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JAMES 2:24
Victor M. Eskew
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
1. See
A. Strong (3708): to stare at…that is,…to discern clearly
B. Thayer: to see with the mind, perceive
C. Vine: mental vision…gives prominence to the discerning mind
2. Works
A. Strong (2041): to work; toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication an act
B. Thayer: an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working emphasized in opposition to
that which is less than work
C. Vine: work…denotes every activity undertaken for Christ’s sake
3. Justified
A. Strong (1344): to render just or innocent
B. Thayer: to render righteous…to declare, pronounce, one to be just, righteous, or
such as he ought to be
C. Vine: primarily, deem to be right…to declare to be righteous, to pronounce righteous
4. Faith
A. Strong (4102): persuasion…moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession
B. Thayer: conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the NT of a conviction or
belief respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, generally with the
included idea of trust and holy fervor born of faith and joined with it.
C. Vine: firm persuasion, a conviction based upon hearing; is used in the NT always of faith in God or Christ or things spiritual
5. Only
A. Strong (3440): merely :- alone…only
B. Thayer: only, alone
C. Vine: only, exclusively, alone (John 17:20)