El panorama
Santiago 1 abre con “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are…”, cambia cerca del versículo 14 con “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.” y termina con “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Santiago · Versión King James · 27Santiago 1:1-7
Versículos 1–7: James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve…
Santiago 1:1–7 abre con “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered…” y llega a “For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Identifica a los destinatarios, la situación, las buenas noticias y el propósito pastoral que abren Santiago.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.” El número twelve hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Santiago 1:1-7
Versión 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.
Santiago 1:8-14
Versículos 8–14: A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Santiago 1:8–14 abre con “A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” y llega a “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Identifica a los destinatarios, la situación, las buenas noticias y el propósito pastoral que abren Santiago.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen double, minded, unstable. Su relación con los versículos 9 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen brother, degree, exalted. Su relación con los versículos 8 y 10 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Santiago 1:8-14
Versión 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.
Santiago 1:15-21
Versículos 15–21: When lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is…
Santiago 1:15–21 abre con “Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth…” y llega a “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Identifica a los destinatarios, la situación, las buenas noticias y el propósito pastoral que abren Santiago.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen bringeth, conceived, death. Su relación con los versículos 16 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Santiago 1:15-21
Versión 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.
Santiago 1:22-27
Versículos 22–27: Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own…
Santiago 1:22–27 abre con “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” y llega a “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Identifica a los destinatarios, la situación, las buenas noticias y el propósito pastoral que abren Santiago.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen deceiving, doers, hearers. Su relación con los versículos 23 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“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 línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
Santiago 1:22-27
Versión 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.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
James 1:1 comienza con “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
James 1:14 forma un giro natural: “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.”
La nota final
James 1:27 deja al lector con “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…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras perfect, tempted, word, brethren, Lord, receive ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.