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James 5:6

James 5:6
Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Ye have condemned and killed the just,.... Meaning not Christ, the Just One, as some have thought; whom the Jewish sanhedrim condemned as guilty of death, and got the sentence passed upon him, and him…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ye have condemned and killed the just - τὸν δίκαιον ton dikaion - “the just one,” or “the just man” - for the word used is in the singular number. This may either refer to the condemnation and…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you - Several by τον δικαιον, the just one, understand Jesus Christ, who is so called, Act 3:14; Act 7:52; Act 22:14; but the structure of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

James 5:1-11

The apostle is here addressing first sinners and then saints.

I. Let us consider the address to sinners; and here we find James seconding what his great Master had said: Woe unto you that are rich;…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ye have condemned and killed the just The words have been very generally understood as referring to the death of Christ, and on this view, the words "he doth not resist you" have been interpreted as…