James 5:6

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

James 5:6

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

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KJV

King James Version

Ye have condemned [and] killed the just; [and] he doth not resist you.

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WEB

World English Bible

You have condemned and you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous [one]; he doth not resist you.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

You⁺ condemned [and] murdered the righteous [one]; he does not resist you⁺.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

James 5

⁴ Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

⁵ You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

⁶ You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

⁷ Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

⁸ You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

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