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James 2:13

James 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

A clear reminiscence of our Lord's teaching in the sermon on the mount (, etc.; ): ΄ακάριοι οἱ ἐλεήμονες ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθήσονται. ἀνέλεος is certainly the right form of the word ( א, A, B, C, K), not ἀνιλέως (Receptus with L), and the καὶ of the Textus Receptus is entirely wanting in manuscript authority, and should be deleted.

The subject is ended by the abrupt declaration, almost like a cry of triumph, "Mercy glorieth against judgment."

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