James 5:6

6 You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.

James 5:6 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
English Standard Version (ESV)
6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.
New Living Translation (NLT)
6 You have condemned and killed innocent people, who do not resist you.
The Message Bible (MSG)
6 In fact, what you've done is condemn and murder perfectly good persons, who stand there and take it.
American Standard Version (ASV)
6 Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous [one]; he doth not resist you.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
6 You have condemned and murdered people who have God's approval, even though they didn't resist you.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
6 You have condemned-you have murdered-the righteous man; he does not resist you.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
6 You have judged and murdered people who aren't guilty. And they weren't even opposing you.

James 5:6 Meaning and Commentary

James 5:6

Ye have condemned and killed the just
Meaning not Christ, the Just One, as some have thought; whom the Jewish sanhedrim condemned as guilty of death, and got the sentence passed upon him, and him to be crucified by Pontius Pilate, on the day of slaughter, at the time of the passover, as some connect the last clause of the preceding verse with this; since the apostle is not writing to the Jerusalem Jews, nor to unbelievers, but to professors of religion; though he might say they did it, because their nation did it: but rather this is to be understood of the poor saints, who were just, through the imputation of Christ's righteousness to them, and lived soberly, righteously, and godly, and were harmless and inoffensive in their conversation: who were evil spoken of, censured, and judged, and condemned in a rash and uncharitable manner by their brethren; or were drawn to the judgment seats by the rich, who obtained a judicial process against them, and procured a sentence of condemnation to pass upon them unrighteously; and who killed them, by taking away their good names from them, and by withholding from them their supplies of life, the fruit of their own labour, whereby their lives were embittered and made miserable:

and he doth not resist you;
it being neither in his power, nor in his inclination; but takes it patiently, quietly submits, and makes no opposition: or God does not resist you, as yet; he will do it shortly.

James 5:6 In-Context

4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.
5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.
6 You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.
8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.

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