James 2:5

Easy To Read Version

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! God chose the poor people in the world to be rich with faith. He chose them to receive the kingdom God promised to people who love him.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:28

Micaiah said loudly, “All you people listen to what I say! King Ahab, if you come home alive from that fight, then the Lord has not spoken through me.”

Job 34:10

“You men can understand,\par so listen to me.\par God would never do what is evil!\par God All-Powerful would never do wrong!\par

Job 34:19

God does not love leaders\par more than other people.\par And God does not love rich people\par more that poor people.\par Why? Because God made every person.\par

Job 38:14

The morning light makes the hills\par and the valleys easy to see.\par When the daylight comes to the earth,\par the shapes of those places stand out\par like the folds of a coat.\par Those places take shape like soft clay\par that is pressed with a stamp.\par

Exodus 20:6

But I will be very kind to people who love me and obey my commands. I will be kind to their families for thousands of generations! [126]

Proverbs 13:7

Some people act like they are rich, but they have nothing. Other people act like they are poor, but they are really rich.

Proverbs 7:24

Now sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words I say.

Proverbs 8:32

“Now, children, listen to me!\par You can be happy too,\par if you follow my ways!\par

Isaiah 14:32

\{That army will send messengers\par to their country.\}\par What will those messengers tell their people?\par They will announce:\par \{Philistia was defeated,\}\par but the Lord made Zion {\cf2\super [156]} strong.\par And his poor people went there for safety.\par

Isaiah 29:19

The Lord will make the poor people happy. The poor people will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Zephaniah 3:12

I will let only meek and humble people stay in my city (Jerusalem). And they will trust the Lord’s name.

Zechariah 11:11

So that day, the Agreement was finished. And those poor sheep watching me knew that this message was from the Lord.

Zechariah 11:7

So I took care of the sheep that had been raised to be killed—those poor sheep. I found two sticks. I called one stick Favor, and I called the other stick Union. Then I began caring for the sheep.

Matthew 11:5

Blind people are able to see again; crippled people are able to walk again; people that have leprosy {\cf2\super [131]} are healed; deaf people can hear again; dead people are raised from death; and the Good News {\cf2\super [132]} is told to the poor people.

Matthew 25:34

“Then the king will say to those good people on his right, ‘Come. My Father has given you great blessings. Come and get the kingdom God promised you. That kingdom has been prepared for you since the world was made.

Matthew 5:3

“What great blessings there are for the people that \{know they\} have spiritual needs!\par The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.\par

Mark 7:14

Jesus called the people to him again. He said, “Every person should listen to me and understand what I am saying.

Luke 12:21

“This is how it will be for the person that saves things only for himself. To God that person is not rich.”

Luke 12:32

“Don’t fear, little flock (group). Your Father (God) wants to give you the kingdom.

Luke 16:22

Later, Lazarus died. The angels took Lazarus and placed him in the arms of Abraham. {\cf2\super [265]} The rich man also died and was buried.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, ‘My child, remember when you lived? You had all the good things in life. But all the bad things happened to Lazarus. Now he is comforted here, and you are suffering.

Luke 22:29

My Father has given me a kingdom. I also give you authority to rule with me.

Luke 6:20

Jesus looked at his followers and said,

John 7:48

Have any of the leaders believed in Jesus? No! Have any of us Pharisees believed in him? No!

Acts 7:2

Stephen answered, “My Jewish fathers and brothers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to Abraham, our ancestor. Abraham was in Mesopotamia. This was before he lived in Haran.

Romans 8:17

If we are God’s children, then we will get the blessings God has for his people. We will get these things from God. God will give us all that he has given Christ. But we must suffer like Christ suffered. Then we will be able to share his glory.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [14]} say,

2 Corinthians 4:15

All these things are for you. And so the grace (kindness) of God is being given to more and more people. This will bring more and more thanks to God for his glory.

2 Corinthians 6:10

We have much sadness, but we are always rejoicing. We are poor, but we are making many people rich \{in faith\}. We have nothing, but really we have everything.

2 Corinthians 8:9

You know the grace (kindness) of our Lord Jesus Christ. You know that Christ was rich \{with God\}, but for you he became poor. Christ did this so that you could become rich by his becoming poor.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray that God will open your minds to see his truth. Then you will know the hope that God has chosen us to have. You will know that the blessings God has promised his holy people {\cf2\super [7]} are rich and glorious.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least important of all of God’s people. But God gave me this gift—to tell the non-Jewish people the Good News about the riches Christ has. Those riches are too great to understand fully.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

We encouraged you, we comforted you, and we told you to live good lives for God. God calls you to his kingdom and glory.

2 Thessalonians 1:5

That is proof that God is right in his judgment. God wants you to be worthy of his kingdom. Your suffering is for that kingdom.

1 Timothy 6:18

Tell the rich people to do good. Tell them to be rich in doing good things. And tell them to be happy to give and ready to share.

2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord will save me when any person tries to hurt me. The Lord will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. Glory forever and ever be the Lord’s.

2 Timothy 4:8

Now, a crown (reward) is waiting for me. I will get that crown for being right with God. The Lord is the judge who judges rightly. He will give me the crown on that Day. {\cf2\super [21]} Yes! He will give that crown to me. He will give that crown to all people who have wanted him to come again and have waited for him.

Hebrews 11:26

Moses thought that it was better to suffer for the Christ {\cf2\super [151]} than to have all the treasures of Egypt. Moses was waiting for the reward \{that God would give him\}.

James 1:12

What great blessings there are for the person who is tempted and still continues strong. Why? Because after he has proved his faith, God will give him the reward of life forever. God promised this to all people who love him.

James 1:16

My dear brothers and sisters, don’t be fooled about this.

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, always be more willing to listen than to speak. Don’t become angry easily.

James 1:9

Believers who are poor should be glad that God considers them so important.

1 Peter 1:4

Now we wait to get the blessings God has for his children. Those blessings are kept for you in heaven. Those blessings cannot ruin or be destroyed or lose their beauty.

2 Peter 1:11

And you will be given a very great welcome into the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That kingdom continues forever.

Revelation 2:9

I know your troubles, and I know that you are poor. But really you are rich! I know the bad things that some people say \{about you\}. Those people say they are Jews. But they are not true Jews. They are a synagogue (group) that belongs to Satan (the devil).

Revelation 21:7

Any person that wins the victory will receive all this. And I will be his God, and he will be my son.

Revelation 3:18

I advise you to buy gold from me—gold made pure in fire. Then you can be truly rich. I tell you this: Buy clothes that are white. Then you can cover your shameful nakedness. I also tell you to buy medicine to put on your eyes. Then you can truly see.

Judges 9:7

Jotham heard that the leaders of the city of Shechem had made Abimelech king. When he heard this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. [80] Jotham shouted out this story to the people:

1 Samuel 2:30

“The Lord God of Israel promised that your father’s family would serve him forever. But now the Lord says this, ‘That will never be! I will honor people who honor me. But bad things will happen to people who refuse to respect me.

1 Samuel 2:8

The Lord raises poor people from the dust. He takes away their sadness. [22] The Lord makes poor people important. He seats them with princes and at the places for honored guests. The Lord made the whole world! And the whole world belongs to him! [23]