James 3:14

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Summary

James 3:14

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

If

Glory

And lie

John 16:2

Acts 26:9

General references

James 4:16

Bible References

If

where false zeal, and a spirit of contention reign, there confusion and every vice prevail.

you breathe slaughter and revenge for what you cannot obtain.

for he was sensible that they had delivered him up out of meer envy.

Then the high priest, and all that accompanied him, who were of the sect of the Sadducees, being filled with indignation,

the patriarchs being jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt: but God was with him,

when the Jews saw such a crowd, they were fill'd with resentment, and oppos'd what Paul had advanc'd, even to blasphemy.

they were full of all injustice, fornication, mischief, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, contention, fraud, malignity;

let us behave with decency as in open view; not with rioting and drunkenness, not with lewdness and brutality, not with strife and envy.

for you are still subject to your passions. since envy, and strife, and divisions are among you, are you not actuated by the vices of the animal part?

Social affection is patient, is kind; is a stranger to envy; is not insolently vain, nor arrogant: does not behave indecently,

yet I fear when I do come I shall not find you such as I would, and that you will find me such as you least desire: I am afraid there are among you debates, envyings, animosities, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, arrogance, tumults:

but if you bite and tear one another, take heed that you be not consumed by one another.

it is true, there are some who preach Christ out of a spirit of envy and contention; but others do it out of pure affection.

Do nothing out of a spirit of contention, or for vain-glory, but modestly look upon others as if they were better than yourselves.

he is full of pride and ignorance, touch'd with a spirit of chicanery and wrangling, productive of envy, contention, calumny,

for even we ourselves were once inconsiderate, disobedient, deluded, addicted to variety of passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, the deserving objects of mutual hatred.

Renouncing therefore every kind of malice, and knavery, hypocrisy, envy, and detraction, as new-born infants desire that mystical milk,

Glory

'Tis true, you bear the name of a Jew, you depend upon the law, and boast of your worship:

for who has distinguish'd thee above another? or what have you, that you did not receive? now if you did receive it, why do you glory as if you had not received it?

this you have made a matter of levity, instead of being concern'd in discarding him that has done such an action.

for even they who are circumcised, do not themselves observe the law in other respects; but they dedesire to have you circumcised, that they may have matter of glorying upon that account.

And lie

they shall expel you out of the synagogues: yea, the time is coming, when it will be thought an agreeable sacrifice to God for any one to take away your lives.

I myself too once thought myself oblig'd strenuously to oppose the professors of Jesus the Nazarene, as I actually did at Jerusalem,

General references

take care therefore, that the light which is in thee do not become darkness.

but the populace, who are ignorant of the law, are such wretches.

because he was the occasion that many of the Jews left them, and believed on Jesus.

but if you bite and tear one another, take heed that you be not consumed by one another.

you triumph in your vain projects, but your presumption is vicious.