James 2:2

James 2:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• New International Version (NIV)Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes,

Context of James 2:2

1My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing; 3and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool; 4are ye not divided in your own mind, and become judges with evil thoughts?

James 2:2 word by word

ἐὰν γὰρ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς συναγωγὴν ὑμῶν ἀνὴρ χρυσοδακτύλιος ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ, εἰσέλθῃ δὲ καὶ πτωχὸς ἐν ῥυπαρᾷ ἐσθῆτιRead the interlinear

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• thereἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• comeεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• goldχρυσοδακτύλιοςchrusodaktulios · gold-ringedG5554
• fineλαμπρόςlampros · shiningG2986
• clothingἐσθήςesthēs · clothingG2066
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• poorπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
• manἀνήρanēr · manG435

Cross-references for James 2:2

• Esther 3:10And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
• Esther 8:2And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
• Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
• Genesis 27:15And Rebekah took the goodly raiment of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
• Matthew 11:8But what went ye out for to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in kings’ houses.
• Isaiah 64:6For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
• Zechariah 3:3Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.

Commentaries on James 2:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2If there come unto your assembly - · Into the synagogue. It appears from this that the apostle is addressing Jews who frequented their synagogues, and carried on their worship there and judicial proceedings, as the Jews were accustomed to do. Our word assembly does not express the original; and we cannot suppose that these synagogues were at this time occupied with Christian worship, but that the Christian Jews continued to frequent them for the purpose…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For if there come into your assembly - Margin, as in Greek, “synagogue.” It is remarkable that this is the only place in the New Testament where the word “synagogue” is applied to the Christian church. It is probably employed here because the apostle was writing to those who had been Jews; and it is to be presumed that the word synagogue would be naturally used by the early converts from Judaism to designate a Christian place of worship, or a Christian…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2your meeting (literally your synagogue): This term refers to the gathering of people, not the building where they met. The rich wear fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, while the poor wear shabby clothes. This shows the difference in their socioeconomic status.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. "If there chance to have come" [Alford]. assembly--literally, "synagogue"; this, the latest honorable use, and the only Christian use of the term in the New Testament, occurs in James's Epistle, the apostle who maintained to the latest possible moment the bonds between the Jewish synagogue and the Christian Church. Soon the continued resistance of the truth by the Jews led Christians to leave the term to them exclusively (Re 3:9). The "synagogue"…Read the comment

Topics related to James 2:2

• Commandments
• Faith
• Poor
• Respect of Persons
• Synagogue
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Convince
• Dead
• Draw
• Justify
• Offend
• Respect
• Rich
• Ring
• Sister
• Assembly

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