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Jas.2.5

James 2:5

KJV

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

A Warning against Favoritism

Cross References

1 Samuel 2:8
KJV
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’S, and he hath set the world upon them.

Hannah’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

Job 34:19
KJV
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

Elihu Confirms God’s Justice

Proverbs 13:7
KJV
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

A Father’s Discipline

Isaiah 14:32
KJV
What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.

Philistia Will Be Destroyed

Judgment on Philistia
Isaiah 29:19
KJV Jesus
The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Sanctification for the Godly

Matthew 5:3
KJV Jesus
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their’s is the kingdom of heaven.

The Beatitudes

Matthew 25:34
KJV Jesus
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

The Sheep and the Goats

Luke 12:21
KJV Jesus
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

The Parable of the Rich Fool

1 Corinthians 1:27
KJV
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

Wisdom from God

James 1:12
KJV
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Rejoicing in Trials

James 1:16
KJV
Do not err, my beloved brethren.

Good and Perfect Gifts

James 1:19
KJV
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Hearing and Doing

Revelation 2:9
KJV Jesus
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

To the Church in Smyrna