James 4:12
“There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
There is one lawgiver,.... The Alexandrian copy, and others, and the Syriac, Ethiopic, and Vulgate Latin versions, add,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
There is one lawgiver - There is but one who has a right to give law. The reference here is undoubtedly to the Lord…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
There is one lawgiver - Και κριτης, And judge, is added here by AB, about thirty others, with both the Syriac, Erpen's…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714James 4:11-17
In this part of the chapter,
I. We are cautioned against the sin of evil-speaking: Speak not evil one of another,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy Here again we have to trace a latent sequence of thought. The…
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