James 2:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?”
James 2:6 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 2:616 words
ὑμεῖςhymeisyou
δὲdeand / but
ἠτιμάσατεētimasatedespise, dishonour, suffer shame
τὸνtonthe
πτωχόνptōchonbeggar(-ly), poor
οὐχouchnot
οἱhoithe
πλούσιοιplousioirich
καταδυναστεύουσινkatadynasteuousinoppress
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
καὶkaiand / also
αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
ἕλκουσινhelkousin
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
εἰςeisinto / to
κριτήριαkritēriato judge, judgment
(seat)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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