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Listen to me, my beloved brethren. Did not God choose those who are poor[a] in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

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  1. James 2:5 Poor: the poor of the Lord, who relied on God alone and were in turn loved by God and under his protection (see Ps 35:10; Isa 61:1; Mt 5:3; 11:5; Lk 6:20; 1 Cor 1:17-20).