James 5:6 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁶Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

James 5:6 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:22-23
Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: …
Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
John 19:9-11
And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. …
Matthew 5:39
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Acts 8:32
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

Topics

Accusation, False Afflictions and Adversities Bigotry Intolerance, Religious Martyrdom Persecution Suffering

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-11)

The apostle is here addressing first sinners and then saints. I. Let us consider the address to sinners; and here we find James seconding what his great Master had said: Woe unto you that are rich; for you have received your consolation, Luke 6:24. The rich people to whom this word of warning was sent were not such as professed the Christian religion, but the worldly and unbelieving Jews, such as…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 6)

6. Ye have condemned ... the just--The Greek aorist expresses, “Ye are accustomed to condemn ... the just.” Their condemnation of Christ, “the Just,” is foremost in James’ mind. But all the innocent blood shed, and to be shed, is included, the Holy Spirit comprehending James himself, called “the Just,” who was slain in a tumult. See my Introduction. This gives a peculiar appropriateness to the exp…