James 3:2

offend all. all stumble. See James 2:10.

If. App-118.

any man. any one. App-123.

in. App-104.

word. App-121.

perfect. App-125.

man. App-123.

also. Should come after "body".

bridle. See James 1:26.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Scofield Reference Notes

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The same is able to bridle the whole body — That is, the whole man. And doubtless some are able to do this, and so are in this sense perfect.

² For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

Related Commentaries of James 3:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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