[1]Salutation (James 1:1-18)
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| P(1:1) | 1:1 James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greetings. (1:1) |
| | A(1:2-4) | | Call to brothers |
| | | B1(1:5-8) | | | 1:5 you who lacks wisdom (1:5) |
| | | B2(1:9-11) | | | 1:9 The brother in lowly circumstances (1:9) |
| | | B3(1:12-15) | | | 1:12the man who perseveres in temptation (1:12) |
| | A'(1:16-18) | | Call to brothers |
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A: Call to brothers. B: Exhortation for various people.
Structure of Bs are:
1:5 Command, 1:6a Command, 1:6b-8 Warning
1:9 Command, 1:10a Command, 1:10b-11 Warning
1:12 Blessing, 1:13 Command, 1:14-15 Warning
Therefore, B3 is focus point in this pericope. |
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[2]Hearing and doing the word (James 1:19-27)
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| | A(1:19-20) | | 1:19 everyone should be quick to listen but slow to speak |
| | | B(1:21-22) | | | 1:22 you must do what the Word tells you |
| | | | C(1:23-24) | | | | 1:23 Anyone who listens to the Word and takes no action |
| | | B'(1:25) | | | 1:25 such a one shall be blessed in what he does. (1:25) |
| | A'(1:26-27) | | 1:26 to keep a tight rein on the tongue |
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A: Control of words. B: Doing. C: Not doing. |
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[3]Warning against partiality (James 2:1-13)
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| | A(2:1) | | 2:1 show no partiality (2:1) (ποσωπολημψίαις) |
| | | B(2:2-4) | | | 2:4 have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil designs? (2:4) (κροταὶ) |
| | | | C(2:5-7) | | | | 2:6 Are not the rich oppressing you? And do they themselves not haul you off to court? (2:6) |
| | A'(2:8-10) | | 2:9 if you show partiality, you commit sin (2:9)" (προσωπολημπτεῖτε) |
| | | B'(2:11-12) | | | 2:12 as people who will be judged by the law of freedom. (2:12) (κρίνεσθαι) |
| | | | C'(2:13) | | | | 2:13 For the judgment is merciless to one who has not shown mercy (2:13) |
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A: Show no partiality. B: Judgement. C: Pitiless person. |
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[4]Faith without works is dead (James 2:14-26)
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| | A(2:14) | | 2:14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? (2:14) |
| | | B(2:15-16) | | | 2:16 you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it? (2:16) |
| | | | C(2:17) | | | | 2:17 So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead. (2:17) |
| | | | | D(2:18) | | | | | 2:18 Indeed someone might say, "You have faith and I have works." (2:18) |
| | | | | | E(2:19) | | | | | | 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well. Even the demons believe that and tremble. (2:19) |
| | | | | D'(2:20-23) | | | | | 2:20 Do you want proof, you ignoramus, that faith without works is useless? (2:20) |
| | | | C'(2:24) | | | | 2:24 See how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. (2:24) |
| | | B'(2:25) | | | 2:25 And in the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works (2:25) |
| | A'(2:26) | | 2:26 faith without works is dead.(2:26) |
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A: Faith without works. B: Necessity of works. C: Faith and works. D: Faith without works. E: Faith of demons. |
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[5]Taming the tongue (James 3:1-12)
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| | A(3:1-2) | | 3:2 If anyone does not fall short in speech, he is a perfect man, able to bridle his whole body also. (3:2)" (δυνατὸς) |
| | | B(3:3-4) | | | 3:3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we also guide their whole bodies. (3:3) |
| | | | C(3:5-6) | | | | 3:6 It exists among our members as a world of malice (3:6) |
| | | B'(3:7) | | | 3:7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by the human species, (3:7) |
| | A'(3:8-12) | | 3:8 but no human being can tame the tongue (3:8) (δύναται) |
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A: Person who is able to control. B: To tame animals. C: Tongue is evil. |
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[6]Two kinds of wisdom (James 3:13-18)
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| | A(3:13) | | 3:13 Who among you is wise and understanding? (3:13) (σοφίας) |
| | | B(3:14) | | | 3:14 you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts (3:14) (ζῆλον) |
| | | | C(3:15) | | | | 3:15 Wisdom of this kind does not come down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. (3:15) |
| | | B'(3:16) | | | 3:16 where jealousy and selfish ambition exist (3:16) (ζῆλος) |
| | A'(3:17-18) | | 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits (3:17)" (σοφία) |
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A: Wisdom. B: Jealousy. C: Wisdom of demon. |
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[7]Friendship with the world (James 4:1-12)
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| | A(4:1-3) | | 4:1 Where do the wars and where do the conflicts among you come from? (4:1) |
| | | B(4:4-6) | | | 4:4 Adulterers! Do you not know that to be a lover of the world means enmity with God? (4:4) |
| | | B'(4:7-10) | | | 4:7 So submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil (4:7) |
| | A'(4:11-12) | | 4:11 Do not speak evil of one another, brothers (4:11) |
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A: Conflicts. B: Enemy of God, enemy of devil. |
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[8]Boasting about tomorrow (James 4:13-5:6)
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| | A(4:13-14) | | 4:14 you have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow (4:14) |
| | | B(4:15-17) | | | 4:17 So for one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, it is a sin. (4:17) |
| | A'(5:1-3) | | 5:1 Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries.(5:1) |
| | | B'(5:4-6) | | | 5:4 Behold, the wages you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying aloud (5:4) |
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A: Fate. B: Sins. |
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[9]Warning to rich oppressors (James 5:7-20)
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| | A(5:7-8) | | 5:7 Be patient (5:7) |
| | | B(5:9) | | | 5:9 that you may not be judged (5:9) |
| | | | C(5:10-11) | | | | 5:10 Take as an example of hardship and patience, brothers, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. (5:10) |
| | | | | D(5:12) | | | | | 5:12 that you may not incur condemnation. (5:12) |
| | A'(5:13-14) | | 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray (5:13) |
| | | B'(5:15-16) | | | 5:15 If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven. (5:15) |
| | | | C'(5:17-18) | | | | 5:17 Elijah was a human being like us; yet he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain upon the land. (5:17) |
| | | | | D'(5:19-20) | | | | | 5:20 whoever brings back a sinner from the error (5:20) |
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A: Patience. B: Judgment and forgiveness. C: Prophets. D: Avoiding a judgment |
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