To enter, to go in, to come in. Eiserchomai. Enter through the narrow gate. The narrow gate requires humility. Pride cannot fit through it. Only those who bow can enter.

an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church

Gold-ringed, wearing a gold ring. Chrysodaktýlios. James uses this word to describe the wealthy man given preferential treatment in the assembly. Status symbols have no standing before God. Judge nothing by appearance.

Clothing, dress, garment. Esthḗs. Angels appeared in dazzling esthḗs; Lazarus lay in rags. What you wear reveals where you stand. Clothe yourself in righteousness above all else.

Radiant, brilliant, magnificent. Lamprós. The angel at the tomb, the robe of the risen Christ, the river of life - all described with this word. True brilliance flows from the presence of God. Seek the source, not the shine.

Not just financially poor — ptochos is the one who crouches, who has nothing to stand on. Blessed are those who know they have nothing in themselves before God. That emptiness is not a problem. It is the very space into which the kingdom enters.

Dirty, shabby, morally defiled. Rhyparos. James uses this word to picture the filthy rags of the poor man dismissed in the assembly. What we wear and how we treat the poorly dressed both reveal the condition of the heart. Let neither define you.