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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Your riches are corrupted,.... Either through disuse of them; and so the phrase is expressive of their tenaciousness,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Your riches are corrupted - The word here rendered “corrupted” (σήπω sēpō) does not occur elsewhere in the New…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Your riches are corrupted - Σεσηπε· Are putrefied. The term πλουτος, riches, is to be taken here, not for gold, silver,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714James 5:1-11
The apostle is here addressing first sinners and then saints.
I. Let us consider the address to sinners; and here we…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten The union of the two chief forms of Eastern wealth in this…
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