OET interlinear YAC (JAM) 2:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

ἐὰν

if

James is using a hypothetical situation to teach. He begins to describe the condition in this verse. He describes the rest of the condition and the result in the next verse. Alternate translation: “Suppose”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀδελφὸς ἢ ἀδελφὴ

/a/_brother or /a/_sister

As everywhere else in the book, the term brother refers to a fellow believer. In every other instance, the term can mean either a man or a woman. But in this verse James uses brother to mean a believer who is a man and sister to mean a believer who is a woman. If your language has both masculine and the feminine forms of the word you have been using to translate “brother,” you can use them both here. Otherwise, you could use an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: “another man or woman who believes in Jesus”

γυμνοὶ

naked

The word unclothed can mean “naked,” and if a Bible translation already exists in your area, it may say that. But in this context, the word actually refers to lacking adequate clothes. Alternate translation: “badly clothed”