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c. Basic Outline of the Book of James
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I. Salutation (1:1)
II. Trials and Temptations (1:2-17)
III. The Word of God (1:18-27)
IV. Condemnation of Partiality (2:1-13)
V. Faith and Works (2:14-26)
VI. The Tongue: Its Use and Abuse (3:1-12)
VII. Wisdom: The True and the False (3:13-18)
VIII. Covetousness: Its Cause and Cure (4:1-17)
IX. The Rich and Their Coming Remorse (5:1-6)
X. Exhortation to Patience (5:7-12)
XI. Prayer and the Healing of the Sick (5:13-20)

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2. Word Possibilities & Word Choice

a. doers (poietes / poy-ay-tace): Noun – masculine plural

(1) doer – one who does
(2) poet – a producer of literary texts

Based on context, the best choice is doers. The term is descriptive of one who
performs a particular activity, one who does something. The other option does not
make sense in the context.

b. hearers (akroates / ak-ro-at-ace): Noun – masculine plural

(1) hearer – one who hears

As the only option, the choice of hearers is descriptive here of a persons who
understand that which is being communicated.

c. deceiving (paralogizomai / par-al-og-id-zom-ahee): Verb – present middle participle

(1) deceive – by arguments or false reasons

91 William MacDonald, Believer’s Bible Commentary (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1995), 2217.
92 Tools used for the word studies that follow include: James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Peabody:
Hendrickson, 1980); J. P. Louw and E. A. Nida, ed., Louw-Nida Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (New York, United
Bible Societies, 1988); W. E. Vine, Merrill F. Unger, and William White, Jr., Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New
Testament Words (New York, Thomas Nelson, 1985).
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