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James 1:14 open_in_new
tempted
"Temptation" is used in two senses:
(1) Solicitation to evil, (for example, (Genesis 3:1-6); (Matthew 4:1); (1 Corinthians 10:13); (2 Corinthians 11:3); (2 Corinthians 11:4); (James 1:14).
(2) Testing under trial, (for example, (Genesis 22:1); (Luke 22:28).
Compare (Luke 4:2).
Compare (Matthew 6:13); (solicitation to evil) and (1 Peter 1:6); (testing under trial).
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James 1:17 open_in_new
gift
Two words are used in the original for "gift":
the first meaning the act of giving;
the second meaning the thing given.
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James 1:20 open_in_new
righteousness
( See Scofield) - (Romans 3:21).
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James 1:21 open_in_new
save
( See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16).
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James 1:26 open_in_new
religious
(Greek, "thrēskos", means "outwardly religious").
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James 1:27 open_in_new
world
Greek, "kosmos" means "world-system". (James 4:4); (John 7:7).
( See Scofield) - (Revelation 13:8).