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James 1 — Sermon Preparation
Trials, the deceptive nature of temptation, the call to be doers of the word and not hearers only, and the definition of true religion are addressed. Below is a research summary for James 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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James 1 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| τέλειος | téleios | G5046 | 4 | of full age, man, perfect |
| πειράζω | peirázō | G3985 | 4 | assay, examine, go about, prove |
| ἀκροατής | akroatḗs | G202 | 3 | hearer |
| ποιητής | poiētḗs | G4163 | 3 | doer, poet |
| ἀνήρ | anḗr | G435 | 4 | fellow, husband, man, sir |
| λόγος | lógos | G3056 | 4 | account, cause, communication, concerning |
| ἀδελφός | adelphós | G80 | 4 | brother |
How preachers through history handled this text
51 public-domain excerpts on James 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Christianity teaches men to be joyful under troubles: such exercises are sent from God's love; and trials in the way of duty will brighten our graces now, and our crown at last. Let us take care, in times of trial, that patience, and not passion, is set to work in us: whatever is said or done, let patience have the saying and doing of it. When the work of patience is complete, it will furnish all that is necessary for our Christian race and warfare. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on James 1:1–11 (Public Domain)
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