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 ¿No juzgáis en vosotros mismos, y venís á ser jueces de pensamientos malos?
5 Hermanos míos amados, oid: ¿No ha elegido Dios los pobres de este mundo, ricos en fe, y herederos del reino que ha prometido á los que le aman?
6 Mas vosotros habéis afrentado al pobre. ¿No os oprimen los ricos, y no son ellos los mismos que os arrastran á los juzgados?
7 ¿No blasfeman ellos el buen nombre que fué invocado sobre vosotros?
8 Si en verdad cumplís vosotros la ley real, conforme á la Escritura: Amarás á tu prójimo como á ti mismo, bien hacéis:
What Does James 2:6 Mean?
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