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"Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:7
RESIST - ANTHISTEMI - (anth-is-tay-mee)
FLEE - - PHEUGO - (fyoo-go)
LEXICONS:
RESIST
STRONG'S - #436 - Oppose - withstand - stand against.
OESTERLY - Middle voice equals, "Do this for yourself. Take the initiative - it's within your competence."
PARKHURST - To stand against; to resist whether in deed or word. From "anti" (against) and "histemi" (to stand).
FLEE
STRONG'S - #5343 - vanish - run away - by implication, shun.
ARNDT & GINGRICH - Seek safety in flight.
THAYER - Flee because of inspired fear and threatened danger.
LIDDELL-SCOTT - Run off as quickly as possible.
TRANSLATIONS:
AMERICAN STANDARD VERSION (ASV)(1901) Thomas Nelson, Nashville, TN
Be subject to God. Stand firm against the devil; resist him and he will flee from you.
JORDAN, CLARENCE (1968) Heb. & General Epistles, Association Press, New York, NY
So turn yourselves over to God. Put up a fight against the devil, and he'll run from you.
PHILLIPS, J.B. (1967) MacMillan Co., New York
Be humble then before God. But resist the devil and you'll find he'll run away from you. Come close to God and he will come close to you. Realize that you have sinned, and get your hands clean again. Realize that you have been disloyal, and get your hearts made true once more. As you come close to God you should be deeply sorry, you should be grieved, you should even be in tears. Your laughter will have to become mourning, your high spirits will have to become heartfelt dejection. You will have to feel very small in the sight of God before he will set you on your feet once more.
COMMENTARIES:
BARNES - You are to resist and oppose him in whatever way he may approach you by allurements, by flattering promises, by temptation, by the fascination of the world, or by threats. The true way of meeting him is by direct resistance rather than by argument, and when opposed manfully, he flees.
BENGEL - This is a word of joy. The enemy is proud and especially tempts men by pride, but the enemy will flee as overcome.
KISTEMAKER, SIMON J. (1986) Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, MI
When James says "submit," it actually means obey. In the Greek Luke uses the same verb when he describes the twelve-year-old Jesus who "was obedient" to Mary and Joseph (see Luke 2:51). When we keep God's law, Satan seeks to interfere by leading us into temptation. Therefore, James adds the injunction "resist the devil."
MacARTHUR, JOHN - His [God's] redeeming grace is greater than the power of sin, greater than the power of the flesh and the world, greater than the power of Satan. No matter how sinful a person may be, no matter how much he may love and follow the world, no matter how enslaved to the lusts and passions for the things of the world he may be, God's grace has more than sufficient power to save, redeem, purify, and sanctify. Contrary to what is taught in some circles today, there simply is no such thing as trusting Christ as Savior without at the same moment submitting to Him as Lord. Whereas the believer was once under the lordship of Satan, through saving faith he eagerly places himself under the lordship of Jesus Christ.
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