Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Ye sentenced - ye murdered the Righteous one! Is he not arraying himself against you?

New American Standard Bible

You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you.

King James Version

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

Holman Bible

You have condemned—you have murdered—the righteous man; he does not resist you.

International Standard Version

You have condemned and murdered the one who is righteous, even though he did not rebel against you.

A Conservative Version

Ye have condemned, ye have murdered the righteous man. He is not hostile to you.

American Standard Version

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one ; he doth not resist you.

Amplified

You have condemned and have put to death the righteous man; he offers you no resistance.

An Understandable Version

You have condemned and murdered the righteous man [i.e., the innocent person, See verse 4] and he does not [even] resist you.

Anderson New Testament

You have condemned and killed the Just One: and he does not set himself against you.

Bible in Basic English

You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.

Common New Testament

You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you.

Daniel Mace New Testament

you have condemn'd the just, you have put him to death, though he did not oppose you.

Darby Translation

ye have condemned, ye have killed the just; he does not resist you.

Godbey New Testament

You condemned, you murdered the righteous; nothing antagonizes you.

Goodspeed New Testament

You have condemned and murdered the upright. Will he make no resistance?

John Wesley New Testament

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the just: he doth not resist you.

Julia Smith Translation

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the just one; and he resists you not.

King James 2000

You have condemned and killed the just; and he does not resist you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous [person]; he does not resist you.

Modern King James verseion

You have condemned and murdered the just; he does not resist you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Ye have condemned and have killed the just, and he hath not resisted you.

Moffatt New Testament

you have condemned, you have murdered the righteous ??unresisting.

Montgomery New Testament

You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous man unresisting!

NET Bible

You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.

New Heart English Bible

You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous one. He does not resist you.

Noyes New Testament

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the just man; he doth not resist you.

Sawyer New Testament

You have condemned and killed the just, and he does not resist you.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Ye have falsely condemned, ye have murdered the just man; nor doth he resist you.

Twentieth Century New Testament

You have condemned, you have murdered, the Righteous One! Must not God be opposed to you?

Webster

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

Weymouth New Testament

You have condemned--you have murdered-- the righteous man: he offers no resistance.

Williams New Testament

You have condemned and murdered the upright man; he offers no resistance.

World English Bible

You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn't resist you.

Worrell New Testament

Ye condemned, ye killed the righteous one; he does not resist you.

Worsley New Testament

Ye have condemned, ye have murdered the just one, who resisted you not.

Youngs Literal Translation

ye did condemn -- ye did murder the righteous one, he doth not resist you.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
καταδικάζω 
Katadikazo 
Usage: 1

and killed
φονεύω 
Phoneuo 
Usage: 5

the just
δίκαιος 
Dikaios 
Usage: 57

and he doth
ἀντιτάσσομαι 
Antitassomai 
Usage: 5

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

ἀντιτάσσομαι 
Antitassomai 
Usage: 5

Devotionals

Devotionals about James 5:6

Images James 5:6

Prayers for James 5:6

Context Readings

Woes On The Rich Who Oppress Others

5 Ye have luxuriated upon the land, and run riot, ye have pampered your hearts in a day of slaughter; 6 Ye sentenced - ye murdered the Righteous one! Is he not arraying himself against you? 7 Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the Presence of the Lord: - Lo! the husbandman, awaiteth the precious fruit of the earth, having patience for it, until it receive the early and the latter rain:

Cross References

Isaiah 53:7

Hard pressed - yet, he, humbled himself Nor opened his mouth - As, a lamb, to the slaughter, is led, And, as a sheep, before her shearers, is dumb - Nor opened his mouth.

Matthew 5:39

But, I, tell you, not to resist evil, - Nay, whoever is smiting thee on the right cheek, turn to him, the other also;

Matthew 21:38

But, the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, - This, is, the heir: Come on! Let us slay him, and have his inheritance.

Matthew 23:34-35

For this cause, lo! I, send unto you, prophets and wise men and scribes, - some from among them, ye will slay and crucify, And some from among them ye will - scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city:

Matthew 26:53-54

Or thinkest thou that I cannot call upon my Father, and he will set near me, even now, more than twelve legions of messengers?

Matthew 27:20

But, the High-priests and the elders, persuaded the multitudes, that they should claim Barabbas, but, Jesus, should, destroy.

Matthew 27:24-25

And Pilate, seeing, that, nothing, it availed, but rather, a tumult, was arising, taking water, washed his hands of it before the multitude, saying - Innocent, am I, of the blood of this man, - Ye, shall see to it for yourselves.

Luke 22:51-53

But Jesus, answering, said - Let be - as long as this! -- And, touching the ear, he healed him.

John 16:2-3

Excommunicants from the synagogue, will they make you; Nay! there cometh an hour, that, every one who killeth you, shall think to be rendering, divine service, unto God!

John 19:9-11

and entered into the judgment-hail again, and saith unto Jesus - Whence, art, thou? But, Jesus, gave him no, answer.

Acts 2:22-23

Ye men of Israel! hear these words: - Jesus the Nazarene, a man pointed out of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs, which God did through him in your midst, just as ye yourselves know,

Acts 3:14-15

But, ye, denied, the Holy and Righteous One, and claimed a man that was a murderer to be granted you;

Acts 4:10-12

Be it known unto you all, and unto all the people of Israel: that, in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, - whom, ye, crucified, whom, God, raised from among the dead, in him, doth, this man stand by, in your presence, whole.

Acts 7:52

Which of the prophets, did not your fathers persecute? Yea they slew them who declared beforehand concerning the coming of the Righteous One - of whom, now, ye, have become, betrayers and murderers!

Acts 8:32

Now, the passage of Scripture which he was reading, was, this: - As a sheep, unto slaughter, was he led, and, as a lamb, before him that sheareth it, is dumb, so, he openeth not his mouth.

Acts 13:27-28

For, they who were dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not recognising him, have, by judging him, fulfilled, the very voices of the prophets which every sabbath are being read;

Acts 22:14

And he said - The God of our fathers, hath chosen thee to get to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, - and to hear a voice out of his mouth.

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

Who have both slain the, Lord, Jesus - and the prophets, and, us, have persecuted, and, unto God, are displeasing, and, unto all men, are contrary, -

Hebrews 10:38

But, my righteous one, by faith, shall live, and, if he draw back, my soul delighteth not in him.

James 2:6

Whereas, ye, have dishonoured the destitute man! Do not, the rich, oppress you? and, themselves, drag you into courts of justice?

James 4:2

Ye covet - and have not, ye commit murder, and are jealous - and cannot obtain, - ye fight and war. Ye have not - because ye do not really ask,

1 Peter 2:22-23

Who did not, a sin, commit, neither was deceit found in his mouth, -

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