James 2:2
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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;”
πτωχός
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.
εἰσέρχομαι
may come in
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εἰσέρχομαι
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.
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ἐάν
If
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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συναγωγή
assembly
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συναγωγή
an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church
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λαμπρός
splendid,
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λαμπρός
radiant; by analogy, limpid; figuratively, magnificent or sumptuous (in appearance)
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χρυσοδακτύλιος
with a gold ring
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χρυσοδακτύλιος
gold-ringed, i.e. wearing a golden finger-ring or similar jewelry
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ῥυπαρός
shabby
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ῥυπαρός
dirty, i.e. (relatively) cheap or shabby; morally, wicked
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