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JAMES 2:4
Victor M. Eskew
Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
1. Partial
A. Strong (1252): to separate thoroughly, that is, …to withdraw from, or (by implica-tion) to oppose; figuratively to discriminate
B. Thayer: to separate, make a distinction, discriminate, to prefer…to withdraw from one, desert, to separate one’s self
C. Vine: to separate…translated “divide” (ASV), to be divided in one’s mind, that is, in the sense of making distinctions
2. Judges
A. Strong (2923): a judge
B. Thayer: one who passes or arrogates to himself, judgment on anything
C. Vine: a judge
3. Evil
A. Strong (4190): hurtful, that is, evil (properly in effect or influence)
B. Thayer: bad, of a bad nature or condition
C. Vine: evil that causes labor, pain, sorrow, malignant evil
4. Thoughts
A. Strong (1261): discussion, that is, (internal)
B. Thayer: a thinking of a man deliberating with himself, a thought, inward reasoning
C. Vine: reasoning