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James 2:2-9
2Supposeἐὰν γὰρean garG1063G1437a manἀνὴρanērG435comesεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525intoεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771meetingσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864wearinga gold ringχρυσοδακτύλιοςchrusodaktuliosG5554andἐνenG1722fineλαμπρᾷ,lampraG2986clothesἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,andδὲdeG1161a poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434maninἐνenG1722shabbyῥυπαρᾷrhuparaG4508clothesἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066alsoκαὶkaiG2532comes inεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525.
3IfδὲdeG1161you lavish attentionἐπιβλέψητεepiblepsēteG1914onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588maninφοροῦνταphorountaG5409τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588fineλαμπρὰνlampranG2986clothesἐσθῆταesthētaG2066andκαὶkaiG2532sayεἴπητεeipēteG2036σὺsuG4771, “HereὧδεhōdeG5602isa seatκάθουkathouG2521of honorκαλῶς,kalōsG2573,” butκαὶkaiG2532sayεἴπητε·eipēteG2036to theτῷtōG3588poorπτωχῷptōchōG4434man, “YouσὺsuG4771must standστῆθιstēthiG2476”orἢēG2228“SitκάθουkathouG2521atὑπὸhupoG1563G5259myG1473τὸtoG3588feetὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286,”
5Listenἀκούσατε,akousateG191,myG1473belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80:Has notοὐχouchG3756ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586theτοὺςtousG3588poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434τῷtōG3588of this worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889to berichπλουσίουςplousiousG4145inἐνenG1722faithπίστειpisteiG4102andκαὶkaiG2532to inheritκληρονόμουςklēronomousG2818theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ἧςhēsG3739He promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861those whoτοῖςtoisG3588loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25Himαὐτόν;autonG846?
6ButδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have dishonoredἠτιμάσατεētimasateG818theτὸνtonG3588poorπτωχόν.ptōchonG4434. Is itnotοὐχouchG3756theοἱhoiG3588richπλούσιοιplousioiG4145who oppressκαταδυναστεύουσινkatadunasteuousinG2616youὑμῶνhumōnG4771andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτοὶautoiG846dragἕλκουσινhelkousinG1670youὑμᾶςhumasG4771intoεἰςeisG1519courtκριτήρια;kritēriaG2922?
8IfεἰeiG1487you really fulfillμέντοι τελεῖτεmentoi teleiteG3305G5055theroyalβασιλικὸνbasilikonG937lawνόμονnomonG3551stated inκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588Scriptureγραφήν·graphēnG1124, “LoveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25yourG4771τὸνtonG3588neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139asὡςhōsG5613yourselfG4572,”you are doingποιεῖτε·poieiteG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.
Commentaries on James 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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