James 2:6

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James 2:6

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the courts?

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ASV

American Standard Version

But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

But you⁺ dishonored the poor [one]. Do not the rich oppress you⁺, and they drag you⁺ into court?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

James 2

⁴ have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

⁵ Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

⁶ But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

⁷ Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?

⁸ If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

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