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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General references

James 2:15

Bible References

Hath not

Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,

What will one answer the messengers of the nation? "The LORD has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge."

The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the LORD, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.

But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the LORD,

So I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep traders. And I took two staffs, one I named Favor, the other I named Union. And I tended the sheep.

the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

As they were going along the road, someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."

The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried,

Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him?

For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

The

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: 'I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,'but now the LORD declares: 'Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

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

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

"Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has 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 on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

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"You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit.

The foot tramples it, the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy."

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

and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom,

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,