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Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Ye see (ορατε). Present indicative active of οραω. Now he uses the plural again as in 2:14.

Is justified (…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

You see then. This is evident from the course of reasoning pursued and the example referred to.

How that by works a man is just…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

You see then how that by works . . .—Observe that St. James says a man is not justified “by faith only,” putting…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

In this summary statement James assumes that a person is justified by faith but “not by faith alone.” It is by faith and “by what he does.” Taken b…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

You see then how that by works a man is justified
Not as causes procuring his justification, but as effects declarin…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Those who substitute a mere intellectual belief in the gospel for the entirety of evangelical religion, as many do today, are mistaken. Undoubtedly…

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