James 2:4 KJV — MannaFest

James 2:4

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

KJV

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ASV

do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

WEB

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

YLT

ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges.

DBT

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

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James — The Lord's brother writes to the twelve tribes scattered abroad — five chapters of direct, practical wisdom on the life faith produces. Pure religion, the tongue, the prayer of the righteous.

Author: James the Lord's brother (traditional — cf. Gal 1:19), leader of the Jerusalem church
Date: Early — possibly mid-40s AD, making it likely the earliest NT letter

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17 verses on the floor

John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Job 34:19
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
Mark 7:21
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Romans 14:13
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

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The "evil thoughts" are in the judges themselves; as in Lu 18:6, the Greek, "judge of injustice," is translated, "unjust judge." ALFORD and WAHL translate, "Did ye not doubt" (respecting your faith, which is inconsistent with the distinctions made by you between rich and poor)? For the Greek constantly means "doubt" in all the New Testament.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

In this sin there is shameful partiality: Are you not then partial in yourselves? The question is here put, as what could not fail of being answered by every man's conscience that would put it seriously to himself. According to the strict rendering of the original, the question is, " Have you not made a difference?

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Ye distinguish not - To which the most respect is due, to the poor or to the rich. But are become evil-reasoning Judges - You reason ill, and so judge wrong: for fine apparel is no proof of worth in him that wears it.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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G125219× in canon G292319× in canon G1438322× in canon

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