{Wherefore} (dio). "Because of which," this plain purpose
of God as shown by Amos and Isaiah. {My judgment is} (eg(930a)krin(935c)). Note expression of eg(935c). {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 33 ). {That we trouble not} (m(880a)parenochlein). Present active infinitive with m(885c) in an
indirect command (Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 1046) of
parenochle(935c), a common late verb, occurring here alone in the
N.T. This double compound (para, en) is from the old compound
enochle(935c) (en and ochlos, crowd, annoyance) seen in Lu
6:18 Heb 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.
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