James 2:6 Cross References

James 2:6

6: And yet, you insult the poor man! Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

1 Corinthians 11:22

  1. What? Is this really true? Don't you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace the church of God and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say about these things? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly do not!

Acts 13:50

  1. Then the Jewish leaders stirred up both the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.

Acts 17:6

  1. Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers instead and took them before the city council. "Paul and Silas have turned the rest of the world upside down, and now they are here disturbing our city," they shouted.

Proverbs 17:5

  1. Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.

Psalms 14:6

  1. The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the LORD will protect his people.

Proverbs 14:31

  1. Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who help the poor honor him.

Acts 8:3

  1. Saul was going everywhere to devastate the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into jail.

James 5:4

  1. For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The wages you held back cry out against you. The cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.

Amos 5:11

  1. You trample the poor and steal what little they have through taxes and unfair rent. Therefore, you will never live in the beautiful stone houses you are building. You will never drink wine from the lush vineyards you are planting.

Psalms 10:10

  1. The helpless are overwhelmed and collapse; they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.

Psalms 10:2

  1. Proud and wicked people viciously oppress the poor. Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.

Amos 8:4

  1. Listen to this, you who rob the poor and trample the needy!
  2. You can't wait for the Sabbath day to be over and the religious festivals to end so you can get back to cheating the helpless. You measure out your grain in false measures and weigh it out on dishonest scales.
  3. And you mix the wheat you sell with chaff swept from the floor! Then you enslave poor people for a debt of one piece of silver or a pair of sandals.

Amos 4:1

  1. Listen to me, you "fat cows" of Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and who are always asking your husbands for another drink!

Acts 4:26

  1. The kings of the earth prepared for battle; the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against his Messiah.'
  2. "That is what has happened here in this city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed.
  3. In fact, everything they did occurred according to your eternal will and plan.

Acts 5:26

  1. The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested them, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would kill them if they treated the apostles roughly.
  2. Then they brought the apostles in before the council.

Psalms 12:5

  1. The LORD replies, "I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do."

Habakkuk 3:14

  1. With their own weapons, you destroyed those who rushed out like a whirlwind, thinking Israel would be easy prey.

Acts 4:1

  1. While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the leading priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees came over to them.
  2. They were very disturbed that Peter and John were claiming, on the authority of Jesus, that there is a resurrection of the dead.
  3. They arrested them and, since it was already evening, jailed them until morning.

Acts 5:17

  1. The high priest and his friends, who were Sadducees, reacted with violent jealousy.
  2. They arrested the apostles and put them in the jail.

Micah 6:11

  1. And how can I tolerate all your merchants who use dishonest scales and weights?
  2. The rich among you have become wealthy through extortion and violence. Your citizens are so used to lying that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.

James 2:3

  1. If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, "You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor"--well,

Psalms 10:8

  1. They lurk in dark alleys, murdering the innocent who pass by. They are always searching for some helpless victim.

Acts 16:19

  1. Her masters' hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.
  2. "The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!" they shouted.

Zechariah 7:10

  1. Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and poor people. And do not make evil plans to harm each other.

Psalms 10:14

  1. But you do see the trouble and grief they cause. You take note of it and punish them. The helpless put their trust in you. You are the defender of orphans.

Proverbs 22:16

  1. A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.

Isaiah 3:14

  1. The leaders and the princes will be the first to feel the LORD's judgment. "You have ruined Israel, which is my vineyard. You have taken advantage of the poor, filling your barns with grain extorted from helpless people.
  2. How dare you grind my people into the dust like that!" demands the Lord, the LORD Almighty.

Isaiah 53:3

  1. He was despised and rejected--a man of sorrows, acquainted with bitterest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way when he went by. He was despised, and we did not care.

Acts 18:12

  1. But when Gallio became governor of Achaia, some Jews rose in concerted action against Paul and brought him before the governor for judgment.

James 5:6

  1. You have condemned and killed good people who had no power to defend themselves against you.

1 Kings 21:11

  1. So the elders and other leaders followed the instructions Jezebel had written in the letters.
  2. They called for a fast and put Naboth at a prominent place before the people.
  3. Then two scoundrels accused him before all the people of cursing God and the king. So he was dragged outside the city and stoned to death.

Ecclesiastes 9:15

  1. There was a poor, wise man living there who knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought any more about him.
  2. Then I realized that though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.

Amos 2:6

  1. This is what the LORD says: "The people of Israel have sinned again and again, and I will not forget it. I will not let them go unpunished any longer! They have perverted justice by selling honest people for silver and poor people for a pair of sandals.
  2. They trample helpless people in the dust and deny justice to those who are oppressed. Both father and son sleep with the same woman, corrupting my holy name.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

  1. If you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and justice being miscarried throughout the land, don't be surprised! For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice only get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

Job 20:19

  1. For he oppressed the poor and left them destitute. He foreclosed on their homes.

John 8:49

  1. "No," Jesus said, "I have no demon in me. For I honor my Father--and you dishonor me.
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