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James 2:6 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? "

James 2:6

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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:

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"The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed."

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Leviticus 19:15

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"Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour."

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John 12:6

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"This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein."

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From This Chapter

James 2:1

"My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons."

James 2:2

"For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;"

James 2:3

"And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:"

James 2:4

"Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?"

James 2:5

"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?"

James 2:7

"Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?"

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