“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:”
If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, 'Here's a good seat for you,' but say to the poor man, 'You stand there' or 'Sit on the floor by my feet' — the narration of discriminatory behavior is not hypothetical condemnation but observed practice, showing the church's susceptibility to worldly value systems. The seating arrangements (kathisai, standē) make the discrimination visible and public, demonstrating how quickly congregational life reproduces social hierarchies. The phrase 'sit on my footstool' contains ironic humiliation.
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