James 2
1 My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.
2 For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing;
For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
3 and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool;
And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say to him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
4 are ye not divided in your own mind, and become judges with evil thoughts?
Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
6 But ye have dishonoured the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment-seats?
7 Do not they blaspheme the honourable name by the which ye are called?
Do they not blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
8 Howbeit if ye fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
9 but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one [point], he is become guilty of all.
For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one [point], he is guilty of all.
11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
For he that said, Do not commit adultery; said also, Do not kill. Now if thou committest no adultery, yet if thou killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
12 So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty.
So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
13 For judgment [is] without mercy to him that hath shewed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.
For he shall have judgment without mercy that hath shown no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?
What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man sayeth he hath faith, and hath not works? can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and in lack of daily food,
If a brother or sister is naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit?
And one of you sayeth to them, Depart in peace, be you warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what [doth it] profit?
17 Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith apart from [thy] works, and I by my works will shew thee [my] faith.
Also a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and shudder.
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23 and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24 Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.
Ye see then that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25 And in like manner was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent [them] out another way?
26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
