James 5:6
Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
Cross-references
Matthew 26:53 reveals Jesus had power to call angels but chose not to resist—parallel to the righteous man's non-resistance.
Acts 2:23 — This directly states Jesus was crucified and killed — this is the specific event of murdering the righteous one.
John 19:9-11 reveals Jesus acknowledging God's authority over Pilate—showing his non-resistance stems from trust in divine sovereignty.
Luke 22:51-53 shows Jesus healing the servant and accepting arrest—a vivid example of the righteous man not resisting evil.
Acts 3:14 identifies Jesus as the 'Holy and Righteous One' disowned by the people — the same figure James says is condemned and murdered.
Matthew 27:25 — The crowd takes responsibility for Jesus' blood — this directly parallels the guilt of the rich in James.
Acts 3:15 says the 'Author of life' was killed — directly linking James' murdered righteous person to Jesus.
Matthew 27:20 — The chief priests persuade the crowd to destroy Jesus — this shows how the righteous one was condemned and murdered.
Acts 4:10-12 declares the crucified Jesus as the only source of salvation — the righteous one killed in James is this Jesus.
Matthew 26:54 explains that non-resistance was necessary to fulfill Scripture—revealing the divine purpose behind the righteous man's submission.
Acts 7:52 mentions the 'Righteous One' betrayed and murdered — echoing James' righteous person condemned and killed.
Matthew 21:38 — In the parable, tenants kill the son to seize inheritance — directly mirrors the murder of the righteous one here.
Acts 8:32 quotes Isaiah 53: the Suffering Servant is silent like a sheep—directly paralleling the righteous man who does not resist.
Matthew 5:39 shows Jesus teaching not to resist evil—the same non-retaliation embodied by the righteous man here.
Acts 13:27 says the rulers condemned Jesus, fulfilling prophecies — parallels James' condemnation of the righteous.
Acts 13:28 states they asked for Jesus' execution despite finding no guilt — ties to James' murder of the innocent righteous.
1 Peter 2:23 describes Christ not reviling in return—a direct parallel to the righteous man who does not resist.
1 Thess 2:15 says the Jews killed the Lord Jesus — directly echoing James' righteous person murdered.
1 Peter 3:18 says Christ suffered as the righteous for the unrighteous, strongly paralleling the righteous being put to death.
Psalm 94:21 describes the wicked banding against the righteous—the same pattern of condemning the innocent seen here.
Matthew 26:66 records the Sanhedrin condemning Jesus to death, directly paralleling the condemnation of the righteous.
Matthew 21:39 shows the wicked tenants killing the heir, a clear parallel to the righteous being murdered by the rich.
Amos 5:12 directly mentions afflicting the righteous and taking bribes, mirroring the oppression of the righteous in James.
Isaiah 53:3 describes the suffering servant despised and rejected — foreshadows the righteous one's rejection but not explicitly murdered.
1 Peter 2:22 affirms that Christ committed no sin—aligning with the 'righteous man' here who is unjustly condemned.
Matthew 12:7 reveals God's desire for mercy, contrasting with the merciless condemnation of the righteous in James.
Mark 10:33 predicts the Son of Man being condemned to death, a parallel to the fate of the righteous in James.
Matthew 27:24 — Pilate washes his hands, declaring innocence of Jesus' blood — this contrasts the rich's guilt in James.
Isaiah 29:21 describes making a man guilty by a word and depriving the innocent of justice, paralleling the condemnation of the righteous.
Isaiah 5:23 condemns acquitting the guilty and denying justice to the innocent, echoing the unjust condemnation of the righteous.