Parallel Verses
Amplified
For if a man comes into your
New American Standard Bible
For if a man comes into your
King James Version
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;
Holman Bible
For example, a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and a poor man dressed in dirty clothes also comes in.
International Standard Version
Suppose a man wearing gold rings and fine clothes comes into your assembly, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in.
A Conservative Version
For if a man with a gold ring in bright clothing comes into your synagogue, and also a poor man in dirty clothing comes in,
American Standard Version
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;
An Understandable Version
For, suppose a person comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and dressed in fine clothing and [then another] person comes in who is poor and dressed in shabby clothing.
Anderson New Testament
For if there comes into your assembly a man in splendid apparel, and with gold rings on his fingers, and there comes in also a poor man, in mean clothing,
Bible in Basic English
For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing,
Common New Testament
For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in shabby clothes,
Daniel Mace New Testament
when any one, adorn'd with a gold ring, and a splendid dress, enters into your assembly; and a poor man comes in meanly habited:
Darby Translation
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,
Godbey New Testament
For if a gold-ringed man may come into your synagogue, in shining apparel, and a poor man may also come in with soiled clothing;
Goodspeed New Testament
For if a finely dressed man with a gold ring comes into a meeting, and a poor man in shabby clothes comes in also,
John Wesley New Testament
in fine apparel, and there come in also a poor man in dirty raiment,
Julia Smith Translation
For if there come into your synagogue a man wearing gold rings on is fingers, in brilliant clothing, and there come in also a beggar in filthy clothing;
King James 2000
For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in fine apparel, and there come in also a poor man in shabby clothing;
Lexham Expanded Bible
For if someone enters into your assembly in fine clothing with a gold ring on his finger, and a poor person in filthy clothing also enters,
Modern King James verseion
For if there comes a gold-fingered man in fancy clothing into your assembly, and if there also comes in a poor man in shabby clothing,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If there come into your company a man with a golden ring, and in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment,
Moffatt New Testament
Suppose there comes into your meeting a man who wears gold rings and handsome clothes, and also a poor man in dirty clothes;
Montgomery New Testament
Suppose a man comes into your synagogue with a gold ring and dazzling clothes, and suppose a poor man comes in, also, in shabby clothes,
NET Bible
For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,
New Heart English Bible
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;
Noyes New Testament
For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in splendid apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment,
Sawyer New Testament
For if there comes into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in splendid clothing, and there also comes in a poor man in vile clothing,
The Emphasized Bible
For, if there enter into your synagogue a man wearing gold rings in gay clothing, and there enter a destitute man also, in soiled clothing, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For if there come into your congregation a man with a gold ring, and in splendid apparel, and there come in also a poor man in a sordid garb;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Suppose a man should enter your Synagogue, with gold rings and in grand clothes, and suppose a poor man should come in also, in shabby clothes,
Webster
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;
Weymouth New Testament
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,
Williams New Testament
For if a man with a gold ring, dressed in fine clothes, comes to your meeting, and at the same time a poor man clad in dirty clothes,
World English Bible
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;
Worrell New Testament
For, if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in splendid apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile apparel;
Worsley New Testament
For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring in fine clothes, and there come in also a poor man in a mean habit;
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Appearances » Deceitful » To men who look on the outward only
Appearances » Outward » To men who look on the outward only
Contempt » Forbidden towards » The poor
Courts of justice » Sometimes held in synagogues
Favoritism » Those that have respect of persons (show favoritism)
Outward appearance » To men who look on the outward only
Respect of persons » Partiality
Rings » Rich men distinguished by
Topics
Interlinear
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Eiserchomai
References
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Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in James 2:2
Prayers for James 2:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Partiality Forbidden
1
My fellow believers, do not practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of partiality [toward people—show no favoritism, no prejudice, no snobbery].
2 For if a man comes into your
Cross References
Genesis 27:15
Then Rebekah took her elder son Esau’s best clothes, which were with her in her house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.
Esther 3:10
Then the king removed his signet ring from his hand [that is, the special ring which was used to seal his letters] and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
Esther 8:2
The king took off his signet ring which he had taken away from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther put Mordecai in charge of the house of Haman.
Isaiah 64:6
For we all have become like one who is [ceremonially] unclean [like a leper],
And all our deeds of righteousness are like filthy rags;
We all wither and decay like a leaf,
And our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing], like the wind, takes us away [carrying us far from God’s favor, toward destruction].
Zechariah 3:3-4
Now Joshua was clothed with
Matthew 11:8-9
Luke 15:22