and you [a]pay special attention to the one who is wearing the (A)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,”

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Footnotes

  1. James 2:3 Lit look at

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,”

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But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and [a]personally (A)drag you into [b]court?

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  1. James 2:6 Lit they themselves
  2. James 2:6 Lit courts

But you have dishonored the poor.(A) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(B)

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