New American Standard Bible 1995
James 2:5-7
5ListenG191, 1my belovedG27 brethrenG80: did not 2GodG2316 chooseG1586 the poorG4434 3of thisG3588 worldG2889 to be 4richG4145 in faithG4102 and 5heirsG2818 of the kingdomG932 whichG3739 He 6promisedG1861 to thoseG3588 who loveG25 Him? 6But you have dishonoredG818 the poorG4434 manG4434. Is it not the richG4145 who oppressG2616 you and 7personallyG846 8dragG1670 you into 9courtG2922? 710Do they not blasphemeG987 the fairG2570 nameG3686 11by which you have been calledG1941?
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 ↩
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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