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James 2:4 KJV
James · chapter 2 · verse 4
Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?James 2:4 · King James Version
James 2:4 in context
2For 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;
3And 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:
4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5Hearken, 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?
6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
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Key words (Strong's)
- yourselvesheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- partialdiakrinōto separate, make a distinction, discriminate, to prefer, to learn by discrimination, to…G1252 →
- becomeginomaito becomeG1096 →
- judgeskritēsone who passes or arrogates to himself, judgment on anything, an arbiter, of a Roman…G2923 →
- evilponērosfull of labours, annoyances, hardships, pressed and harassed by labours, bringing toils…G4190 →
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The apostle is here reproving a very corrupt practice. He shows how much mischief there is in the sin of prosōpolēpsia - respect of persons, which seemed to be a very growing evil in the churches of Christ even in those early ages, and which, in these after-times, has sadly corrupted and divided Christian nations…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7