NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 6

James 2:6

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But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the courts?

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James 2:3–9

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and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”

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haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

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Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

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But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the courts?

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Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?

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However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.

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But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

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