James 2:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?”
James 2:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
James 2:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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James 2:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the courts?”
James 2:6 — World English Bible
James 2:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats? ”
James 2:6 — American Standard Version
James 2:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;”
James 2:6 — Young's Literal Translation
James 2:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But ye have despised the poor [man]. Do not the rich oppress you, and [do not] they drag you before [the] tribunals? ”
James 2:6 — Darby Translation
James 2:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But ye haue despised the poore. Doe not the riche oppresse you by tyrannie, and doe not they drawe you before the iudgement seates?”
James 2:6 — Geneva Bible
James 2:6 in Context — James 2
4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
What Does James 2:6 Mean?
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