Verse Text (ESV) Summary / Commentary 1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. A sharp rebuke to the wealthy who oppress others; warning of impending judgment. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Earthly wealth is temporary and deteriorates. It cannot save in the day of judgment. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Hoarding wealth instead of using it righteously leads to spiritual ruin and condemnation. 4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. God hears the cries of the oppressed. Justice is coming for those who exploit workers. 5 You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. ...

n3inTrilogy 1 Peter 4 12-18 (ESV) 12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or fas a meddler. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God din that name. 17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And “If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” Book Chapter Verse Parallel Verses Summary James 1:2-4 James encourages believers to count it joy when facing tria...