James 2:4 - Forerunner Commentary

James 2:4

2 For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in¹ fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in² filthy clothes,

3 and you¹ pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,”

4 have you not¹ shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

5 Listen, my beloved brethren: ^aHas God not chosen the poor of this world to be ^brich in faith and heirs of the kingdom ^cwhich He promised to those who love Him?

6 But ^ayou have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you ^band drag you into the courts?

7 Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are ^acalled?

8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, ^a“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well;

Verse Comparison: James 2:4

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American Standard Version
Do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

Amplified® Bible
Are you not discriminating among your own and becoming critics {and} judges with wrong motives?

Contemporary English Version
That is the same as saying that some people are better than others, and you would be acting like a crooked judge.

Darby English Version
have ye not made a difference among yourselves, and become judges having evil thoughts?

Good News Bible
then you are guilty of creating distinctions among yourselves and of making judgments based on evil motives.

International Standard Version
you have made false distinctions among yourselves and have become judges with evil motives, haven't you?

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

New American Standard Bible
have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives?

New International Version
have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

New King James Version
have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives?

Young's Literal Translation
ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges.

New English Translation
If so, have you not made distinctions¹ among yourselves and become judges with evil motives?²

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