Bible Commentaries

1 Corinthians 5:11-13 — Christians Must Judge Those Within the Church It was specifically those Christians in sin that Paul warned the brethren not to keep company with. McGarvey says, "Have no interchange of hospitality which would imply brotherly recognition, lest the

Titus overview — Titus and His Relationship to Paul Two young men in the New Testament stand out because of their relationship with the apostle Paul. Timothy is better known because he is so often with Paul in Acts. Titus' name never appears in Luke's record.

James overview — James and His Readers An Epistle On Christian Living The book of James has most often been placed in a group with 1 and 2Pe_1:1-21 ; 2Pe_2:1-22 and 3 John and Jude. The seven books, as a group, are often called the general epistles. This title

James 1:1 — About the Author and His Readers Rather than relying upon his physical kinship with our Lord to get himself a hearing, James calls himself "a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ." The Greek word "doulos", which is translated servant,

James 1:1 — Sobre el autor y sus lectores En lugar de depender de su parentesco físico con nuestro Señor para obtener una audiencia, James se llama a sí mismo "un siervo de Dios y del Señor Jesucristo". La palabra griega "doulos", que se traduce como siervo, sugiere

James 1:13-14 — Poner la culpa en uno mismo En la primera parte de Santiago 1:1-27 se consideran las pruebas o penalidades externas. Luego, como señala Woods, James cambia de la forma nominal a un verbo en su consideración de la tentación. Woods nos dice que la forma

James 1:16-18 — God Is The Source Of Good Do not make the mistake of believing that God tempts us to do evil. He would not give man two such unwanted offspring. Instead, God is the source of everything that is good ( Jam_1:16-17 ). "So Jesus said to him, 'Why

James 1:2-4 — Razones para tener gozo en las pruebas James usa la palabra para "saludos" que significa "gozo para ustedes". Luego continúa diciendo a sus lectores que deben ser felices incluso en la presencia de muchas y diversas clases de dificultades y pruebas externas

James 2:8-13 — The Royal Law James seemingly anticipated their response. Perhaps they would say they were only following the law, fit for kings, which said they should love their neighbor as themselves ( Lev_19:18 ). James said it would be fine if they really

James 2:8-13 — la ley real James aparentemente anticipó su respuesta. Tal vez dirían que solo estaban siguiendo la ley, propia de los reyes, que decía que debían amar a su prójimo como a sí mismos ( Levítico 19:18 ). James dijo que estaría bien si realmente practicaran

James 4:11-12 — Brethren Should Not Judge One Another The verb James used in 4:11 is in the present durative tense and actually means "stop speaking evil of one another". Evidently, they had already been doing such speaking. Woods notes that evil listening

James 4:7-8 — The Means of Overcoming Fleshly Desire God, in his great grace, provides a means of overcoming the fleshly desire that is the source of war and strife. He has promised to provide a way of escape from any temptation confronting his followers.

James 5:1-6 — The Abusive Rich Will Be Judged James had a message for the oppressive rich. He asked for their close attention, as in 4:13, by saying "Come now." This time he is speaking to the rich. His message seems to be directed to some rich outside the

James 5:1-6 — Los ricos abusivos serán juzgados James tenía un mensaje para los ricos opresores. Pidió su atención, como en 4:13, diciendo "Venid ahora". Esta vez le está hablando a los ricos. Su mensaje parece estar dirigido a algunos ricos fuera de la iglesia, especialmente

1 Peter overview — Developing Patient Determination A Study of 1 & 2 Peter by Gary C. Hampton From Peter, To the Scattered Elect The Author, Peter This book bears the name of its author, as 1:1 would indicate. Peter is mentioned some 160 times in

1 Peter 3:13-17 — Sufrimiento por razones correctas e incorrectas Donde New King James pone "seguidores de lo que es bueno", ASV pone "si sois celosos de lo que es bueno". Más que un simple seguidor, este individuo es un trabajador entusiasta que pone todo su ser en hacer

2 Peter 1:16-21 — Reliable Truths Peter has been talking about writing this epistle to them so they would remember the important doctrines he, and others, had previously taught them. Now, he tells the reason for wanting to do that as he begins with the word "For".

1 John overview — "That You May Know..." A Study of 1, 2 & 3 John and Jude By Gary C. Hampton Things John's Eyes Saw John John, one of the Lord's apostles, was a son of Zebedee and Salome. He and his brother, James, were fishermen, along with Peter

Revelation 11:2 — The Gentiles would here represent those outside of the church. The marginal reading in the King James is "Cast out," instead of "leave out." This may suggest that some who might be thought of as part of the church, like Jezebel and the Nicolaitans,

Revelation 11:2 — Los gentiles aquí representarían a los que están fuera de la iglesia. La lectura marginal en la King James es "Echar fuera", en lugar de "dejar fuera". Esto puede sugerir que algunos que podrían considerarse parte de la iglesia, como Jezabel y los nicolaítas,