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Time after Pentecost · Proper 20 · Year B

James 3:13-4:10

Wisdom from Above and the Cure for Conflict

September 19, 2027

The Peaceable Kingdom, Edward Hicks
The Peaceable Kingdom, Edward Hicks, c. 1834National Gallery of Art, Washington
Hicks, a Quaker sign painter and preacher, painted this subject more than sixty times. The animals are always in front; Penn's treaty with the Lenape is always small, in the background.The wolf and the lamb shall feed together: Isaiah's vision, painted by a man who thought it was a political programme as well as a prophecy.Edward HicksAn American Quaker minister and sign painter who painted the same prophecy more than sixty times, each version a little darker than the last.National Gallery of Art, WashingtonGiven to the United States by Andrew Mellon in 1937 on condition it carry no founder's name, so that others would give to it too.National Gallery of Art, Washington
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMark 9:30-37Mk 9:30-37
EpistleJas. 3:13-4:10Jas 3:13-4:10
Old TestamentJer. 11:18-20Jer 11:18-20
PsalterPs. 54Ps 54

Overview & Insights

"The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits." (James 3:17)

James contrasts earthly wisdom marked by envy and selfish ambition with the peaceable wisdom from above, traces conflicts to inner cravings, and calls readers to submit to God, resist the devil, and draw near to him.

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Commentary

Commentary on James 3:13-4:10Commentary on Jas 3:13-4:10 Working Preacher

The Lutheran seminary commentary on the two wisdoms and the roots of conflict.

James 3Jas 3 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical notes on wisdom and the tongue.

James 3 CommentaryJas 3 Commentary Precept Austin

A detailed study gathering many commentators on James 3.

Commentaries on James 3:13Commentaries on Jas 3:13 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the wisdom from above.

James 3:13-4:10 CommentaryJas 3:13-4:10 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed preaching commentary on humility, submission to God, and the two wisdoms.

Background & Word Study

James OverviewJas Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the message and structure of James.

James 3 InterlinearJas 3 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek and English interlinear for word level study of the chapter.

The Church Fathers

Catena on James 3Catena on Jas 3 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on James 3.

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