New American Standard Bible 1995
James 2:4-9
4have you not madeG1252 distinctionsG1252 amongG1722 yourselvesG1438, and becomeG1096 judgesG2923 1with evilG4190 2motivesG1261? 5ListenG191, 3my belovedG27 brethrenG80: did not 4GodG2316 chooseG1586 the poorG4434 5of thisG3588 worldG2889 to be 6richG4145 in faithG4102 and 7heirsG2818 of the kingdomG932 whichG3739 He 8promisedG1861 to thoseG3588 who loveG25 Him? 6But you have dishonoredG818 the poorG4434 manG4434. Is it not the richG4145 who oppressG2616 you and 9personallyG846 10dragG1670 you into 11courtG2922? 712Do they not blasphemeG987 the fairG2570 nameG3686 13by which you have been calledG1941?
8IfG1487, howeverG3305, you 14are fulfillingG5055 the 15royalG937 lawG3551 accordingG2596 to the ScriptureG1124, “16You shall loveG25 your neighborG4139 as yourselfG4572,” you are doingG4160 wellG2573. 9But ifG1487 you 17showG4380 partialityG4380, you are committingG2038 sinG266 and are convictedG1651 by the 18lawG3551 as transgressorsG3848.
Notes
- 1. James 2:4 Luke 18:6; John 7:24 ↩
- 2. James 2:4 Lit reasonings ↩
- 3. James 2:5 James 1:16 ↩
- 4. James 2:5 Job 34:19; 1 Cor 1:27f ↩
- 5. James 2:5 Lit to the ↩
- 6. James 2:5 Luke 12:21; Rev 2:9 ↩
- 7. James 2:5 Matt 5:3; 25:34 ↩
- 8. James 2:5 James 1:12 ↩
- 9. James 2:6 Lit they themselves ↩
- 10. James 2:6 Acts 8:3; 16:19 ↩
- 11. James 2:6 Lit courts ↩
- 12. James 2:7 Acts 11:26; 1 Pet 4:16 ↩
- 13. James 2:7 Lit which has been called upon you ↩
- 14. James 2:8 Matt 7:12 ↩
- 15. James 2:8 Or law of our King ↩
- 16. James 2:8 Lev 19:18 ↩
- 17. James 2:9 Acts 10:34; James 2:1 ↩
- 18. 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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