YAC 2:5 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative, red:negative.
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ULT Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to the ones loving him?

UST Listen to me, my fellow believers whom I love. God has chosen poor people who seem to own nothing of value to trust in him very much. He will give them great things when he reigns everywhere. This is what he has promised to do for everyone who loves him.

BSB § Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

BLB Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those loving Him?

AICNT Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor in {the}[fn] world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

2:5, the: Later manuscripts read “this.” TR

OEB Listen, my dear friends. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the things of this world to be rich through their faith, and to possess the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?

WEBBE Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

LSV Listen, my beloved brothers, did God not choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those loving Him?

FBV Listen, my dear friends: Didn't God choose those who the world considers poor to be rich in their trust in him, and to inherit the kingdom he promised to those who love him?

TCNT Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor [fn]of the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?

2:5 of the 89.6% ¦ of this TR 6.1% ¦ in the CT 2.3%

T4T Listen to me, my fellow believers whom I love: God has chosen [RHQ] poor people whom unbelievers consider to possess nothing of value, so that he might bless them greatly because they trust in him, and in order that they will enter the place where he will rule [MET] forever. That is what he has promised to those who love him.

LEB Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God choose the poor of the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?

BBE Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?

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Wymth Listen, my dearly-loved brethren. Has not God chosen those whom the world regards as poor to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which He has promised to those that love Him?

ASV Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

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

YLT Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

Drby Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not [fn]God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?

2.5 Elohim

RV Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

Wbstr 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?

KJB-1769 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?
(Hearken, my beloved brethren/brothers, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath/has promised to them that love him? )

KJB-1611 Hearken, my beloued brethren, Hath not God chosen the poore of this world, rich in faith, and heires of [fn]the kingdome, which hee hath promised to them that loue him?
(Hearken, my beloved brethren/brothers, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heires of the kingdom, which he hath/has promised to them that love him?)

2:5 Or, that.

Bshps Hearken my deare beloued brethren. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, such as are riche in fayth, and heyres of the kyngdome, which he promised to them that loue hym?
(Hearken my dear beloved brethren/brothers. Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, such as are rich in faith, and heyres of the kingdom, which he promised to them that love him?)

Gnva Hearken my beloued brethren, hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, that they should be rich in faith, and heires of the kingdome which he promised to them that loue him?
(Hearken my beloved brethren/brothers, hath/has not God chosen the poor of this world, that they should be rich in faith, and heires of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him? )

Cvdl Harken my deare beloued brethre. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, which are ryche in faith, and heyres of the kyngdom which he promysed to the that loue him?
(Harken my dear beloved brethre. Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, which are ryche in faith, and heyres of the kingdom which he promised to the that love him?)

TNT Harken my deare beloved brethren. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde which are ryche in fayth and heyres of the kyngdom which he promysed to them that love him?
(Harken my dear beloved brethren/brothers. Hath not God chosen the poor of this world which are ryche in faith and heyres of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him? )

Wycl Heere ye, my moost dereworthe britheren, whethir God chees not pore men in this world, riche in feith, and eiris of the kyngdom, that God bihiyte to men that louen him?
(Heere ye/you_all, my most dereworthe brethren/brothers, whether God chees not poor men in this world, rich in faith, and eiris of the kingdom, that God bihiyte to men that love him?)

Luth Höret zu, meine lieben Brüder! Hat nicht GOtt die Armen auf dieser Welt, die am Glauben reich sind und Erben des Reichs, welches er verheißen hat denen, die ihn liebhaben?
(Listent to, my lieben brothers! Hat not God the Armen on dieser world, the in/at/on_the faith reich are and Erben the Reichs, which he verheißen has denen, the him/it liebhave?)

ClVg Audite, fratres mei dilectissimi: nonne Deus elegit pauperes in hoc mundo, divites in fide, et hæredes regni, quod repromisit Deus diligentibus se?[fn]
(Audite, brothers my/mine dilectissimi: isn't_it God elegit pauperes in this mundo, divites in fide, and hæredes regni, that repromisit God diligentibus se? )

2.5 Audite. BED. Diligentius attendite, quia non qui ditiores in sæculo, etc., usque ad sed hos tamen exspectatione futuri regni præclaros reddidit et nobiles. Nonne Deus. BED. Pauperes elegit Deus qui alibi ait: Nolite timere, pusillus grex, quia complacuit Patri vestro dare vobis regnum. Pauperes etiam parentes quorum nutriretur officio elegit.

2.5 Audite. BED. Diligentius attendite, because not/no who ditiores in sæculo, etc., until to but hos tamen exspectatione futuri regni præclaros reddidit and nobiles. Isn't_it God. BED. Pauperes elegit God who alibi he_said: Don't timere, pusillus grex, because complacuit Patri vestro dare to_you kingdom. Pauperes also parentes quorum nutriretur officio elegit.

UGNT ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί: οὐχ ὁ Θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῷ κόσμῳ, πλουσίους ἐν πίστει, καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν?
(akousate, adelfoi mou agapaʸtoi: ouⱪ ho Theos exelexato tous ptōⱪous tōi kosmōi, plousious en pistei, kai klaʸronomous taʸs basileias haʸs epaʸngeilato tois agapōsin auton?)

SBL-GNT ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί. οὐχ ὁ θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς ⸂τῷ κόσμῳ⸃ πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν;
(akousate, adelfoi mou agapaʸtoi. ouⱪ ho theos exelexato tous ptōⱪous ⸂tōi kosmōi⸃ plousious en pistei kai klaʸronomous taʸs basileias haʸs epaʸngeilato tois agapōsin auton;)

TC-GNT Ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί. Οὐχ ὁ Θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς [fn]τοῦ κόσμου πλουσίους ἐν πίστει, καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν;
(Akousate, adelfoi mou agapaʸtoi. Ouⱪ ho Theos exelexato tous ptōⱪous tou kosmou plousious en pistei, kai klaʸronomous taʸs basileias haʸs epaʸngeilato tois agapōsin auton; )

2:5 του κοσμου 89.6% ¦ του κοσμου τουτου TR 6.1% ¦ τω κοσμω CT 2.3%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀκούσατε

hear

James uses this expression to emphasize what he is about to say. Alternate translation: [Pay attention to this]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί

brothers ˱of˲_me beloved

See how you translated this phrase in 1:16. Alternate translation: [my dear fellow believers]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐχ ὁ Θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῷ κόσμῳ, πλουσίους ἐν πίστει, καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν?

not ¬the God chose the poor ˱in˲_the world rich in faith_‹to_be› and heirs ˱of˲_the kingdom which ˱he˲_promised ˱to˲_the_‹ones› loving him

James is using the question form as a teaching tool. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question by translating his words as a statement. Alternate translation: [God has chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τοὺς πτωχοὺς

the poor

James is using the adjective poor as a noun to refer to a group of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [people who are poor]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῷ κόσμῳ

˱in˲_the world

James is using the term world in a different sense than in 1:27. Here it refers to the world that we live in, and so it indicates ordinary life. Alternate translation: [in this life]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πλουσίους ἐν πίστει

rich in faith_‹to_be›

James speaks of having much faith as if that made a person wealthy. Alternate translation: [to have strong faith]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πλουσίους ἐν πίστει

rich in faith_‹to_be›

Your language may require you to specify the object of faith. Alternate translation: [to have strong faith in Jesus]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς

heirs ˱of˲_the kingdom which

James speaks of the people to whom God has promised the kingdom as if they were going to inherit wealth from a family member. Alternate translation: [participants in the kingdom that]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς

heirs ˱of˲_the kingdom which

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun kingdom with a verb such as “rule.” Alternate translation: [to enjoy advantages when God rules, as]

Parallel YAC 2:5