James 2:2
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For if there shall come into your assembly a man having a golden ring, in fine apparel; and there shall come in also a poor man in mean attire:

assembly.

Esther 3:10 And the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy of the Jews.

Esther 8:2 And the king took the ring which he had commanded to be taken again from Aman, and gave it to Mardochai. And Esther set Mardochai over her house.

Luke 15:22 And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe and put it on him: and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.

goodly.

Genesis 27:15 And she put on him very good garments of Esau, which she had at home with her:

Matthew 11:8,9 But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are clothed in soft garments, are in the houses of kings. . . .

in vile.

Isaiah 64:6 And we are all become as one unclean, and all our justices as the rag of a menstruous woman: and we have all fallen as a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Zechariah 3:3,4 And Jesus was clothed with filthy garments: and he stood before the face of the angel. . . .

Context
A Warning against Favoritism
1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, with respect of persons. 2For if there shall come into your assembly a man having a golden ring, in fine apparel; and there shall come in also a poor man in mean attire: 3And you have respect to him that is clothed with the fine apparel and shall say to him: Sit thou here well: but say to the poor man: Stand thou there, or: Sit under my footstool:…
Cross References
Zechariah 3:3
And Jesus was clothed with filthy garments: and he stood before the face of the angel.

Luke 23:11
And Herod with his army set him at nought and mocked him, putting on him a white garment: and sent him back to Pilate.

James 2:3
And you have respect to him that is clothed with the fine apparel and shall say to him: Sit thou here well: but say to the poor man: Stand thou there, or: Sit under my footstool:

Lexicon
Suppose
Ἐὰν (Ean)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

a man
ἀνὴρ (anēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

comes
εἰσέλθῃ (eiselthē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

meeting
συναγωγὴν (synagōgēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4864: From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish 'synagogue'; by analogy, a Christian church.

[wearing] a gold ring
χρυσοδακτύλιος (chrysodaktylios)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5554: Adorned with a gold ring. From chrusos and daktulios; gold-ringed, i.e. Wearing a golden finger-ring or similar jewelry.

[and]
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

fine
λαμπρᾷ (lampra)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2986: From the same as lampas; radiant; by analogy, limpid; figuratively, magnificent or sumptuous.

clothes,
ἐσθῆτι (esthēti)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2066: Clothing, raiment, vestment, robe. From hennumi; dress.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

a poor [man]
πτωχὸς (ptōchos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4434: Poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

shabby
ῥυπαρᾷ (rhypara)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4508: Filthy, defiled, dirty. From rhupos; dirty, i.e. cheap or shabby; morally, wicked.

clothes
ἐσθῆτι (esthēti)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2066: Clothing, raiment, vestment, robe. From hennumi; dress.

also
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

comes in.
εἰσέλθῃ (eiselthē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.


Additional Translations
Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.

For if a man might come into your assembly in splendid apparel with gold rings, and a poor man in shabby apparel also might come in,

For if there come to your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;

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;

for if there come unto your synagogue a man with a gold ring in splendid apparel, and a poor man also come in in vile apparel,

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;

For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;

For suppose a man comes into one of your meetings wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man wearing shabby clothes,

For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in;

for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in gay raiment, and there may come in also a poor man in vile raiment,
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