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But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and they themselves (A)drag you into [a]court? (B)Do they not blaspheme the good name [b]by which you have been called?

If, however, you (C)are fulfilling the [c]royal law according to the Scripture, “(D)You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

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  1. James 2:6 Lit courts
  2. James 2:7 Lit which has been called upon you
  3. James 2:8 Or law of our King

But you have dishonored the poor.(A) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(B) Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?

If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”[a](C) you are doing right.

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  1. James 2:8 Lev. 19:18