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Butδὲyouὑμεῖςhave dishonoredἠτιμάσατεthe poor man.τὸν πτωχόνDo notοὐχthe richοἱ πλούσιοιoppressκαταδυναστεύουσινyou,ὑμῶνandκαὶdo they themselvesαὐτοὶnot dragἕλκουσινyouὑμᾶςintoεἰςthe courts?κριτήρια
James 2:6
Study it in the app“But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do they themselves not drag you into the courts?”
With the Greek beneath
James 2:6, word by word
- have dishonoredἠτιμάσατεētimasate
dishonor
Dishonor, treat with contempt.
Where else “ētimasate” appears- the poor manπτωχόνptōchon
poor
Someone who has nothing to live on.
Where else “ptōchon” appears- the richπλούσιοιplousioi
rich
Someone with many possessions.
Where else “plousioi” appears- oppressκαταδυναστεύουσινkatadynasteuousin
oppress
Oppress, dominate harshly.
Where else “katadynasteuousin” appears- not dragἕλκουσινhelkousin
draw, drag
Draw, drag, pull something toward oneself.
Where else “helkousin” appears- the courtsκριτήριαkritēria
court
A place of judgment.
Where else “kritēria” appears
The context
5Listen, my beloved brothers: has not God chosen the poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
6 · This verse (above)
7Do they not blaspheme the good name that was invoked over you?
To study James 2 in a group
1. What it says
What situation does James describe with the man in the gold ring and the poor man, and what does he say about it (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
James says faith without works is dead (v. 14-17). What example does he use, and what is he trying to show?
3. How I live it
Whom could you treat today with the same attention you would give to someone important?