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My brothers,Ἀδελφοί μουdo notμὴholdἔχετεthe faithτὴν πίστινof ourτοῦ ἡμῶνgloriousτῆς δόξηςLordκυρίουJesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦwithἐνpartiality.προσωπολημψίαις
James 2:1
Study it in the app“My brothers, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus the Messiah with partiality.”
James forbids treating the rich better than the poor in the meetingThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
James 2:1, word by word
- My brothersἈδελφοίAdelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “Adelphoi” appears- holdἔχετεechete
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echete” appears- the faithπίστινpistin
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistin” appears- gloriousδόξηςdoxēs
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxēs” appears- Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- partialityπροσωπολημψίαιςprosōpolēmpsiais
favoritism
Favoritism: favoring someone for their appearance or position.
Where else “prosōpolēmpsiais” appears
Translation note
“Glorious”: literally “of the glory”; it can also be understood as “the Lord of glory.”
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2For if a man with gold rings in splendid clothing comes into your meeting, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in,
To study James 2 in a group
1. What it says
What situation does James describe with the man in the gold ring and the poor man, and what does he say about it (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
James says faith without works is dead (v. 14-17). What example does he use, and what is he trying to show?
3. How I live it
Whom could you treat today with the same attention you would give to someone important?