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Wherefore (dio). “Because of which,” this plain purpose of God as shown by Amos and Isaiah.
My judgment is (egō krinō). Note expression of egō.
I give my judgment. (Ego censeo). James sums up the case as President of the Conference in a masterly fashion and with that consummate wisdom for which he is noted. It amounts to a resolution for the adoption by the assembly as happened (Act 15:33).
That we trouble not (mē parenochlein). Present active infinitive with mē in an indirect command (Robertson, Grammar, p. 1046) of parenochleō, a common late verb, occurring here alone in the N.T. This double compound (para, en) is from the old compound enochleō (en and ochlos, crowd, annoyance) seen in Luk 6:18; Heb 12:15, and means to cause trouble beside (para) one or in a matter. This is the general point of James which he explains further concerning “those who are turning from the Gentiles unto God,” the very kind of people referred to in Amos.