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James 2:6 KJV
James · chapter 2 · verse 6
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
James 2:6 in context
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?
7Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
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Key words (Strong's)
- despisedatimazōto dishonour, insult, treat with contempt, whether in word, deed or thoughtG818 →
- oppresskatadynasteuōto exercise harsh control over one, to use one's power against one, to oppress oneG2616 →
- beforeeisinto, unto, to, towards, for, amongG1519 →
- poorptōchosreduced to beggary, begging, asking alms, destitute of wealth, influence, position…G4434 →
- drawautoshimself, herself, themselves, itself, he, she, it, the sameG846 →
- drawhelkōto draw, drag off, metaph., to draw by inward power, lead, impelG1670 →
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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