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## translationWords
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* [[en:tw:Jesus]]
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* [[en:tw:brother]]
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* [[en:tw:evil]]
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* [[en:tw:faith]]
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* [[en:tw:favor]]
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* [[en:tw:glory]]
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* [[en:tw:judge]]
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* [[en:tw:lord]]
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## translationNotes
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* **my brothers ** - <b>my brothers <b>- James considers his audience to be jewish believers. It can be translated as "my fellow believers" or "my brothers and sisters in Christ".
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* **you trust our Lord** - the word "our" includes James and his fellow believers. (See: [[en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_inclusive]])
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* **by favoring certain people ** - "giving special treatment" or "being nicer to" or "giving more honor to"
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* **If someone…** - James starts a hypothetical situation that continues to the end of verse 4. He describes a situation where the believers might give more honor to a rich person than a poor person. (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_hypo]])
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* **wearing gold rings and fine clothes ** - <b>wearing gold rings and fine clothes <b>- "dressed like a wealthy person"
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* **sit here in a nice place ** - "sit in this place of honor"
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* **stand over there or sit at my feet** - "move to a dishonored place"
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* **are you not making judgments among yourselves, and becoming judges with evil thoughts ** - <b>are you not making judgments among yourselves, and becoming judges with evil thoughts <b>- James is using a rhetorical question to teach and possibly scold his readers. It may be translated as "You are making judgments among yourselves and becoming judges with evil thoughts." (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion]])
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