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translationWords
- en:tw:beloved
- en:tw:blasphemy
- en:tw:brother
- en:tw:faith
- en:tw:god
- en:tw:inherit
- en:tw:kingdom
- en:tw:love
- en:tw:promise
translationNotes
- **Listen my beloved brothers ** - James was exhorting his readers as family. "Pay attention, my dear fellow believers"
- did not God choose… - Here James uses a a rhetorical question to scold his readers. You may translate it as "God has chosen…" (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)
- **be rich in faith ** - "have much faith." "rich" implies one has a lot of faith. The object of faith may have to be specified. It can be translated as "have strong faith in Christ."
- **inherit the kingdom ** - "to enter the kingdom of Heaven which"
- But you have - James is speaking to his whole audience. (en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_you)
- **have dishonored the poor ** - "do not value the poor" or "have treated the poor badly"
- Is it not the rich - Here James uses a a rhetorical question to scold his readers. You may translate it as "It is the rich." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)
- the rich - "the rich people" (UDB)
- **who oppress you ** - "who dominate you" or "who treat you badly"
- **are they not the ones ** - are they not the ones - Here James uses a a rhetorical question to scold his readers. You may translate it as "They are the ones."
- **drag you into court ** - "forcibly take you to court to accuse you in front of judges"(UDB). (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_explicit)
- Do not the rich - Here James uses a a rhetorical question to scold his readers. You may translate it as "the rich" or "the rich people."
- **the good name ** - "Christ's name" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)