James 5:6
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
- KJV
- Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
- WEB
- You have condemned and you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you.
- ASV
- Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous [one]; he doth not resist you.
- DARBY
- ye have condemned, ye have killed the just; he does not resist you.
- BLB
- You⁺ condemned [and] murdered the righteous one; he does not resist you⁺.
- ÅB
- Dere har domfelt og drept den rettferdige; ingen gjør motstand mot dere.
- OTB
- Dere har dømt og drept den rettferdige; han motsetter seg dere ikke.
- B1930
- I har domfelt og drept den rettferdige; ingen gjør motstand mot eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 2:22–23
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
Read in contextJohn 19:9–11
and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
Read in contextMatthew 5:39
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
Read in contextActs 8:32
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
Read in contextLuke 22:51–53
But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.
Read in contextJames 4:2
You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
Read in contextActs 2:22–23
Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
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