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1.1 KiB
my brothers
James considers his audience to be jewish believers. AT: "my fellow believers" or "my brothers and sisters in Christ".
you trust our Lord
the word "our" includes James and his fellow believers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive)
by favoring certain people
"giving special treatment" or "being nicer to" or "giving more honor to"
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: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo)
wearing gold rings and fine clothes
"dressed like a wealthy person"
sit here in a nice place
"sit in this place of honor"
stand over there or sit at my feet
"move to a dishonored place"
are you not making judgments among yourselves, and becoming judges with evil thoughts
James is using a rhetorical question to teach and possibly scold his readers. AT: "You are making judgments among yourselves and becoming judges with evil thoughts." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)