James 2:7

Easy-to-Read Version

And the rich are the ones who insult the wonderful name of Christ, the name by which you are known.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Don’t they blaspheme the good name that was invoked over you?

King James Version (1611)
Doe not they blaspheme that worthy Name, by the which ye are called?

King James Version
Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?

English Standard Version
Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called?

New American Standard Bible
Do they not blaspheme the good name by which you have been called?

New Century Version
And they are the ones who speak against Jesus, who owns you.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called?

Berean Standard Bible
Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble Name by which you have been called?

Contemporary English Version
Aren't they the ones who make fun of your Lord?

Complete Jewish Bible
Aren't they the ones who insult the good name of Him to whom you belong?

Darby Translation
And [do not] *they* blaspheme the excellent name which has been called upon you?

Geneva Bible (1587)
Doe nor they blaspheme the worthie Name after which yee be named?

George Lamsa Translation
Do not they blaspheme against that good name by which you are called?

Good News Translation
They are the ones who speak evil of that good name which has been given to you.

Lexham English Bible
Do they themselves not blaspheme the good name of the one to whom you belong?

Literal Translation
Do they not blaspheme the good Name called on you?

Amplified Bible
Do they not blaspheme the precious name [of Christ] by which you are called?

American Standard Version
Do not they blaspheme the honorable name by which ye are called?

Bible in Basic English
Do they not say evil of the holy name which was given to you?

Hebrew Names Version
Don't they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?

International Standard Version
Are not they the ones who blaspheme the excellent name by which you have been called?

Etheridge Translation
Do they not blaspheme against that Good Name which is pronounced upon you ?

Murdock Translation
Do they not revile that worthy name, which is invoked upon you?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Do not they blaspheme that good name by the which you are named?

English Revised Version
Do not they blaspheme the honourable name by the which ye are called?

World English Bible
Don't they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Do not the rich oppress you and drag you to the judgment-seats? Do not they blaspheme that worthy name, by which ye are called?

Weymouth's New Testament
and the very people who speak evil of the noble Name by which you are called?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whether thei blasfemen not the good name, that is clepid to help on you?

Update Bible Version
Don't they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?

Webster's Bible Translation
Do they not blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?

New English Translation
Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to?

New King James Version
Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?

New Living Translation
Aren't they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name you bear?

New Life Bible
They speak against the name of Christ. And it was Christ Who called you.

New Revised Standard
Is it not they who blaspheme the excellent name that was invoked over you?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not, they, defame the noble name which hath been invoked upon you?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Do not they blaspheme the good name that is invoked upon you?

Revised Standard Version
Is it not they who blaspheme that honorable name which was invoked over you?

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Do not they speake evyll of that good name after which ye be named.

Young's Literal Translation
do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Do not they speake euell of that good name after which ye be named.

Mace New Testament (1729)
they who blaspheme that sacred name by which you are distinguish'd?

Simplified Cowboy Version
Aren't the rich the ones who are ridin' down the wrong road and talkin' crap about the Boss?

Contextual Overview

¹ My dear brothers and sisters, you are believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. So don't treat some people better than others. ² Suppose someone comes into your meeting wearing very nice clothes and a gold ring. At the same time a poor person comes in wearing old, dirty clothes. ³ You show special attention to the person wearing nice clothes. You say, "Sit here in this good seat." But you say to the poor person, "Stand there!" or "Sit on the floor by our feet!" ⁴ Doesn't this show that you think some people are more important than others? You set yourselves up as judges—judges who make bad decisions. ⁵ Listen, my dear brothers and sisters. God chose the poor people in the world to be rich in faith. He chose them to receive the kingdom God promised to those who love him. ⁶ But you show no respect to those who are poor. And you know that the rich are the ones who always try to control your lives. And they are the ones who take you to court. ⁷ And the rich are the ones who insult the wonderful name of Christ, the name by which you are known.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

blaspheme: Psalms 73:7-9, Matthew 12:24, Matthew 27:63, Luke 22:64, Luke 22:65, Acts 26:11, 1 Timothy 1:13, Revelation 13:5, Revelation 13:6

worthy: Psalms 111:9, Song of Solomon 1:3, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Jeremiah 23:6, Matthew 1:23, Acts 4:12, Philippians 2:9-11, Revelation 19:13, Revelation 19:16

by: Isaiah 65:15, Acts 11:26, Ephesians 3:15

Reciprocal: Leviticus 24:16 - blasphemeth Job 32:9 - Great Isaiah 43:7 - called Ezekiel 22:27 - princes Habakkuk 1:4 - for Acts 18:6 - they Colossians 3:8 - blasphemy James 3:6 - a world Revelation 2:13 - my name

Cross-References

Genesis 2:14
The name of the third river was Tigris. This river flowed east of Assyria. The fourth river was the Euphrates.

Genesis 2:15
The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden to work the soil and take care of the garden.

Genesis 2:20
The man gave names to all the tame animals, to all the birds in the air, and to all the wild animals. He saw many animals and birds, but he could not find a companion that was right for him.

Genesis 2:21
So the Lord God caused the man to sleep very deeply. While he was asleep, God took one of the ribs from the man's body. Then he closed the man's skin where the rib had been.

Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God forced the man out of the Garden of Eden to work the ground he was made from.

Numbers 16:22
But Moses and Aaron bowed to the ground and cried out, "God, you know what people are thinking. Please don't be angry with all these people. Only one man really sinned."

Numbers 27:16
" Lord , you are the God who knows what people are thinking. I pray that you will choose a leader for these people.

Job 4:19
So surely people are worse! They live in houses of clay built on dust. They can be crushed as easily as a moth!

Job 27:3
as long as I have life in me, as long as breath from God is in my nostrils,

Job 33:6
You and I are the same before God. He used clay to make us both.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 7 Do they not blaspheme that worthy name,.... Of Christ, or Christians;

by the which ye are called? and which, as before, may design either unbelieving rich men, whether among Jews, or Gentiles, who blasphemed and cursed the name of Christ, and compelled others to do so likewise; or such who professed the Christian religion, who by their supercilious and disdainful treatment of their poor brethren, and by their dragging of them to the tribunals of the Heathens, and distressing them with vexatious law suits there, caused the name of Christ, after which they were called Christians, to be blasphemed and evil spoken of, among the Gentiles.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Do they not blaspheme that worthy name? - This is another argument to show that the rich had no special claim to the honor which they were disposed to show them. The “worthy name” here referred to is, doubtless, the name of the Saviour. The thing here affirmed would, of course, accompany persecution. They who persecuted Christians, would revile the name which they bore. This has always occurred. But besides this, it is no improbable supposition that many of those who were not disposed to engage in open persecution, would revile the name of Christ, by speaking contemptuously of him and his religion. This has been sufficiently common in every age of the world, to make the description here not improper. And yet nothing has been more remarkable than the very thing adverted to here by James, that notwithstanding this, many who profess to be Christians have been more disposed to treat even such persons with respect and attention than they have their own brethren, if they were poor; that they have cultivated the favor, sought the friendship, desired the smiles, aped the manners, and coveted the society of such persons, rather than the friendship and the favor of their poorer Christian brethren. Even though they are known to despise religion in their hearts, and not to be sparing of their words of reproach and scorn towards Christianity; though they are known to be blasphemers, and to have the most thorough contempt for serious, spiritual religion, yet there is many a professing Christian who would prefer to be at a party given by such persons than at a prayer-meeting where their poorer brethren are assembled; who would rather be known by the world to be the associates and friends of such persons, than of those humble believers who can make no boast of rank or wealth, and who are looked down upon with contempt by the great and the gay.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 7. Blaspheme that worthy name — They took every occasion to asperse the Christian name and the Christian faith, and have been, from the beginning to the present day, famous for their blasphemies against Christ and his religion. It is evident that these were Jews of whom St. James speaks; no Christians in these early times could have acted the part here mentioned.