Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
James 5:4 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Behold, the wages of the workers who harvested your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [But] look! [Here are] the wages that you have withheld by fraud from the laborers who have reaped your fields, crying out [for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of the Lord of hosts. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. Common English Bible Listen! Hear the cries of the wages of your field hands. These are the wages you stole from those who harvested your fields. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of heavenly forces. Catholic Public Domain Version Consider the pay of the workers who reaped your fields: it has been misappropriated by you; it cries out. And their cry has entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold the hire of the labourers, who have reaped down your fields, which by fraud has been kept back by you, crieth: and the cry of them hath entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. |
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
And will not God surely bring about justice to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, while also being patient with them?
And just as Isaiah foretold, “If the Lord of hosts had not left us any descendants, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah.”
Masters, treat your slaves with justice and equity, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.