James 2:3 - Forerunner Commentary

James 2:3

Beware of Personal Favoritism

1 My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^athe Lord of glory, with ^bpartiality.

2 For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in¹ fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in² filthy clothes,

3 and you¹ pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,”

4 have you not¹ shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

5 Listen, my beloved brethren: ^aHas God not chosen the poor of this world to be ^brich in faith and heirs of the kingdom ^cwhich He promised to those who love Him?

6 But ^ayou have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you ^band drag you into the courts?

7 Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are ^acalled?

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Interlinear Bible for James 2:3:

And
kai (#2532) ye have respect
epiblepo (#1914) to
epi (#1909) him that weareth
phoreo (#5409) the
xurao (#3588) gay
lampros (#2986) clothing,
esthes (#2066) and
kai (#2532) say
epo (#2036) unto him,
autos (#846) Sit
kathemai (#2521) thou
su (#4771) here
hode (#5602) in a good place;
kalos (#2573) and
kai (#2532) say
epo (#2036) to the
xurao (#3588) poor,
ptochos (#4434) Stand
histemi (#2476) thou
su (#4771) there,
ekei (#1563) or
e (#2228) sit
kathemai (#2521) here
hode (#5602) under
hupo (#5259) my
mou (#3450) footstool:
hupopodion (#5286)

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