New American Standard Bible 1995
James 2:5-9
5Listen, 1my beloved brethren: did not 2God choose the poor 3of this world to be 4rich in faith and 5heirs of the kingdom which He 6promised to those who love Him? 6But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and 7personally 8drag you into 9court? 710Do they not blaspheme the fair name 11by which you have been called?
8If, however, you 12are fulfilling the 13royal law according to the Scripture, “14You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9But if you 15show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the 16law as transgressors.
Notes
- 1. James 2:5 James 1:16 ↩
- 2. James 2:5 Job 34:19; 1 Cor 1:27f ↩
- 3. James 2:5 Lit to the ↩
- 4. James 2:5 Luke 12:21; Rev 2:9 ↩
- 5. James 2:5 Matt 5:3; 25:34 ↩
- 6. James 2:5 James 1:12 ↩
- 7. James 2:6 Lit they themselves ↩
- 8. James 2:6 Acts 8:3; 16:19 ↩
- 9. James 2:6 Lit courts ↩
- 10. James 2:7 Acts 11:26; 1 Pet 4:16 ↩
- 11. James 2:7 Lit which has been called upon you ↩
- 12. James 2:8 Matt 7:12 ↩
- 13. James 2:8 Or law of our King ↩
- 14. James 2:8 Lev 19:18 ↩
- 15. James 2:9 Acts 10:34; James 2:1 ↩
- 16. James 2:9 Or Law ↩
Commentaries on James 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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