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NASB | James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and [as believers to be] heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? |
Subject: Is the name Christian being ridiculed? |
Bible Note: My understanding also is that the word Christian was used by Jews, and other none Christians as a term of contempt to describe the followers of Jesus. Belivers in the early days of the Church called themselves "the way". |