James 2:1 (DBY)

Passage

My brethren, do not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Lord] of glory, with respect of persons:

Nearby Context

James 2:1 My brethren, do not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Lord] of glory, with respect of persons:

James 2:2 for if there come unto your synagogue a man with a gold ring in splendid apparel, and a poor man also come in in vile apparel,

James 2:3 and ye look upon him who wears the splendid apparel, and say, Do thou sit here well, and say to the poor, Do thou stand there, or sit here under my footstool:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "brethren", "lord", "jesus", "christ", "glory", and "respect". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "brethren", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "for if there come unto your synagogue...", so "faith" and "brethren" should be read forward into that movement. In James context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "brethren" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.