O panorama
Tiago 1 abre com “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are…”, muda perto do versículo 14 com “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.” e termina com “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Tiago · Versão King James · 27Tiago 1:1-7
Versículos 1–7: James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve…
Tiago 1:1–7 abre com “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered…” e chega a “For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Identifique os destinatários, a situação, as boas novas e o propósito pastoral que abrem Tiago.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.” O número twelve torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
Tiago 1:1-7
Versão King James1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
Tiago 1:8-14
Versículos 8–14: A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Tiago 1:8–14 abre com “A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” e chega a “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Identifique os destinatários, a situação, as boas novas e o propósito pastoral que abrem Tiago.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem double, minded, unstable. A relação com os versículos 9 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem brother, degree, exalted. A relação com os versículos 8 e 10 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Tiago 1:8-14
Versão King James8A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Tiago 1:15-21
Versículos 15–21: When lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is…
Tiago 1:15–21 abre com “Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth…” e chega a “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Identifique os destinatários, a situação, as boas novas e o propósito pastoral que abrem Tiago.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem bringeth, conceived, death. A relação com os versículos 16 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“Do not err, my beloved brethren.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem beloved, brethren. A relação com os versículos 15 e 17 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Tiago 1:15-21
Versão King James15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Tiago 1:22-27
Versículos 22–27: Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own…
Tiago 1:22–27 abre com “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” e chega a “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Identifique os destinatários, a situação, as boas novas e o propósito pastoral que abrem Tiago.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem deceiving, doers, hearers. A relação com os versículos 23 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
Tiago 1:22-27
Versão King James22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
James 1:1 começa com “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.”
Onde o capítulo muda
James 1:14 forma uma mudança natural: “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.”
A nota final
James 1:27 deixa o leitor com “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras perfect, tempted, word, brethren, Lord, receive ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.