But when the farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take possession of his inheritance.’
James 5:6 - The Text-Critical English New Testament You have condemned and murdered the righteous man; he does not resist you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You have condemned and have murdered the righteous (innocent man), [while] he offers no resistance to you. American Standard Version (1901) Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one; he doth not resist you. Common English Bible You have condemned and murdered the righteous one, who doesn’t oppose you. Catholic Public Domain Version You led away and killed the Just One, and he did not resist you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version You have condemned and put to death the Just One, and he resisted you not. |
But when the farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take possession of his inheritance.’
But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be executed.
But I say to you, do not resist one who is evil. Rather, if anyone slaps yoʋ on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed yoʋ to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the voice coming from his mouth.
Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become,
This is the passage of Scripture that he was reading: “Like a sheep he was led to slaughter, and like a lamb is silent before its shearer, so he did not open his mouth.
But the righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, my soul takes no pleasure in him.”
But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Are they not the ones who drag you into court?
You desire but do not have. You murder and are jealous but cannot obtain what you want. You fight and war. You do not have, because you do not ask.
And, “If the righteous man is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly man and sinner?”