James 2:4

are you not judging among yourselves? Have you not become judges with evil thoughts?

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In The King James Version

Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

In Context

3If you look at the person wearing fine clothes and say, “You sit here in a good place,” but you say to the poor man, “You stand over there” or “Sit at my feet,”

5Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

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Cross References

Job 21:27See, I know your thoughts, 1 and the ways in which you wish to wrong me. 1

Psalms 58:1Do you rulers speak righteousness? 1 Do you judge uprightly, you people? 1

Psalms 109:31For he will stand at the right hand of the one who is needy, 1 to save him from those who judge him.

Matthew 7:1Do not judge, and you will not be judged.

James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion: Greetings!

Matthew Henry on James 2:2-8

Regard Due to Poor Christians; Partiality Condemned. ( a. d. 61.) 1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 4 Are ye not then partial in… Read the whole commentary →

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