James 2
1 brother me not in/on/among favoritism to have/be the/this/who faith the/this/who lord: God me Jesus Christ the/this/who glory
My brethren, you must not make distinctions between one man and another while you are striving to maintain faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our glory.
2 if for to enter toward (the/this/who *k*) synagogue you man gold-ringed in/on/among clothing shining to enter then and poor in/on/among filthy clothing
For suppose a man comes into one of your meetings wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man wearing shabby clothes,
3 (and *ko*) to look upon/at (then *no*) upon/to/against the/this/who to wear the/this/who clothing the/this/who shining and to say (it/s/he *k*) you to sit here well and the/this/who poor to say you to stand there or to sit (here *k*) by/under: by the/this/who footstool me
and you pay court to the one who wears the fine clothes, and say, "Sit here; this is a good place;" while to the poor man you say, "Stand there, or sit on the floor at my feet;"
4 (and *ko*) no to judge/doubt in/on/among themself and to be judge reasoning evil/bad
is it not plain that in your hearts you have little faith, seeing that you have become judges full of wrong thoughts?
5 to hear brother me beloved no the/this/who God to select the/this/who poor (the/this/who world *N(k)O*) (this/he/she/it *k*) rich in/on/among faith and heir the/this/who kingdom which to profess the/this/who to love it/s/he
Listen, my dearly-loved brethren. Has not God chosen those whom the world regards as poor to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which He has promised to those that love Him?
6 you then to dishonor the/this/who poor no the/this/who rich to oppress you and it/s/he to draw/persuade you toward court/lawsuit
But you have put dishonour upon the poor man. Yet is it not the rich who grind you down? Are not they the very people who drag you into the Law courts? --
7 no it/s/he to blaspheme the/this/who good name the/this/who to call (on)/name upon/to/against you
and the very people who speak evil of the noble Name by which you are called?
8 if yet law to finish royal according to the/this/who a writing to love the/this/who near/neighbor you as/when you well to do/make: do
If, however, you are keeping the Law as supreme, in obedience to the Commandment which says "You are to love your fellow man just as you love yourself," you are acting rightly.
9 if then to favor sin to work to rebuke by/under: by the/this/who law as/when transgresor
But if you are making distinctions between one man and another, you are guilty of sin, and are convicted by the Law as offenders.
10 who/which for all the/this/who law (to keep: observe to stumble *N(k)O*) then in/on/among one to be all liable for
A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating all.
11 the/this/who for to say not (to commit adultery *NK(o)*) to say and not (to murder *NK(o)*) if then no (to commit adultery to murder *N(k)O*) then to be transgresor law
For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder," and if you are a murderer, although not an adulterer, you have become an offender against the Law.
12 thus(-ly) to speak and thus(-ly) to do/make: do as/when through/because of law freedom to ensue to judge
Speak and act as those should who are expecting to be judged by the Law of freedom.
13 the/this/who for judgment merciless the/this/who not to do/make: do mercy (and *k*) (to boast mercy *NK(o)*) judgment
For he who shows no mercy will have judgement given against him without mercy; but mercy triumphs over judgement.
14 which? the/this/who gain brother me if faith to say one to have/be work then not to have/be not be able the/this/who faith to save it/s/he
What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such faith save him?
15 if (then *k*) brother or sister naked be already and to lack (to be *ko*) the/this/who daily food
Suppose a Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks daily food,
16 to say then one it/s/he out from you to go in/on/among peace to warm and to feed not to give then it/s/he the/this/who necessary the/this/who body which? the/this/who gain
and one of you says to them, "I wish you well; keep yourselves warm and well fed," and yet you do not give them what they need; what is the use of that?
17 thus(-ly) and the/this/who faith if not to have/be work dead to be according to themself
So also faith, if it is unaccompanied by obedience, has no life in it--so long as it stands alone.
18 but to say one you faith to have/be I/we and work to have/be to show me the/this/who faith you (without *N(k)O*) the/this/who work (you *k*) I/we and you to show out from the/this/who work me the/this/who faith (me *k*)
Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions.
19 you to trust (in) that/since: that one to be the/this/who God well to do/make: do and the/this/who demon to trust (in) and to shudder
You believe that God is one, and you are quite right: evil spirits also believe this, and shudder."
20 to will/desire then to know oh! a human empty that/since: that the/this/who faith without the/this/who work (idle *N(K)O*) to be
But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it is that faith apart from obedience is worthless? Take the case of Abraham our forefather.
21 Abraham the/this/who father me no out from work to justify to carry up Isaac the/this/who son it/s/he upon/to/against the/this/who altar
Was it, or was it not, because of his actions that he was declared to be righteous as the result of his having offered up his son Isaac upon the altar?
22 to see that/since: that the/this/who faith to work with the/this/who work it/s/he and out from the/this/who work the/this/who faith to perfect
You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected;
23 and to fulfill the/this/who a writing the/this/who to say to trust (in) then Abraham the/this/who God and to count it/s/he toward righteousness and friendly/friend God to call: call
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness," and he received the name of 'God's friend.'
24 to see: see (then *K*) that/since: that out from work to justify a human and no out from faith alone
You all see that it is because of actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not simply because of faith.
25 similarly then and Rahab the/this/who prostitute no out from work to justify to receive the/this/who angel: messenger and other road to expel
In the same way also was not the notorious sinner Rahab declared to be righteous because of her actions when she welcomed the spies and hurriedly helped them to escape another way?
26 just as for the/this/who body without spirit/breath: spirit dead to be thus(-ly) and the/this/who faith without (the/this/who *ko*) work dead to be
For just as a human body without a spirit is lifeless, so also faith is lifeless if it is unaccompanied by obedience.
