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Selected Verse: James 2:3 - King James

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Jas 2:3 King James And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
have respect to him, &c.--though ye know not who he is, when perhaps he may be a heathen. It was the office of the deacons to direct to a seat the members of the congregation [CLEMENT OF ROME, Apostolical Constitutions, 2.57, 58].

unto him--not in the best manuscripts. Thus "thou" becomes more demonstratively emphatic.

there--at a distance from where the good seats are.

here--near the speaker.

under my footstool--not literally so; but on the ground, down by my footstool. The poor man must either stand, or if he sits, sit in a degrading position. The speaker has a footstool as well as a good seat.
 
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6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.