James 2
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New American Standard Bible 1995

James 2:2-4

2For ifἐὰνeanG1437a manἀνὴρanērG435comesεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525into yourassemblyσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864with a goldG5554ringG5554and dressed infineλαμπρᾷ,lampraG2986clothesἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,and there alsoκαὶkaiG2532comesεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525in a poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434manG4434indirtyῥυπαρᾷrhuparaG4508clothesἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,
3and youpayG1914specialG1914attentionG1914to the one who is wearingφοροῦνταphorountaG5409thefineλαμπρὰνlampranG2986clothesἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,and sayG3004, “You sitκάθουkathouG2521hereὧδεhōdeG5602in a goodκαλῶς,kalōsG2573place,” and you sayG3004to the poorπτωχῷptōchōG4434manG4434, “You standστῆθιstēthiG2476overG1563thereG1563,orἢēG2228sitκάθουkathouG2521downG2521by my footstoolὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286,”
4have you not madeG1252distinctionsG1252amongἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,and becomeἐγένεσθεegenestheG1096judgesκριταὶkritaiG2923with evilπονηρῶν;¶ponērōnG4190motivesδιαλογισμῶνdialogismōnG1261?
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