Jam 2:5 | JFB | STEP | 5. Hearken —James brings to trial the self-constituted "judges" ( ). poor of this world —The best manuscripts read, "those poor in respect to the world." In contrast to "the rich in this world" ( ). Not of course all the poor; but the poor, as a class, furnish more believers than the rich as a class. The rich, if a believer, renounces riches as his portion; the poor, if an unbeliever, neglects that which is the peculiar advantage of poverty ( ). rich in faith — Their riches consist in faith. , "rich toward God." , "rich in good works" ( ; compare ). Christ's poverty is the source of the believer's riches. kingdom . . . promised

James 2:5

5. Hearken—James brings to trial the self-constituted "judges" (Jas 2:4).

poor of this world—The best manuscripts read, "those poor in respect to the world." In contrast to "the rich in this world" (1Ti 6:17). Not of course all the poor; but the poor, as a class, furnish more believers than the rich as a class. The rich, if a believer, renounces riches as his portion; the poor, if an unbeliever, neglects that which is the peculiar advantage of poverty (Mt 5:3; 1Co 1:26, 27, 28).

rich in faith—Their riches consist in faith. Lu 12:21, "rich toward God." 1Ti 6:18, "rich in good works" (Re 2:9; compare 2Co 8:9). Christ's poverty is the source of the believer's riches.

kingdom . . . promised— (Lu 12:32; 1Co 2:9; 2Ti 4:8).