James 5:6

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

You have condemned and have murdered the righteous (innocent man), [while] he offers no resistance to you.

Cross References

Isaiah 5:23

Who justify and acquit the guilty for a bribe, but take away the rights of the innocent and righteous from them!

Isaiah 53:7

He was oppressed, [yet when] He was afflicted, He was submissive and opened not His mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He opened not His mouth.

Matthew 21:38

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, This is the heir; come on, let us kill him and have his inheritance.

Matthew 27:20

But the chief priests and the elders prevailed on the people to ask for Barabbas, and put Jesus to death.

Matthew 5:39

But I say to you, Do not resist the evil man [who injures you]; but if anyone strikes you on the right jaw or cheek, turn to him the other one too.

Acts 22:14

And he said, The God of our forefathers has destined and appointed you to come progressively to know His will [to perceive, to recognize more strongly and clearly, and to become better and more intimately acquainted with His will], and to see the Righteous One (Jesus Christ, the Messiah), and to hear a voice from His [own] mouth and a message from His [own] lips;

Acts 7:52

Which of the prophets did your forefathers not persecute? And they slew those who proclaimed beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, Whom you now have betrayed and murdered–

Acts 8:32

Now this was the passage of Scripture which he was reading: Like a sheep He was led to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is dumb, so He opens not His mouth.

Hebrews 10:38

But the just shall live by faith [My righteous servant shall live by his conviction respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, and holy fervor born of faith and conjoined with it]; and if he draws back and shrinks in fear, My soul has no delight or pleasure in him. [Hab. 2:3, 4.]

James 2:6

But you [in contrast] have insulted (humiliated, dishonored, and shown your contempt for) the poor. Is it not the rich who domineer over you? Is it not they who drag you into the law courts?

James 4:2

You are jealous and covet [what others have] and your desires go unfulfilled; [so] you become murderers. [To hate is to murder as far as your hearts are concerned.] You burn with envy and anger and are not able to obtain [the gratification, the contentment, and the happiness that you seek], so you fight and war. You do not have, because you do not ask. [I John 3:15.]

1 Peter 4:18

And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the godless and wicked? [Prov. 11:31.]