James 5:6 “You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.”

James 5:6

You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

World English Bible

You have condemned and you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you.

American Standard Version

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one; he doth not resist you.

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye haue condemned and haue killed the iust, and he hath not resisted you.

Darby Translation

ye have condemned, ye have killed the just; he does not resist you.

Young's Literal Translation

ye did condemn — ye did murder the righteous one, he doth not resist you.

Bible in Basic English

You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.

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Cross references

“have”

Acts 4:10–12 Acts 22:14 James 2:6 Matthew 21:38 Matthew 27:20 Acts 7:52

Acts 4:10–12 · BSB

then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

Acts 22:14 · BSB

Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.

James 2:6 · BSB

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

Matthew 21:38 · BSB

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’

Matthew 27:20 · BSB

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

Acts 7:52 · BSB

Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—

“and he”

John 19:9–11 Isaiah 53:7 Matthew 5:39 Luke 22:51–53 Acts 8:32 Matthew 26:53

John 19:9–11 · BSB

and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.

Isaiah 53:7 · BSB

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

Matthew 5:39 · BSB

But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

Luke 22:51–53 · BSB

But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.

Acts 8:32 · BSB

The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

Matthew 26:53 · BSB

Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

Also

Hebrews 10:38 James 4:2

Hebrews 10:38 · BSB

But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”

James 4:2 · BSB

You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

Read James 5