James 2:4
2 For 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;
3 And 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:
Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5 Hearken, 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?
6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
- KJV
- Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
- WEB
- haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
- ASV
- Do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
- DARBY
- have ye not made a difference among yourselves, and become judges having evil thoughts?
- BLB
- then did you⁺ not make a distinction among yourselves and become judges [with] evil reasonings?
- ÅB
- gjør dere da ikke forskjell hos dere selv og er blitt dommere med onde tanker?
- OTB
- har dere ikke da diskriminert blant dere selv og blitt dommere med onde motiver?
- B1930
- gjør I da ikke forskjell hos eder selv og er blitt dommere med onde tanker?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Read in contextJob 34:19
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
Read in contextMatthew 7:1–5
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Read in contextPsalms 82:2
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Read in contextJames 4:11
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Read in contextMalachi 2:9
Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
Read in contextPsalms 58:1
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Read in contextPsalms 109:31
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
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