King James Version

James 2:3

And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “also” (δὲ) before upon here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to him” (αὐτῷ·) before You yourself here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “here” (ὧδε) before under here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐπιβλέψητεepiblepsēteye have respectἐπιβλέπω (epiblepō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye have respect”, a single actionG1914I look with favor on, regard.ye have respectδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐπὶepitoἐπίpreposition — “to”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.toτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φοροῦνταphorountahim that wearethφορέω (phoreō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “him that weareth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5409I carry, wear, bear constantly.him that wearethτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐσθῆταesthētaclothingἐσθής (esthēs)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “clothing”, the object formG2066clothing, raiment, vestment, robe.This verse uses “clothing”.clothingτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαμπρὰνlampranshiningλαμπρός (lampros)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “shining”, the object formG2986shining, magnificent, bright, splendid.This verse uses “shining”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἴπητεeipētesayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).sayΣὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouκάθουkathousitκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “sit”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.This verse uses “sit”.sitὧδεhōdehereὧδεadverb — “here”G5602here, the things here, what is here, what is going on here, the state of affairs here.hereκαλῶςkalōswellκαλῶςadverb — “well”G2573well, nobly, honorably, rightly.This verse uses “well”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πτωχῷptōchōpoorπτωχός (ptōchos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “poor”, the to- or for-formG4434poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad.This verse uses “poor”.εἴπητεeipēteto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).Σὺsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.στῆθιstēthito standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to stand”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.κάθουkathouto sitκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “to sit”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.This verse uses “sit”.ἐκεῖekeithereἐκεῖadverb — “there”G1563(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there.This verse uses “there”.ὑπὸhupounderὑπόpreposition — “under”G5259by, under, about.This verse uses “under”.underτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὑποπόδιόνhupopodionfootstoolὑποπόδιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “footstool”, the object formG5286a footstool.footstoolμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὧδεhōdehereὧδεadverb — “here”G5602here, the things here, what is here, what is going on here, the state of affairs here.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and ye may look upon him bearing the gay raiment, and may say to him, 'Thou — sit thou here well,' and to the poor man may say, 'Thou — stand thou there, or, Sit thou here under my footstool,' —

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American Standard Version (1901)

and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool;

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”

Darby Translation

and ye look upon him who wears the splendid apparel, and say, Do thou sit here well, and say to the poor, Do thou stand there, or sit here under my footstool:

Douay-Rheims

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:

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