James 5:9

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - James 5:1-12

He Now Reminds Them That They Need To See Life In Terms Of The Last Day (James 4:11 to James 5:12 ). From this point on until James 5:12 there will be an emphasis on judgment, and on seeing life in the light of it. The passage parallels James 1:9-12, with its references to judgment, to the rich and poor and to the frailty of the rich. It proceeds in four stages: o First he gives a warning against judging others in view of the fact that it is God and not them Who is Lawgiver and Judge. They... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - James 5:7-11

A Call To Patient Endurance In The Light Of The Lord’s Coming (James 5:7-11 ). James now turns back to those who are true ‘brothers’ and exhorts them to patient endurance, and to watch their tongues, in the light of the Lord’s imminent coming. This is parallel to James 1:2-3; James 1:12 where he speaks of patient endurance and of the Crown of Life promised to all who love Him. ‘The Lord’ here clearly means ‘the Lord, Jesus Christ’ (James 1:1; James 2:1). They are to wait patiently like a... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - James 5:9

‘Do not murmur, brothers, one against another, that you be not judged. Behold, the judge stands before the doors.’ But it is one thing to patiently endure external trials, it is quite another to endure the internal behaviour and attitude of various ‘brothers’. So once more James has to emphasise the need to control the tongue. They must nor murmur and complain against each other. This was clearly a constant problem in the early church, as it is in all churches. But they are to remember that... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - James 5:7-11

James 5:7-1 Kings : . “ Patience” in James 5:7-Ruth :; James 5:10 is different from “ endurance” in n, Hebrews 12:1 f.; it is the opposite of “ short-temperedness” or “ impatience.” The farmer does his work and then can only wait for a harvest which he can do nothing to hurry. The “ Coming of the Lord” is a phrase appropriating to Yahweh— and in Christian language to Christ— a term almost technical for royal visits. (With our new knowledge of the “ profane” use of the word, mg. becomes... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - James 5:9

Grudge not; Greek: Groan not; the sense may be, either: Envy not one another, (or, as we translate it: Grudge not), it being the nature of envy to groan at other men’s good; or, Groan not by way of accusation or complaint to God against others, desiring him to avenge your quarrels, as if you were too good to suffer injuries, or God were unjnst or forgetful of righting you. One against another; brother against brother, Christian against Christian: they were injured not only by rich worldlings... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - James 5:7-11

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESJames 5:7. Margin, “suffer with long patience.” St. James inculcates a systematic course of action. Early and latter rain.—Early rain fell from October to February, latter from March to end of April.James 5:9. Grudge not.—A caution against an impatient, querulous temper. “Complain not.” “Groan not.”James 5:11. Endure.—Some prefer “endured.” Pitful.—Large-hearted; tender-hearted. The word used, πολύσπλαγχνος, is peculiar, and it is thought may have been coined by St.... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - James 5:9

DISCOURSE: 2375NEARNESS OF JUDGMENTJames 5:9. Behold! the Judge standeth before the door.OF the Day of Judgment there is frequent mention in the New Testament: and so strongly was the idea of it realized in the minds of the inspired writers, that they conveyed to the Church, unintentionally on their parts, an expectation of its speedy arrival. This arose indeed, in part, from our blessed Lord himself having blended his description of it with a prediction of the judgments which impended over... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - James 5:1-20

Chapter 5Now in chapter five he takes on the rich. So this doesn't apply to many of us.Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days ( James 5:1-3 ).So he speaks of the rich and heaping up treasure for the last days, talking... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - James 5:1-20

James 5:1 . Go to now, or go now, ye rich men. He had taught them humility, because their glory vanished away as the flower of the field: chap. James 1:10. He now calls upon them to weep and howl over the ashes of their tombs and sanctuary, their warehouses and pleasant villas in flames, and Jerusalem the common grave of a ruined nation. It is indubitable that the early christians, from the words of Christ and of the prophets, knew that Jerusalem would be destroyed, and that the event... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - James 5:9

James 5:9Grudge not one against anotherDiscontent and envyI.EXPLAIN THE EXHORTATION. 1. The exhortation implies that we are apt to be secretly discontented with our condition and circumstances in the present life; that we are prone to become fretful when things do not correspond with our wishes. 2. It is implied that we are prone to envy, or to look upon the prosperity of others, either real or imaginary, with a spirit of secret discontent. 3. We are in danger of cherishing a spirit of... read more

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