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Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in.

For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in

For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes.

For if someone comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and a poor person dressed in filthy clothes also comes in

For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment

For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes

My dear friends, don’t let public opinion influence how you live out our glorious, Christ-originated faith. If a man enters your church wearing an expensive suit, and a street person wearing rags comes in right after him, and you say to the man in the suit, “Sit here, sir; this is the best seat in the house!” and either ignore the street person or say, “Better sit here in the back row,” haven’t you segregated God’s children and proved that you are judges who can’t be trusted?

For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and is dressed in bright clothes, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in

For if a man comes into your meeting place wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in

For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes