James 5:6

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

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for James 5:6

Yee haue condemned, and killed the iust, and he doth not resist you.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

You have condemned and put to death the righteous {man;} he does not resist you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous `one'; he doth not resist you.
- American Standard Version (1901)

You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.
- Basic English Bible

ye have condemned, ye have killed the just; he does not resist you.
- Darby Bible

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
- Webster's Bible

You have condemned--you have murdered-- the righteous man: he offers no resistance.
- Weymouth Bible

You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn't resist you.
- World English Bible

and slowen the iust man, and he ayenstood not you.
- Wycliffe Bible

ye did condemn -- ye did murder the righteous one, he doth not resist you.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible Commentary for James 5:6

Wesley's Notes for James 5:6


5:6 Ye have killed the just - Many just men; in particular, that Just One, #Acts 3:14|. They afterwards killed James, surnamed the Just, the writer of this epistle. He doth not resist you - And therefore you are secure. But the Lord cometh quickly, #Jas 5:8|.



People's Bible Notes for James 5:6


Jas 5:6 Ye have condemned [and] killed the just. The murder of the Just One, Jesus, was the crowning sin of Israel which brought upon them destruction. It was the rich and influential, not the poor, who sought his death. [And] he doth not resist you. Compare Isa 53:7.

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