James 2:2

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo James 2:2 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 27:15And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
  2. Esther 3:10So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
  3. Esther 8:2The king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Haman and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the estate of Haman.
  4. Isaiah 64:6Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
  5. Zechariah 3:3Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.
  6. Matthew 11:8Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.
  7. Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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