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James 2 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for James 2, 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 2 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
πίστις pístis G4102 13 assurance, belief, believe, faith
ἔργον érgon G2041 12 deed, doing, labour, work
πτωχός ptōchós G4434 4 beggar, poor
νόμος nómos G3551 5 law
ἐσθής esthḗs G2066 3 apparel, clothing, raiment, robe
δικαιόω dikaióō G1344 3 free, justify, be righteous
ἀδελφός adelphós G80 4 brother

How preachers through history handled this text

36 public-domain excerpts on James 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Thomas Manton 23 Calvin 7 Matthew Henry 3 Jonathan Edwards 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“Those are wrong who put a mere notional belief of the gospel for the whole of evangelical religion, as many now do. No doubt, true faith alone, whereby men have part in Christ's righteousness, atonement, and grace, saves their souls; but it produces holy fruits, and is shown to be real by its effect on their works; while mere assent to any form of doctrine, or mere historical belief of any facts, wholly differs from this saving faith. A bare profession may gain the good opinion of pious people; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on James 2:14–27 (Public Domain)

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