James Commentary

James

James Commentary:
I. Greeting and Testing of Faith (1:1-18)
II. Hearing and Doing the Word (1:19-27)
III. The Sin of Partiality (2:1-13)
IV. Faith without Works is Dead (2:14-26)
V. Christian Speech and Wisdom (3:1-4:3)
VI. Submission to God: (4:4-17)
VII. Concluding Admonitions (5:1-19)
A. Rebuke: the Rich Abuse of the Poor (5:1-6)
B. Wait Patiently: the Second Coming (5:7-8)
C. Do Not Grumble but Persevere (5:9-11)
D. Do Not Swear (5:12)
E. Faithful Prayer of the Righteous (5:13-18)
F. Save a Soul: Turn From Error (5:19-20)

D. Do Not Swear (5:12)

Ver 12. But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear— not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.