James 2:3

and you-would-view-upon upon the bearing the attire, the shining, and would-say to{same}, "You, be-being-seated well here," and to{the destitute} you-would-say, "You, stand there," or "Be-being-seated here under the under-foot of{me},"

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And 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:

In Context

2for if-supposing [a] gold-ring-ive man may-come-into into the gathering[translit. "synagogue"] of{you} in to{shining attire}; moreover, also [a] destitute in to{filthy/sordid attire} may-come-into,

4not[?] you-are-discriminated/deliberated in to{sameselves} and become judges of{evil dialog-iz-ations}[?]

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Cross References

Luke 7:44and, turned toward the woman, he-has-been-asserting to{the Simon}, "You-are-viewing the-same, the woman. I-come-into into the home of{you}; you-do_not_give water upon the feet of{me}; moreover, same wets the feet of{me} to{the tears} and out-wipes to{the hairs} of{the head} of{same}.

James 2:6Moreover, you un-value-ize the destitute. Not[?] the rich are-empowering-against of{you} and same are-pulling you into means/standards/places-of-judgments[translit. "criteria"][?]

Matthew Henry on James 2:2-8

Regard Due to Poor Christians; Partiality Condemned. ( a. d. 61.) 1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2 For 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; 3 And 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: 4 Are ye not then partial in… Read the whole commentary →

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