Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Wherefore (dio). "Because of which," this plain purpose of God as shown by Amos and Isaiah.
My judgment is (egw krinw). Note expression of egw.
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 (verse Acts 15:33).
That we trouble not (mh parenoxlein). Present active infinitive with mh in an indirect command (Robertson, Grammar, p. 1046) of parenoxlew, a common late verb, occurring here alone in the N.T. This double compound (para, en) is from the old compound enoxlew (en and oxlov, crowd, annoyance) seen in Luke 6:18; Hebrews 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.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Acts 7:60
Acts 11:21
Acts 15:6
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