speakG2980, and 11slowG1021 to angerG3709; 20for a man’sG435 12angerG3709 does not bringG2038 aboutG2038 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316. 21ThereforeG1352, 13riddingG659 yourselves ofG659 allG3956 filthinessG4507 and all 14that remainsG4050 of wickednessG2549, in 15humilityG4240 receiveG1209 16the wordG3056 implantedG1721, which is ableG1410 to saveG4982 your soulsG5590.
Notes
- 1. James 1:18 John 1:13 ↩
- 2. James 1:18 James 1:15; 1 Pet 1:3, 23 ↩
- 3. James 1:18 2 Cor 6:7; Eph 1:13; 2 Tim 2:15 ↩
- 4. James 1:18 Or a certain first fruits ↩
- 5. James 1:18 Jer 2:3; Rev 14:4 ↩
- 6. James 1:18 Lit of ↩
- 7. James 1:19 Or Know this ↩
- 8. James 1:19 1 John 2:21 ↩
- 9. James 1:19 Acts 1:15; James 1:2, 16; 2:1, 5, 14; 3:1, 10; 4:11; 5:12, 19 ↩
- 10. James 1:19 Prov 10:19; 17:27 ↩
- 11. James 1:19 Prov 16:32; Eccl 7:9 ↩
- 12. James 1:20 Matt 5:22; Eph 4:26 ↩
- 13. James 1:21 Eph 4:22; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
- 14. James 1:21 Lit abundance of malice ↩
- 15. James 1:21 Or gentleness ↩
- 16. James 1:21 Eph 1:13; 1 Pet 1:22f ↩
Commentaries on James 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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