John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food," — James 2:15 (ASV)
If a brother or sister
A Christian man or woman, a fellow member of a church of Christ; for this relation is to be understood in a spiritual sense, though it does not exclude such who are in this relation in a natural sense:
be naked ;
or clothed in rags, or in very mean and sordid apparel, such as will neither keep them warm, nor clean and decent; for they must not be supposed to be entirely naked, but to be in a very uncomfortable and indecent garb:
and destitute of daily food ;
have not food sufficient for the day; or aught to support nature with, and yield them proper refreshment and nourishment.