New American Standard Bible 2020
James 2:5-9
5ListenG191, 1my belovedG27 brothersG80 and sisters: did 2GodG2316 not 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 goodG2570 nameG3686 11by which you have been calledG1941?
8IfG1487, howeverG3305, you 12are fulfillingG5055 the 13royalG937 lawG3551 accordingG2596 to the ScriptureG1124, “14You shall loveG25 your neighborG4139 as yourselfG4572,” you are doingG4160 wellG2573. 9But ifG1487 you 15showG4380 partialityG4380, you are committingG2038 sinG266 and are convictedG1651 by the LawG3551 as violatorsG3848.
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 ↩
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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