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Simeon has reported how God first visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
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A People from the Nations
Commentators emphasize the revolutionary nature of James's phrase "to take out of them [the Gentiles] a people." The Greek word for "people" (laos) was almost exclusively reserved for Israel. By applying this special term to Gentile believers, James declares that God is creating a new, unified people for Himself, elevating Gentiles to the same status as God's chosen.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Simeon. This is a Hebrew name. The Greek mode of writing it commonly was Simon. It was one of the names of Peter ([Reference Matt…
Hearken unto me (ακουσατε μου). Usual appeal for attention. James was termed James the Just and was considered a representative of…
19th Century
Anglican
Simeon has declared . . .—The Greek form is Symeon, as in 2 Peter 1:1. The use of the old Hebrew form of the Apostle’…
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In summing up, James made no reference to Paul and Barnabas’s report, probably more for political reasons than any of principle. After all, it was …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Simeon has declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles James begins with tak…
We see from the words purifying their hearts by faith, and the address of Saint Peter, that justification by faith and sanctification by t…
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