James 2:4

2:4 If so, have you not made distinctions ¹  among yourselves and become judges with evil motives? ² 

James 4:12

4:12 But there is only one who is lawgiver and judge – the one who is able to save and destroy. On the other hand, who are you to judge your neighbor? ³ 

James 5:9

5:9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, ⁴  so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates! ⁵ 

James 4:11

4:11 Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. ⁶  He who speaks against a fellow believer ⁷  or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge. ⁸ 

¹ tn Grk “have you not made distinctions” (as the conclusion to the series of “if” clauses in vv. 2-3).

² tn Grk “judges of evil reasonings.”

³ tn Grk “who judges your neighbor.”

⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

⁶ sn The term gates is used metaphorically here. The physical referent would be the entrances to the city, but the author uses the term to emphasize the imminence of the judge’s approach.

⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

⁸ tn See note on the word “believer” in 1:9.

⁹ tn Grk “a judge.”