31 lines
1.3 KiB
Markdown
31 lines
1.3 KiB
Markdown
## my brothers ##
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<b>my brothers <b>- James considers his audience to be jewish believers. It can be translated as "my fellow believers" or "my brothers and sisters in Christ".
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## you trust our Lord ##
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the word "our" includes James and his fellow believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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## by favoring certain people ##
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"giving special treatment" or "being nicer to" or "giving more honor to"
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## If someone… ##
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James starts a hypothetical situation that continues to the end of verse 4. He describes a situation where the believers might give more honor to a rich person than a poor person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])
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## wearing gold rings and fine clothes ##
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<b>wearing gold rings and fine clothes <b>- "dressed like a wealthy person"
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## sit here in a nice place ##
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"sit in this place of honor"
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## stand over there or sit at my feet ##
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"move to a dishonored place"
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## are you not making judgments among yourselves, and becoming judges with evil thoughts ##
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<b>are you not making judgments among yourselves, and becoming judges with evil thoughts <b>- James is using a rhetorical question to teach and possibly scold his readers. It may be translated as "You are making judgments among yourselves and becoming judges with evil thoughts." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]]) |