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James 2:2-6
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 2
2
For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring
and is dressed
in bright clothes, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in,
3
and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the bright clothes, and say, 'You sit here in a good
place,
' and you say to the poor man, 'You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,'
4
have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives?
5
Listen, my beloved brothers
and sisters:
did God not choose the poor of this world
to be
rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
6
But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?
King James Version
Chapter 2
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 yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
6
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 2
2
For if someone comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and a poor person dressed in filthy clothes also comes in,
3
if you look with favor on the one wearing the fine clothes and say, "Sit here in a good place," and yet you say to the poor person, "Stand over there," or "Sit here on the floor by my footstool,"
4
haven’t you made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
5
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?
6
Yet you have dishonored the poor. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into court?
New Living Translation
Chapter 2
2
For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes.
3
If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, 'You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor' — well,
4
doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?
5
Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
6
But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
English Standard Version
Chapter 2
2
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,
3
and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, "You sit here in a good place," while you say to the poor man, "You stand over there," or, "Sit down at my feet,"
4
have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
5
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
6
But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?
New International Version
Chapter 2
2
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.
3
If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Here’s a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet,"
4
have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
5
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
6
But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?
New King James Version
Chapter 2
2
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,
3
and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,”
4
have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
5
Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world
to be
rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
6
But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?
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