James 3:7
“For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind :”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For every kind of beasts, and of birds,.... Or the "nature" of them, as it is in the Greek text; however fierce, as…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For every kind of beasts - The apostle proceeds to state another thing showing the power of the tongue, the fact that it…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Every kind of beasts - That is, every species of wild beasts, πασα φυσις θηριων, is tamed, i.e. brought under man's…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714James 3:1-12
The foregoing chapter shows how unprofitable and dead faith is without works. It is plainly intimated by what this…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
every kind of beasts Better, Every nature. This was, probably, intended by the translators, as being the old meaning of…