James (Jacob) 5:3

Full Chapter

September 18, 2025

KJV

Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

BSB

Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.

WEB

Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.

YLT

your gold and silver have rotted, and the rust of them for a testimony shall be to you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye made treasure in the last days!

F.O.G Original

(3) Your gold and silver rust and their rust will be for a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. In these last days you’ve stored up treasure,

F.O.G

(3) Your gold and silver rust and their rust will be for a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. In these last days you’ve stored up treasure,

F.O.G MSG

³Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You’ve hoarded treasure during these final days before Christ’s return.ᵃ

Footnotes:

³ᵃ Final days: James refers to the present age as the “last days” before Christ’s return, emphasizing the urgency of living righteously.