The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:7-10
Exhortation based on the preceding , quite in the style of a prophet of the Old Testament. read more
James-4:7
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:7-10
Submission to God. This passage is a powerful and heart-stirring appeal to those professing Christians whose hearts had been lull of worldly "pleasures" ( James 4:3 ), and whose hands had been occupied with " wars " and "fightings." Within these four verses there are no fewer than ten verbs in the imperative mood; but the cardinal precept of the whole paragraph is the exhortation to submission, with which it both opens and closes. The other counsels in James 4:7-9 have reference to... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God - That is, in his arrangements for obtaining his favor. Yield to what he has judged necessary for your welfare in the life that is, and your salvation in the life to come. The duty here enjoined is that of entire acquiescence in the arrangements of God, whether in his providence or grace. All these are for our good, and submission to them is required by the spirit of true humility. The object of the command here, and in the succeeding injunctions to particular... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - James 4:6-10
James 4:6-10. But he God, giveth more grace To all those who, while they shun those tempers, sincerely and earnestly pray for it. Wherefore he saith, [see the margins] God, resisteth the proud The unhumbled; those that think highly of themselves, and put confidence in their own wisdom, power, or holiness, and who seek the praise of men rather than the praise of God; against these God sets himself in battle array, as it is expressed, Proverbs 3:24. He rejects them, and will not allow... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - James 4:1-12
Worldliness and its results (4:1-12)Continuing his teaching on the evil results of worldly attitudes, James explains why fights and quarrels occur. Selfish ambition fights against the more spiritual motives. Some Christians are constantly looking for more power, increased possessions and higher status. Because they want the wrong things, they do not pray. If they pray, they find their prayers refused, and so try to do things their own way (4:1-3). This is worldliness, and it is opposed to the... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 4:7
Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.As noted in the introduction, James here included a series of blunt, power-packed exhortations, running through James 4:10. The expression "ye sinners" coming right in the middle of this (James 4:8) forbids referring this particular paragraph to Christians, the unmodified designation "sinners" not being an appropriate address for members of the body of Christ to whom the whole letter is written. Carson pointed out... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 4:7
James 4:7. Submit yourselves— "Subject yourselves therefore to God, and, being listed in his army, keep the rank which he hath assigned you." Thus much is implied by the word υποταγητε . read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 4:7
7. Submit to . . . God—so ye shall be among "the humble," :-; also James 4:10; 1 Peter 5:6. Resist . . . devil—Under his banner pride and envy are enlisted in the world; resist his temptations to these. Faith, humble prayers, and heavenly wisdom, are the weapons of resistance. The language is taken from warfare. "Submit" as a good soldier puts himself in complete subjection to his captain. "Resist," stand bravely against. he will flee—Translate, "he shall flee." For it is a promise of God, not... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - James 4:1-10
A. Interpersonal and Inner Personal Tensions 4:1-10"James 4 continues the same topic of strife, and addresses now not only the teachers of James 3:14 but also the rest of the brotherhood who are in similar sin: strife springs from within (James 4:1-3) and is fostered by worldliness; love of the world and love of God cannot coexist (James 4:4-6); Christians must resist the devil and draw near to God (James 4:7-10)." [Note: Adamson, p. 165.] read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - James 4:7
Read, but resist , etc. ( ἀντίστητε δέ ), א , A, B, Coptic, Vulgate. read more