New American Standard Bible 2020
James 2:2-9
2For ifἐὰνeanG1437a manἀνὴρanērG435comesεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525into yourassemblyσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864with a goldG5554ringG5554and is dressed inbrightλαμπρᾷ,lampraG2986clothesἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,and a poorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434manG4434indirtyῥυπαρᾷrhuparaG4508clothesἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066alsoκαὶkaiG2532comesεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525inG1525,
3and youpayG1914specialG1914attentionG1914to the one who is wearingφοροῦνταphorountaG5409thebrightλαμπρὰνlampranG2986clothesἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,and sayG3004, “You sitκάθουkathouG2521hereὧδεhōdeG5602in a goodκαλῶς,kalōsG2573place,”and you sayG3004to the poorπτωχῷptōchōG4434manG4434, “You standστῆθιstēthiG2476overG1563thereG1563,orἢēG2228sitκάθουkathouG2521downG2521by my footstoolὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286,”
5Listenἀκούσατε,akousateG191,my belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters: didGodθεὸςtheosG2316not chooseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586the poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434of thisG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889to berichπλουσίουςplousiousG4145in faithπίστειpisteiG4102andheirsκληρονόμουςklēronomousG2818of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932whichἧςhēsG3739HepromisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861to thoseG3588who loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25Him?
8IfεἰeiG1487,howeverμέντοιmentoiG3305, youare fulfillingτελεῖτεteleiteG5055theroyalβασιλικὸνbasilikonG937lawνόμονnomonG3551accordingκατὰkataG2596to the Scriptureγραφήν·graphēnG1124, “You shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25your neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139as yourselfG4572,”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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