James 4:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
James 4:7 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 4:712 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on James 4:7
He cannot, says he, hold sway over the servants of God, who with all their heart place their hopes in Him. The devil can wrestle against these, overthrow them he cannot. If, then, you resist him, he will be conquered, and flee in disgrace from you. As many, therefore, says he, as are empty, fear the devil, as possessing power. When a man has filled very suitable jars with good wine, and a few among those jars are left empty, then he comes to the jars, and does not look at the…
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Omar HassanNote3mo agoSubmitting to Joy
I've lived my entire adult life wrestling with God. Not Jacob-wrestling in a holy way - more like a sullen teenager resisting parental authority while secretly hoping someone stronger would take the w...
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Aisha MbekiNote3mo agoGod's sovereignty revealed - James 4
I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character. God is faithful in every circumstance. What a remin...
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