the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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James 2:7
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Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called?
Aren't the rich the ones who are ridin' down the wrong road and talkin' crap about the Boss?
Do they not say evil of the holy name which was given to you?
And [do not] *they* blaspheme the excellent name which has been called upon you?
Don't they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
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?
and the very people who speak evil of the noble Name by which you are called?
Doe not they blaspheme that worthy Name, by the which ye are called?
Do they not blaspheme the good Name called on you?
Do not they speake euell of that good name after which ye be named.
they who blaspheme that sacred name by which you are distinguish'd?
Do they not blaspheme the precious name [of Christ] by which you are called?
Do not they blaspheme the honorable name by which ye are called?
Is it not they who blaspheme that honorable name which was invoked over you?
Do not they speake evyll of that good name after which ye be named.
Don't they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
Do they not blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you?
And they are the ones who speak against Jesus, who owns you.
Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to?
Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble Name by which you have been called?
Aren't they the ones who make fun of your Lord?
Aren't they the ones who insult the good name of Him to whom you belong?
Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called?
Doe nor they blaspheme the worthie Name after which yee be named?
Do not they blaspheme against that good name by which you are called?
Don't they blaspheme the noble name that was pronounced over you at your baptism?
Don't they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
Are not they the ones who blaspheme the excellent name by which you have been called?
Do they not blaspheme against that Good Name which is pronounced upon you ?
Do they not revile that worthy name, which is invoked upon you?
Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?
Aren't they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name you bear?
They speak against the name of Christ. And it was Christ Who called you.
Do not they blaspheme the honourable name by the which ye are called?
Is it not they who blaspheme the excellent name that was invoked over you?
Do not, they, defame the noble name which hath been invoked upon you?
Do not they blaspheme the good name that is invoked upon you?
Do they themselves not blaspheme the good name of the one to whom you belong?
Do not they blaspheme that good name by the which you are named?
And the rich are the ones who insult the wonderful name of Christ, the name by which you are known.
Do they not blaspheme the good name by which you have been called?
They are the ones who speak evil of that good name which has been given to you.
Whether thei blasfemen not the good name, that is clepid to help on you?
Contextual Overview
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
And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
Let the Lord , the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
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.
