Text -- James 1:9 (NET)

1:9 Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Jam 1:9

¹ tn Grk “brother.” Here the term “brother” means “fellow believer” or “fellow Christian” (cf. TEV, NLT “Christians”; CEV “God’s people”). The term broadly connotes familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a).

² tn Grk “the lowly brother,” but “lowly/humble” is clarified in context by the contrast with “wealthy” in v. 10.

³ tn Grk “let him boast.”

⁴ tn Grk “his height,” “his exaltation.”