James:2:5

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rwp @James:2:5 @{Did not God choose ?} (\ouch ho theos exelexato ;\). Affirmative answer expected . First aorist middle (indirect , God chose for himself ) indicative of \ekleg “\, the very form used by Paul three times of God 's choice in strkjv @1Corinthians:1:27f |. {As to the world } (\t “i kosm “i \). The ethical dative of interest , as the world looks at it as in strkjv @Acts:7:20 ; strkjv @1Corinthians:1:18 ; strkjv @2Corinthians:10:4 ; strkjv @James:4:4 |. By the use of the article (the poor ) James does not affirm that God chose all the poor , but only that he did choose poor people (Matthew:10:23-26 ; strkjv @1Corinthians:1:26-28 |). {Rich in faith } (\plousious en pistei \). Rich because of their faith . As he has shown in strkjv @1:9f |. {Which he promised } (\h ˆs epeggeilato \). Genitive of the accusative relative \h ˆn \ attracted to the case of the antecedent \basileias \ (the Messianic kingdom ), the same verb and idea already in strkjv @1:12 | (\ep ˆggeilato \). Cf . the beatitude of Jesus in strkjv @Matthew:5:3 | for the poor in spirit .

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