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My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partiality.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϭ ⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲧⲏⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲁⲑⲓⲱⲟⲩ.
For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ϯ ϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ϩⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϩⲁⲙⲛⲏ ⲓⲉ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ.
and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”
haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 ⲉ̅ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲙⲏ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ.
Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
6 ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉϣ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲙⲁⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ.
But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the courts?
Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.
But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲕϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ.
So speak and so do as men who are to be judged by the law of freedom.
For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϯ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲁϭⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ.
What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ϧⲙⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲟⲩ.
and one of you tells them, “Go in peace. Be warmed and filled;” yet you didn’t give them the things the body needs, what good is it?
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder.
But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛ ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ.
Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.
You see then that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲣⲁⲁⲃ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲉⲡ ⲛⲓϫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϯⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
