James 2:2
Good News Translation
Suppose a rich man wearing a gold ring and fine clothes comes to your meeting, and a poor man in ragged clothes also comes.

New Revised Standard Version
For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if a poor person in dirty clothes also comes in,

Contemporary English Version
Suppose a rich person wearing fancy clothes and a gold ring comes to one of your meetings. And suppose a poor person dressed in worn-out clothes also comes.

New American Bible
For if a man with gold rings on his fingers and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and a poor person in shabby clothes also comes in,

Douay-Rheims Bible
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:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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:

James 2:1
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