What does James 4:7 mean?

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7, King James Version

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James 4:5-9

  1. 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
  2. 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
  3. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
  4. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
  5. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

Study note

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4:7 Resist the devil: See also Eph 6:11; 1 Pet 5:8.

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About the book of James

Author
James; tradition identifies him as the brother of Jesus (James 1:1)
When
c. AD 45 to 62
Period
Igreja primitiva, c. 30 a 70 d.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

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