en_tn_condensed/jas/02/05.md

21 lines
980 B
Markdown
Raw Normal View History

2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# Listen, my beloved brothers
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
James is exhorting his readers as if they were his family. Alternate translation: "Pay attention, my dear fellow believers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# did not God choose ... love him?
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Here James uses a rhetorical question to teach his readers not to show favoritism. It can be made a statement. Alternate translation: "God has chosen ... love him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# the poor
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
This refers to poor people in general. Alternate translation: "poor people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# be rich in faith
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Having much faith is spoken of as being wealthy or rich. The object of faith may have to be specified. Alternate translation: "have strong faith in Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
# heirs
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
The people to whom God has made promises are spoken of as if they were to inherit property and wealth from a family member. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00