Jam 1:21 | TNotes | STEP | 1:21 get rid of: Literally put off, like filthy clothing; cp. Eph 4:22 ; 1 Pet 2:1 . • the word God has planted ... has the power to save your souls: James emphasizes that Christians are called to respond to a word that God himself has put within our very beings (in fulfillment of Jer 31:31-34 ). • The soul refers to the whole person (so also in Jas 5:20 ; see Gen 2:7 ; 1 Pet 3:20 ).

bEph 4:22►

c1 Pet 2:1►

dJer 31:31-34►

eJas 5:20►

fGen 2:7►

g1 Pet 3:20►

‏ James 1:21

1:21 ^a get rid of: Literally put off, like filthy clothing; cp. Eph 4:22 ^b; 1 Pet 2:1 ^c.

• the word God has planted ... has the power to save your souls: James emphasizes that Christians are called to respond to a word that God himself has put within our very beings (in fulfillment of Jer 31:31-34 ^d).

• The soul refers to the whole person (so also in Jas 5:20 ^e; see Gen 2:7 ^f; 1 Pet 3:20 ^g).