New King James Version
James 2:7
7Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?
James 2:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
- New International Version (NIV)Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called?
- New Living Translation (NLT)Aren’t they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name you bear?
Context of James 2:7
5Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? 6But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called? 8If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well; 9but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
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οὐκ αὐτοὶ βλασφημοῦσιν τὸ καλὸν ὄνομα τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς;Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for James 2:7
- Psalms 73:7Their eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish.
- Matthew 12:24Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”
- Matthew 27:63saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’
- Luke 22:64And having blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?”
- Acts 26:11And I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
- 1 Timothy 1:13although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
- Revelation 13:5And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.
- Psalms 111:9He has sent redemption to His people; He has commanded His covenant forever: Holy and awesome is His name.
- Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
- Isaiah 9:6For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Jeremiah 23:6In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
- Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
- Acts 4:12Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
- Philippians 2:9Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
- Revelation 19:13He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
- Isaiah 65:15You shall leave your name as a curse to My chosen; For the Lord God will slay you, And call His servants by another name;
Commentaries on James 2:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Blaspheme that worthy name - They took every occasion to asperse the Christian name and the Christian faith, and have been, from the beginning to the present day, famous for their blasphemies against Christ and his religion. It is evident that these were Jews of whom St. James speaks; no Christians in these early times could have acted the part here mentioned.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Do they not blaspheme that worthy name? - This is another argument to show that the rich had no special claim to the honor which they were disposed to show them. The “worthy name” here referred to is, doubtless, the name of the Saviour. The thing here affirmed would, of course, accompany persecution. They who persecuted Christians, would revile the name which they bore. This has always occurred. But besides this, it is no improbable supposition that many…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Name by which you have been called (literally name spoken over you): The name is Jesus Christ (2:1). It is a sign of ownership, declared at the time of conversion and baptism.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. "Is it not they that blaspheme?" &c. as in Jas 2:6 [Alford]. Rich heathen must here chiefly be meant; for none others would directly blaspheme the name of Christ. Only indirectly rich Christians can be meant, who, by their inconsistency, caused His name to be blasphemed; so Eze 36:21, 22; Ro 2:24. Besides, there were few rich Jewish Christians at Jerusalem (Ro 15:26). They who dishonor God's name by wilful and habitual sin, "take (or bear) the Lord's…Read the comment
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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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