And the Lord said, “Listen to what [even] this unjust judge said [about the widow].
James 2:4 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) are you not making class distinctions among yourselves and judging [people] from evil motives? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Are you not discriminating among your own and becoming critics and judges with wrong motives? American Standard Version (1901) do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? Common English Bible Wouldn’t you have shown favoritism among yourselves and become evil-minded judges? Catholic Public Domain Version are you not judging within yourselves, and have you not become judges with unjust thoughts? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do you not judge within yourselves, and are become judges of unjust thoughts? |
And the Lord said, “Listen to what [even] this unjust judge said [about the widow].
Do not make judgments based [merely] on how things look, but make judgments on how they really are.”
But the [true] wisdom, which is from [God] above, is first of all pure, then peace-loving, patient and easily persuaded. [It is] full of mercy and produces a crop of good deeds; [it is] impartial [or, unwavering] and sincere.
Do not slander one another, brothers, [for] the person who speaks against his brother, or judges him, is [guilty of] speaking against the law [of God]. But when you judge the law, you are not obeying it but acting as its judge.