Parallel Verses
Godbey New Testament
You have dishonored the poor. Do not the rich domineer over you, and drag you into courts?
New American Standard Bible
But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and
King James Version
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Holman Bible
Yet you dishonored that poor man.
International Standard Version
But you have humiliated the man who is poor. Are not rich people the ones who oppress you and drag you into court?
A Conservative Version
But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich exploit you, and they themselves drag you into courts?
American Standard Version
But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?
Amplified
But you [in contrast] have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress and exploit you, and personally drag you into the courts of law?
An Understandable Version
But you people have dishonored the poor person. Are not rich people the ones who oppress you and drag you to court?
Anderson New Testament
But you dishonor the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do they not themselves drag you to the judgment-seats?
Bible in Basic English
But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?
Common New Testament
But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into court?
Daniel Mace New Testament
but you, who despise the poor, are not you oppress'd by the rich? is it not they who drag you to their tribunals?
Darby Translation
But ye have despised the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do not they drag you before the tribunals?
Goodspeed New Testament
But you humiliate the poor. Are not the rich your oppressors? Is it not they who drag you into court?
John Wesley New Testament
But ye have disgraced the poor.
Julia Smith Translation
And ye have despised the beggar. Do not the rich bring you into subjection, and draw you before tribunals?
King James 2000
But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judges?
Lexham Expanded Bible
But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich exploiting you and they themselves dragging you into the courts?
Modern King James verseion
But you dishonored the poor one. Do not rich men oppress you and draw you before the judgment seats?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But ye have despised the poor. Are not the rich they which oppress you: and they which draw you before judges?
Moffatt New Testament
Now you insult the poor. Is it not the rich who lord it over you and drag you to court?
Montgomery New Testament
But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you to court?
NET Bible
But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?
New Heart English Bible
But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?
Noyes New Testament
but ye have despised the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do not they drag you before the judgmentseats?
Sawyer New Testament
But you dishonor the poor. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you to tribunals?
The Emphasized Bible
Whereas, ye, have dishonoured the destitute man! Do not, the rich, oppress you? and, themselves, drag you into courts of justice?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
but ye have put contempt on the poor man? Do not the rich men tyrannize over you? and they drag you to the tribunals.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But you--you insult the poor man! Is not it the rich who oppress you? Is not it they who drag you into law-courts?
Webster
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment-seats?
Weymouth New Testament
But *you* have put dishonour upon the poor man. Yet is it not the rich who grind you down? Are not they the very people who drag you into the Law courts? --
Williams New Testament
But you, in contrast, have humiliated the poor man. Are not the rich men those who oppress you and drag you to court?
World English Bible
But you have dishonored the poor man. Don't the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?
Worrell New Testament
But ye dishonored the poor man! Do not the rich oppress you, and do they not drag you before the judgment-seats?
Worsley New Testament
Do not the rich tyrannize over you; and drag you to their tribunals?
Youngs Literal Translation
and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;
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Word Count of 37 Translations in James 2:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Partiality Forbidden
5 Hear, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen the poor in the world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him with divine love? 6 You have dishonored the poor. Do not the rich domineer over you, and drag you into courts? 7 Do they not blaspheme the good name which has been called upon you?
Cross References
1 Corinthians 11:22
For have you not houses in which to eat and to drink? or do you cast contempt on the church of God, and shame those not having? What do I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.
Acts 8:3
But Saul was laying waste the church, entering into the houses, and arresting men and women, he committed them to prison.
Acts 17:6
but not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, roaring that, These who have turned the world upside down are also come hither;
Acts 18:12
But Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews of one accord arose up against Paul, and led him to the tribunal,
James 5:6
You condemned, you murdered the righteous; nothing antagonizes you.
Acts 4:1-3
And they speaking to the people, the priests and captain of the temple and the Sadducees rose up against them,
Acts 4:26-28
The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and his Christ.
Acts 5:17-18
And the high priest and all those being with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with rage,
Acts 5:26-27
Then the captain along with the officers, having gone away, led them, not with violence, for they feared the people lest they might be stoned.
Acts 13:50
And the Jews stirred up the noble godly women, and the first men of the city, and they raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders.
Acts 16:19-20
And her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, arresting Paul and Silas, dragged them into the forum to the rulers,
James 2:3
and you may look upon the one wearing the shining garment, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and may say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit down beneath my footstool:
James 5:4
Behold, the wages of the laborers having reaped your fields, which is fraudulently kept back by you, is crying out: and the voices of the reapers have come into the ears of the Lord of hosts.
John 8:49
Jesus responded, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.