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He does not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/james/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/james/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned <i>and</i> have put to death the righteous; he does not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/james/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye have condemned <i>and</i> killed the just; <i>and</i> he doth not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/james/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/james/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned and put to death the righteous person; he offers you no resistance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/james/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/james/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />You have condemned and put to death the righteous <i>man;</i> he does not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/james/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have condemned and murdered the righteous <i>man</i>; he does not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/james/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned and have put to death the righteous <i>man;</i> he offers you no resistance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/james/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous, who does not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/james/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned—you have murdered—the righteous man; he does not resist you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/james/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one; he doth not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/james/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have condemned and murdered innocent people, who couldn't even fight back. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/james/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one; he doth not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/james/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You have condemned and murdered people who have God's approval, even though they didn't resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/james/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have condemned and murdered innocent people, and they do not resist you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/james/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You have condemned and murdered the one who is righteous, even though he did not rebel against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/james/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/james/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/james/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous one. He does not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/james/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/james/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />You have condemned--you have murdered-- the righteous man: he offers no resistance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/james/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned and you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/james/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />you condemned—you murdered the righteous; he does not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/james/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned <i>and</i> have put to death the righteous; he does not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/james/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> ye did condemn -- ye did murder the righteous one, he doth not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/james/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye have condemned, ye have killed the just one; and he resists you not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/james/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned and put to death the Just One, and he resisted you not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/james/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You led away and killed the Just One, and he did not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/james/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned; you have murdered the righteous one; he offers you no resistance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/james/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have condemned and murdered the righteous one, who does not resist you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/james/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You have condemned and murdered the righteous; and yet he does not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/james/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />You have condemned and murdered The Righteous One and he has not opposed you.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/james/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />You have condemned and killed the Just One: and he does not set himself against you.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/james/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />You condemned, you murdered the righteous; nothing antagonizes you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/james/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Ye have falsely condemned, ye have murdered the just man; nor doth he resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/james/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />you have condemn'd the just, you have put him to death, though he did not oppose you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/james/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />You have condemned--you have murdered-- the righteous man: he offers no resistance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/james/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Ye condemned, ye killed the righteous one; he does not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/james/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Ye have condemned, ye have murdered the just <i>one, who</i> resisted you not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/james/5-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0xUBCzqsAGw?start=852" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/james/5.htm">Warning to the Rich</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2613.htm" title="2613: katedikasate (V-AIA-2P) -- To condemn, pass sentence upon. From kata and a derivative of dike; to adjudge against, i.e. Pronounce guilty.">You have condemned</a> <a href="/greek/5407.htm" title="5407: ephoneusate (V-AIA-2P) -- To murder, kill. From phoneus; to be a murderer.">and murdered</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1342.htm" title="1342: dikaion (Adj-AMS) -- From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.">righteous,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/498.htm" title="498: antitassetai (V-PIM-3S) -- From anti and the middle voice of tasso; to range oneself against, i.e. Oppose.">who did not resist</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">7</span>Be 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10-12</a></span><br />Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a></span><br />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—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-35</a></span><br />Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-12.htm">1 John 3:12</a></span><br />Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Hebrews 11:37</a></span><br />They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a></span><br />As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-9.htm">Revelation 6:9-11</a></span><br />And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. / And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?” / Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-14.htm">1 Peter 4:14-16</a></span><br />If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. / Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler. / But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Matthew 21:38-39</a></span><br />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.’ / So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Luke 11:49-51</a></span><br />Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ / As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, / from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm">Jeremiah 26:15</a></span><br />But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-32.htm">Psalm 37:32-33</a></span><br />Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, / the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-10.htm">Proverbs 29:10</a></span><br />Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">Lamentations 4:13</a></span><br />But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have condemned and killed the just; and he does not resist you.</p><p class="hdg">have.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/2-6.htm">James 2:6</a></b></br> But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Matthew 21:38</a></b></br> But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34,35</a></b></br> Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and <i>some</i> of them ye shall kill and crucify; and <i>some</i> of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute <i>them</i> from city to city: … </p><p class="hdg">and he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Matthew 5:39</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-53.htm">Matthew 26:53,54</a></b></br> Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/7-3.htm">Condemn</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Condemned</a> <a href="/james/4-2.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-5.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/james/4-2.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Murdered</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Offers</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-20.htm">Opposing</a> <a href="/james/1-13.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/james/4-7.htm">Resist</a> <a href="/james/2-25.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-38.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_john/3-20.htm">Condemn</a> <a href="/james/5-9.htm">Condemned</a> <a href="/james/5-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jude/1-15.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-19.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-12.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/1_john/3-12.htm">Murdered</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-2.htm">Offers</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-2.htm">Opposing</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-1.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm">Resist</a> <a href="/james/5-16.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">James 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">Rich oppressors are to fear God's vengeance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">We ought to be patient in afflictions, after the example of the prophets, and Job;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-12.htm">to forbear swearing;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-13.htm">to pray in adversity, to sing in prosperity;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-14.htm">to acknowledge mutually our several faults, to pray one for another;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-19.htm">and to correct a straying brother.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/james/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/james/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/james/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You have condemned and murdered the righteous</b><br>This phrase addresses the actions of the wealthy oppressors James is rebuking. The term "condemned" suggests a legal judgment, possibly indicating that the rich were using their influence to manipulate the justice system against the poor. In the historical context of the early church, the wealthy often had the power to sway legal decisions, leading to the oppression and even death of the innocent. The word "murdered" is strong, implying not just physical death but also the destruction of livelihoods and well-being. This echoes the prophetic denunciations found in the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14-15</a>, where leaders are condemned for crushing the people and grinding the faces of the poor. The "righteous" here refers to those who are innocent and just, possibly believers who are suffering unjustly. This aligns with the Beatitudes in <a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10</a>, where Jesus blesses those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake.<p><b>who did not resist you</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the non-retaliatory response of the righteous. In the cultural context of the time, the oppressed often had little means to resist their oppressors, especially if they were poor. This non-resistance can be seen as a reflection of Jesus' own teachings in <a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Matthew 5:39</a>, where He instructs to turn the other cheek. It also mirrors the example of Christ Himself, who, when reviled, did not revile in return (<a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a>). The phrase suggests a call to patient endurance and trust in God's justice, as seen in <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a>, where believers are encouraged to leave vengeance to the Lord. This non-resistance is not a sign of weakness but a demonstration of faith and reliance on God's ultimate justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/james.htm">James</a></b><br>The author of the epistle, traditionally identified as James, the brother of Jesus. He was a leader in the early Jerusalem church and wrote to Jewish Christians scattered abroad.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous.htm">The Righteous</a></b><br>Refers to those who are just and innocent, possibly indicating Christians who were suffering unjustly at the hands of the wealthy or powerful.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oppressors.htm">The Oppressors</a></b><br>Wealthy individuals or groups who were exploiting and oppressing the righteous, possibly through unjust legal actions or economic manipulation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_early_church.htm">The Early Church</a></b><br>The community of believers to whom James was writing, facing persecution and social injustice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central hub of early Christianity and the location where James was a prominent leader.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/injustice_and_oppression.htm">Injustice and Oppression</a></b><br>Recognize that injustice is a reality in a fallen world, and believers are called to stand against it while maintaining their integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_example_of_christ.htm">The Example of Christ</a></b><br>Jesus, the ultimate righteous one, did not resist his oppressors, setting an example for how believers might endure suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_righteous_living.htm">The Call to Righteous Living</a></b><br>Despite persecution, Christians are called to live righteously, trusting in God's ultimate justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_non-resistance.htm">The Power of Non-Resistance</a></b><br>Sometimes, the most powerful testimony is found in non-resistance and enduring suffering with grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_accountability.htm">Judgment and Accountability</a></b><br>Those who oppress the righteous will face God's judgment, reminding believers of the importance of living justly.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_james_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from James 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'overcome_by_the_blood'_mean.htm">What were the teachings of Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_pride_lead_to_downfall.htm">Who are you to judge others?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_aren't_james_5_1-3_warnings_on_the_rich_supported_by_history.htm">In James 5:1-3, why are the warnings against the rich not corroborated by historical evidence showing that many wealthy individuals also contributed positively to society?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_self-forgiveness.htm">What does the Bible say about self-forgiveness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/james/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Ye have condemned and killed the just.</span>--Better thus: <span class= "ital">Ye condemned, ye slew the just</span>--as in the speech of Peter (<a href="/context/acts/3-14.htm" title="But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted to you;">Acts 3:14-15</a>), or that of Stephen (<a href="/acts/7-52.htm" title="Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom you have been now the betrayers and murderers:">Acts 7:52</a>). Such a reference, however, has been disallowed by some commentators, as conveying too harsh an accusation against the whole Jewish people<span class= "ital">;</span> and besides, it being unfair to forget that St. James was writing to Christian Jews, as well as to the anti-Christian. But, in a manner, all wrong and oppression tend towards the murder of the Just One, as every falsehood (see Note on <a href="/james/3-13.htm" title="Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.">James 3:13</a>) is an attack on the Truth. And far beyond this, in the present case our Lord is rightly to be considered the victim of the Jews. His blood is on them and on their children (<a href="/matthew/27-25.htm" title="Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.">Matthew 27:25</a>); they filled up "the measure of their fathers" (<a href="/matthew/23-32.htm" title="Fill you up then the measure of your fathers.">Matthew 23:32</a>), that "the blood of all the righteous" might come upon them, from Abel to Zacharias (<a href="/matthew/23-35.htm" title="That on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom you slew between the temple and the altar.">Matthew 23:35</a>): the one crowning sin made them guilty of all. And not only is this backward participation true, but there is a forward one as well. Christ Himself was persecuted by Saul in the afflictions of His servants (<a href="/context/acts/9-4.htm" title="And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecute you me?">Acts 9:4-5</a>), and so onward ever till the martyr-roll be full. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/james/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - The <span class="accented">climax of their sin. <span class="cmt_word"></span>Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one.</span> Does this allude to the death of our Lord? At first sight it may well seem so. Compare St. Peter's words in <a href="/acts/3-14.htm">Acts 3:14</a>, "Ye denied the Holy One and the Just (<span class="greek">δίκαιον</span>);" St. Stephen's in <a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a>, "the coming of the Just One (<span class="greek">τοῦ δικαίου</span>);" and St. Paul's in <a href="/acts/22-14.htm">Acts 22:14</a>, "to see the Just One (<span class="greek">τὸν</span> <span class="greek">δίκαιον</span>)." But this view is dispelled when we remember how throughout this whole passage the ideas and expressions are borrowed from the Old Testament, and when we find that in <a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">Isaiah 3:10</a> (LXX.) the wicked are represented as saying, <span class="greek">Δήσωμεν τὸν δίκαιον</span> <span class="greek">ὅτι δύσχρηστος ἡμῖν ἐστί ( α</span> passage which lies at the root of the remarkable section in Wisd. 2, "Let us oppress the poor righteous man .... Let us condemn him with a shameful death." It is probable, then, that passages such as these were in St. James's mind, and suggested the words, and thus that there is no direct allusion to the Crucifixion (which, indeed, could scarcely be laid to the charge of his readers), but that the singular <span class="greek">τὸν</span> <span class="greek">δίκαιον</span> is used to denote the class collectively (cf. <a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6</a>; <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Amos 5:12</a>). It is a remarkable coincidence, pointed out by most commentators, that he who wrote these verses, himself styled <span class="greek">ὁ Δίκαιος</span> by the Jews, suffered death at their hands a very few years afterwards. <span class="cmt_word">He doth not resist you.</span> According to the view commonly adopted, St. James simply means to say that the righteous man suffered this evil at their hands without resistance. Another interpretation seems more possible, taking the clause as interrogative, "Does he not resist you?" the subject, implied but not expressed, being God; as if he would say, "Is not God against you? " - that God of whom it has already been said that he <span class="accented">resists</span> (<span class="greek">ἀντιτάσσεται</span>) the proud (comp. <a href="/hosea/1-6.htm">Hosea 1:6</a>, "I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, but I will utterly take them away (LXX., <span class="greek">ἀλλ η} ἀντιτασσόμενος ἀντιτάξομαι αὐτοῖς</span>)") <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/james/5-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">You have condemned</span><br /><span class="grk">κατεδικάσατε</span> <span class="translit">(katedikasate)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2613.htm">Strong's 2613: </a> </span><span class="str2">To condemn, pass sentence upon. From kata and a derivative of dike; to adjudge against, i.e. Pronounce guilty.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] murdered</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐφονεύσατε</span> <span class="translit">(ephoneusate)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5407.htm">Strong's 5407: </a> </span><span class="str2">To murder, kill. From phoneus; to be a murderer.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">righteous,</span><br /><span class="grk">δίκαιον</span> <span class="translit">(dikaion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1342.htm">Strong's 1342: </a> </span><span class="str2">From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who did not resist</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀντιτάσσεται</span> <span class="translit">(antitassetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_498.htm">Strong's 498: </a> </span><span class="str2">From anti and the middle voice of tasso; to range oneself against, i.e. Oppose.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. 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