Verse 7

James 2:7

World English Bible, British Edition

7 Don’t they blaspheme the honourable name by which you are called?
Original Language Text
greek
οὐκ αὐτοὶ βλασφημοῦσιν τὸ καλὸν ὄνομα τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς;
English Translation
Do they not themselves blaspheme the beautiful name that was called upon you?
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
1 My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our glorious Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ with partiality. Focus ↗
2 For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy... Focus ↗
3 and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;... Focus ↗
4 haven’t you shown partiality amongst yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? Focus ↗
5 Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God (Elohim) choose those who are poor in this world to be rich... Focus ↗
6 But you have dishonoured the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the... Focus ↗
7 Don’t they blaspheme the honourable name by which you are called?
8 However, if you fulfil the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbour as y... Focus ↗
9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. Focus ↗
10 For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. Focus ↗
11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not comm... Focus ↗
12 So speak and so do as men who are to be judged by the law of freedom. Focus ↗
13 For judgement is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgement. Focus ↗
14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him? Focus ↗
15 And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food, Focus ↗
16 and one of you tells them, “Go in peace. Be warmed and filled;” yet you didn’t give them the things... Focus ↗
17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself. Focus ↗
18 Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I wil... Focus ↗
19 You believe that God (Elohim) is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder. Focus ↗
20 But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead? Focus ↗
21 Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? Focus ↗
22 You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected. Focus ↗
23 So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God (Elohim), and it was accounted to h... Focus ↗
24 You see then that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith. Focus ↗
25 In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messenger... Focus ↗
26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead. Focus ↗