James 2:2 - Exposition

A man with a gold ring ( ἀνὴρ χρυσοδακτύλιος ) . The word is found here only. The English Versions (both A.V. and R.V) needlessly limit its meaning. The man was probably bedecked with a number of rings, and had not one only. In goodly apparel. The same phrase is rendering "gay clothing" in James 2:3 . The variation is quite unnecessary, the Greek being identical in both places, and rightly rendered by R.V. "fine clothing." It is curious to find a similar needless variation in the Vulgate, which has in veste candida in James 2:2 , and veste proeclara in James 2:3 .