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James 2:2-4 KJV
James · chapter 2 · verses 2–4
2For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 3And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?James 2:2-4 · King James Version
James 2:2-4 in context
1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
2For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
3And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
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Key words (Strong's)
- yourselvesheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- assemblysynagōgēa bringing together, gathering , a contracting, in the NT, an assembling together of men…G4864 →
- apparelesthēsclothing, raiment, apparelG2066 →
- respectepiblepōto turn the eyes upon, to look upon, gaze upon, to look up to, regard, to have regard…G1914 →
- wearethphoreōto bear constantly, wear, of clothing, garments, armourG5409 →
- partialdiakrinōto separate, make a distinction, discriminate, to prefer, to learn by discrimination, to…G1252 →
- goodlylamprosshining, brilliant, clear, transparent, splendid, magnificent, splendid thingsG2986 →
- becomeginomaito becomeG1096 →
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The apostle is here reproving a very corrupt practice. He shows how much mischief there is in the sin of prosōpolēpsia - respect of persons, which seemed to be a very growing evil in the churches of Christ even in those early ages, and which, in these after-times, has sadly corrupted and divided Christian nations…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7