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Jam 2:13. Ἡ γὰρ κρίσις, for the judgment) That judgment of God respecting us, which no one shall escape, will be such towards every one, as every one shall have been: without mercy to him who hath showed no mercy.-ἔλεος, mercy) This is synonymous with love, Jam 2:8; one common misery being presupposed.-κατακαυχᾶται, rejoiceth against) An important word, and a memorable sentence. Judgment itself willingly bears this rejoicing. The apostles frequently omit the connecting particles. A proof of this is the great variety of particles which the copyists supply; as in this passage, some prefix καί, while others append δέ. The shorter reading, which stands midway between the two as their common starting point, is the genuine one. See App. Crit., Editio II., on this passage.[20]-ἜΛΕΟς, mercy) Divine mercy, answering to that on the part of man.
[20] A, Vulg. and later Syr. read δέ. Rec. Text, without any very old authority, prefixes και. C omits both; and so Lachm. and Tisch. B reads either καταχαυχᾶτε, or καταχαυχᾶ τε, according as the Uncial letters, which flow on without divisions, are divided.-E.