James 2:3

New Century Version

You show special attention to the one wearing nice clothes and say, “Please, sit here in this good seat.” But you say to the poor person, “Stand over there,” or, “Sit on the floor by my feet.”

Cross References

Proverbs 18:23

The poor beg for mercy, but the rich give rude answers.

Isaiah 65:5

But they tell others, ‘Stay away, and don’t come near me. I am too holy for you.’ These people are like smoke in my nose. Like a fire that burns all the time, they continue to make me angry.

Luke 23:11

After Herod and his soldiers had made fun of Jesus, they dressed him in a kingly robe and sent him back to Pilate.

2 Corinthians 8:9

You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. You know that Christ was rich, but for you he became poor so that by his becoming poor you might become rich.

James 2:2

Suppose someone comes into your church meeting wearing nice clothes and a gold ring. At the same time a poor person comes in wearing old, dirty clothes.

James 2:6

But you show no respect to the poor. The rich are always trying to control your lives. They are the ones who take you to court.

Jude 1:16

These people complain and blame others, doing the evil things they want to do. They brag about themselves, and they flatter others to get what they want.