Berean Standard Bible

James 2:6

“But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?”

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⁴Have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

⁵Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

⁶But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

⁷Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?

⁸If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

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