James 2:5

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Summary

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?

Hath not

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James 2:15

Bible References

Hath not

Now let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,

What then shall [a man] answer the messengers of the nation? That LORD has founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.

The meek also shall increase their joy in LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of LORD.

So I fed the flock of slaughter, truly the poor of the flock. And I took to me two staves, the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands, and I fed the flock.

the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor are proclaimed good-news.

And having lifted up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Blessed are the poor, because the kingdom of God is what belongs to you.

And it came to pass while they went on the way, a certain man said to him, I will follow thee wherever thou may go, Lord.

And it came to pass for the poor man to die and be carried by the heavenly agents to Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died and was buried.

Have any of the rulers believed in him, or of the Pharisees?

For notice your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many eminent.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich he became poor for your sakes, so that by that man's poverty ye might become rich.

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Blessed is a man who endures temptation, because, having become approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

Therefore LORD, the God of Israel, says, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me forever, but now LORD says, Be it far from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently shall find me.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.

And having lifted up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Blessed are the poor, because the kingdom of God is what belongs to you.

Fear not, little flock, because your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

But as it is written, What an eye has not seen, and an ear has not heard, and have not arisen in a heart of a man, are things that God prepared for those who love him.

Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me in that day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

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Thou shall not distort the justice [due] to thy poor in his case.

The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust deteriorates, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.

And I appoint to you, just as my Father appointed to me a kingdom,

And if a brother or sister may be unclothed, and may be destitute of daily food,