James 5:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

The truth; the truth of God revealed in the gospel as the complete rule of faith and life: see the gospel called the truth by way of eminency, James 1:18 Galatians 2:5,14 Galatians 3:1 5:7 Ephesians 1:13 1 Peter 1:22. And one; any one, minister or private believer, who may be an instrument in the conversion of others; though one acts by way of authority, the other by way of charity, yet both out of duty. Convert him; viz. ministerially or instrumentally, in subordination to God. The work is his, Ephesians 2:10, but often is ascribed to the instruments acting under him, and using means appointed by him, and by which he works, Acts 26:18.

James 5:19

19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;