Study it in the app“and you pay attention to the one wearing the splendid clothing and say, You, sit here in a good place, and to the poor man you say, You, stand, or sit there under my footstool,”
James forbids treating the rich better than the poor in the meetingThe Church and Community
andδὲyou pay attentionἐπιβλέψητεtoἐπὶthe one wearingτὸν φοροῦνταthe splendidτὴν λαμπρὰνclothingτὴν ἐσθῆταandκαὶsay,εἴπητεYou,Σὺsitκάθουhereὧδεin a good place,καλῶςandκαὶto the poor manτῷ πτωχῷyou say,εἴπητεYou,Σὺstand,στῆθιorἢsitκάθουthereἐκεῖunderὑπὸmy footstool,τὸ ὑποπόδιόν μου
look on
Look on, look with care; look on with favor.
Where else “epiblepsēte” appearswear
Wear, have on.
Where else “phorounta” appearsbright, splendid
Bright, shining, splendid; also clear.
Where else “lampran” appearsclothing
Clothing, robe.
Where else “esthēta” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipēte” appearssit
To be seated somewhere, or riding on an animal.
Where else “kathou” appearswell
Well, rightly.
Where else “kalōs” appearspoor
Someone who has nothing to live on.
Where else “ptōchōi” appearsstand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “stēthi” appearsfootstool
Footstool, where one rests the feet.
Where else “hypopodion” appearsMany manuscripts read “stand there, or sit here.”
2For if a man with gold rings in splendid clothing comes into your meeting, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in,
3 · This verse (above)
4have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
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?
