Jam_3:10. First a repetition of the saying in brief expressive combination, by which the accent is placed on
αὐτοῦ
. With the words
οὐ
χρὴ
ταῦτα
οὕτως
γίνεσθαι
, James adds the condemnation of the conduct described.
The impersonal verb
χρή
is in the N. T.
ἅπ
.
λεγ
.; the usual word is
δεῖ
, from which it does not differ in meaning.
ταῦτα
οὕτως
] The union of these two words serves for the sharpening of the idea;
ταῦτα
designates the contents;
οὕτως
, the form of the action; incorrectly Bengel:
ταῦτα
bona;
οὕτω
adjunctis malis.