< James 2 >
1 My brethren, hold ye not the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, with a respect to persons.
Brothers of Mine, not with partiality do hold the faith of the Lord of us Jesus Christ of glory.
2 For if there come into your assembly a man with rings of gold or splendid garments, and there come in a poor man in sordid garments;
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 show respect to him who is clothed in splendid garments, and say to him, Seat thyself here, conspicuously; while to the poor man, ye say, Stand thou there, or sit thou here before 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 are ye not divided among yourselves, and become expositors of evil thoughts?
(and *ko*) not were discriminated among yourselves and you have become judges with thoughts evil?
5 Hear, my beloved brethren; hath not God chosen the poor of the world, but the rich in faith, to be heirs in the kingdom which God 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 But ye have despised the poor man. Do not rich men exalt themselves over you, and drag you before the tribunals?
You yourselves however dishonored the poor. Surely the rich are oppressing you and they themselves dragging you into court?
7 Do they not revile that worthy name, which is invoked upon you?
Surely they themselves are denigrating the good Name which having been called upon you?
8 And if in this ye fulfill the law of God, as it is written, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye will do well:
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 have respect of persons, ye commit sin; and ye are convicted by the law, as transgressors of the law.
If however you show partiality, sin you are committing being convicted by the law as transgressors.
10 For he that shall keep the whole law, and yet fail in one precept, is obnoxious to the whole law.
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 who said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not kill. If then thou commit no adultery, but thou killest, thou hast become a transgressor of the 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 speak ye, and so act, as persons that are to be judged by the law of liberty.
Thus do speak and so do act as through [the] law of freedom being about to be judged.
13 For judgment without mercy shall be on him, who hath practised no mercy: by mercy, ye will be raised above 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 is the use, my brethren, if a man say, I have faith; and he hath no works? can his faith vivify 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 Or if a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of 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 of you say to them, Go in peace, warm yourselves, and be full; and ye give them not the necessaries of the body, what is the use?
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 alone, without works, is dead.
So also faith, only unless it shall have works [then] dead it is by itself.
18 For a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works; show to me thy faith that is without works; and I will show to thee, my faith by my works.
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 there is one God; thou dost well; the demons also believe, and tremble.
You yourself believe that one is God; Well you are doing! Even the demons believe [that] and shudder!
20 Wouldst thou know, O frail man, that faith without works is dead?
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 not he justified by works, in offering his son Isaac upon the altar?
Abraham the father of us not by works was justified having offered Isaac the son of him upon the altar?
22 Seest thou, that his faith aided his works; and that by the works his faith was rendered complete?
[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: Abraham believed in God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness, and he was called the Friend of God.
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 Thou seest, that by works a man is justified, and not by faith alone.
You see (therefore *K*) that by works is justified a man and not by faith alone.
25 So also Rahab, the harlot, was not she justified by works, when she entertained the spies, and sent them forth by another way?
Likewise then also Rahab the prostitute not by works was justified having received the messengers and by another way having sent [them] forth?
26 As the body without the spirit, is dead; so faith without works, is dead also.
Just as for the body apart from spirit dead is, so also faith apart from (*ko*) works dead is.