“Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?”
— WEB
James 2:5
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?”
— KJV
“Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?”
— ASV
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Commentary
Hearken--James brings to trial the self-constituted "judges" (Jam 2:4). poor of this world--The best manuscripts read, "those poor in respect to the world." In contrast to "the rich in this world" (Ti1 6:17). Not of course all the poor; but the poor, as a class, furnish more believers than the rich as a class. The rich, if a believer, renounces riches as his portion; the poor, if an unbeliever, neglects that which is the peculiar advantage of poverty (Mat 5:3; Co1 1:26-28). rich in faith--Their riches consist in faith. Luk 12:21, "rich toward God." Ti1 6:18, "rich in good works" (Rev 2:9; compare Co2 8:9). Christ's poverty is the source of the believer's riches. kingdom . . . promised-- (Luk 12:32; Co1 2:9; Ti2 4:8).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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