James 2
1 My brethren, do not, with respect for persons, be holding the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory.
Brothers of Mine, not with partiality do hold the faith of the Lord of us Jesus Christ of glory.
2 For, if there enter into your synagogue a man wearing gold rings in gay clothing, and there enter a destitute man also, in soiled clothing, —
If for shall come into (the *k*) assembly of you a man with a gold ring in apparel splendid, may come in then also a poor [man] in shabby apparel
3 And ye eye him that hath on the gay clothing, and say, Thou, be sitting here, pleasantly, —and, unto the destitute man, say—Thou, stand, or sit there under my footstool,
(and *ko*) you may look (also *no*) upon the [one] wearing the apparel splendid and may say (to him: *k*) You yourself do sit here honorably, and to the poor may say; You yourself do stand there or do sit (here *k*) under the footstool of mine,
4 Would ye not have been led to make distinctions among yourselves, and have become judges with wicked reasonings?
(and *ko*) not were discriminated among yourselves and you have become judges with thoughts evil?
5 Hearken! my brethren beloved: —Hath not, God, chosen the destitute in the world [to be] rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
do listen, brothers of mine beloved, Not God has chosen the poor (in the world *N(k)O*) (this *k*) [to be] rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those loving Him?
6 Whereas, ye, have dishonoured the destitute man! Do not, the rich, oppress you? and, themselves, drag you into courts of justice?
You yourselves however dishonored the poor. Surely the rich are oppressing you and they themselves dragging you into court?
7 Do not, they, defame the noble name which hath been invoked upon you?
Surely they themselves are denigrating the good Name which having been called upon you?
8 If ye are, indeed, fulfilling, a royal law, according to the scripture—Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, nobly, are ye doing;
If indeed [the] law you keep royal according to the Scripture; You will love the neighbour of you as yourself, well you are doing;
9 But, if ye are shewing respect of persons, sin, are ye working, being convicted by the law as transgressors!
If however you show partiality, sin you are committing being convicted by the law as transgressors.
10 For, a man who shall keep, the whole law, but shall stumble in one thing, hath become, for all things, liable, —
Whoever for all the law (may keep, may stumble *N(k)O*) but in one [point], he has become of all guilty.
11 For, he that hath said—Do not commit adultery, hath also said—Do not commit murder, —now, if thou dost not commit adultery, but dost commit murder, thou hast become a transgressor of law.
The [One] for having said Not (you may commit adultery, *NK(o)*) said also Not (you may murder. *NK(o)*) If however not (you do commit adultery do commit murder *N(k)O*) however, you have become a transgressor of [the] law.
12 So, be speaking, and, so, doing, as they who, through means of a law of freedom, are about to be judged;
Thus do speak and so do act as through [the] law of freedom being about to be judged.
13 For, the judgment, [will be] without mercy, unto him that hath shewed no mercy: Mercy, boasteth, over judgment.
For judgment without mercy [will be] to the [one] not having shown mercy; (and *k*) (it triumphs over mercy *NK(o)*) judgment.
14 What profit, my brethren, —if one should be saying he hath, faith, but hath not, works; can his faith save him?
What [is] the profit, brothers of mine, if faith shall say anyone to have, works however not he may have? Surely not is able the faith to save him?
15 If, a brother or sister, should be naked, and coming short of the daily food,
Now if (now *k*) a brother or a sister without clothes shall be and lacking (they may be *ko*) of daily food,
16 And one from among you should say unto them—Withdraw in peace, be getting warmed and fed, but should not give them the things needful for the body, What the profit?
may say then anyone to them out from you; do go in peace, do be warmed and do be filled, surely not may give however to them the needful things for the body, what [is] the profit?
17 So, also, faith, if it have not works, is dead, by itself.
So also faith, only unless it shall have works [then] dead it is by itself.
18 But one will say, —Thou, hast faith, and, I, have works, show me thy faith apart from thy works, and, I, unto thee, will shew, by my works, my faith.
But will say someone; You yourself faith have, and I myself and I myself works have; do show me the faith of you (without *N(k)O*) the works (of you *k*) and I myself and I myself you will show by the works of mine the faith (of mine. *k*)
19 Thou believest that God is, one: thou doest, well—Even the demons believe, and shudder!
You yourself believe that one is God; Well you are doing! Even the demons believe [that] and shudder!
20 But art thou willing to learn, O empty man! that, faith, apart from works, is, idle?
Do you want however to come to know, O man foolish, that faith apart from works (worthless *N(K)O*) is?
21 Abraham our father, was it not, by works, he was declared righteous—when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Abraham the father of us not by works was justified having offered Isaac the son of him upon the altar?
22 Thou seest that, his faith, had been working together with his works, and by his works did his faith become full-grown, —
[Do] you see that [his] faith was working with the works of him and by [his] works [his] faith was perfected?
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith—And Abraham believed God, And it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and, God’s friend, was he called:
And was fulfilled the Scripture which is saying; Believed then Abraham in God and it was counted to him for righteousness and a friend of God he was called.
24 Ye see that—by works, a man is declared righteous, and not by faith alone.
You see (therefore *K*) that by works is justified a man and not by faith alone.
25 And, in like manner also, Rahab the harlot, Was it not, by works, she was declared righteous, when she gave welcome unto the messengers, and, by another way, urged them forth?
Likewise then also Rahab the prostitute not by works was justified having received the messengers and by another way having sent [them] forth?
26 Just as, the body, apart from spirit, is dead, so, our faith also, apart from works, is dead.
Just as for the body apart from spirit dead is, so also faith apart from (*ko*) works dead is.
