James 4:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

What, х poia (G4169)] - 'of what nature is your life? - i:e., how evanescent.

It is even. B reads 'For ye are.' A reads 'For it shall be' (James 4:13-15). The former expresses, 'Ye yourselves are transitory:' so everything of yours partakes of the same transitoriness.

And then vanisheth away - afterward vanishing as it came х epeita (G1899) kai (G2532) afanizomenee (G853)]; afterward (as it appeared) so vanishing (Alford).

James 4:14

14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.