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JAMES 2:2
Victor M. Eskew
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.
1. Come
A. Strong (1525): to enter
B. Thayer: to come in
C. Vine: to come into, to go into
2. Assembly
A. Strong (4864): assemblage of persons, specifically a Jewish synagogue…by analogy a Christian church
B. Thayer: a bringing together, gathering…an assembly of Jews formally gathered together…name transferred to an assembly of Christians formally gathered together for religious purposes
C. Vine: to come together, …It is frequently used of “coming together,” especially of the gathering of a local church
3. Gold ring
A. Strong (5554): gold ringed, that is wearing a golden finger ring or similar jewelry
B. Thayer: gold ringed, adorned with gold rings
C. Vine: a gold-ringed person
4. Goodly
A. Strong (2986): radiate, magnificent or sumptuous
B. Thayer: shining, brilliant, splendid, magnificent, splendid things, i.e. luxuries or elegancies in dress or style
C. Vine: gay, bright, goodly
5. Apparel
A. Strong (2066): dress
B. Thayer: clothing, raiment, apparel
C. Vine: clothing, raiment
6. A poor man
A. Strong (4434): beggar, pauper
B. Thayer: reduced to begging…destitute of wealth, influence, position, honour, helpless, poor, needy
C. Vine: has a broad sense of poor
7. Vile
A. Strong (4508): dirty, that is (relatively) cheap or shabby
B. Thayer: to be dirty, grow filthy
C. Vine: filthy, dirty…literally, of old shabby clothing