James 2
2
Warning against Partiality
1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 3and ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 4are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? 5Hearken, 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? 6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? 7Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
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Lev 19.18. If ye fulfil the royal law according to the Scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well: 9but if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11#Exod 20.14; Deut 5.18; Exod 20.13; Deut 5.17. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. 13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath showed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Faith without Works Is Dead
14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18Yea, 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. 19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21#Gen 22.1-14. Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23#Gen 15.6; 2 Chr 20.7; Isa 41.8. And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith,
Abraham believed God,
and it was imputed unto him for righteousness:
and he was called the Friend of God. 24Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 25#Josh 2.1-21. Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26For as the body without the spirit#2.26 Or, breath. is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
James 2
2
Warning Against Partiality
1#1Co 2:8; Lev 19:15My brothers, have faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, without partiality. 2For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your assembly, and also a poor man in ragged clothing comes in, 3and you have respect for him who wears the fine clothing and say to him, “Sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor, “Stand there,” or “Sit here under my footstool,” 4#Jn 7:24have you not then become partial among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
5#Mt 5:3; Lk 6:20; 12:21Listen, my beloved brothers. Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He has promised to those who love Him? 6#1Co 11:22; Ac 8:3But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you and drag you before the judgment seats? 7#Ac 11:26Do they not blaspheme that worthy name by which you are called?
8#Lev 19:18If you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,”#Lev 19:18. you are doing well. 9But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as sinners. 10#Gal 3:10For whoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend in one point is guilty of breaking the whole law. 11#Ex 20:13–14; Dt 5:17–18For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,”#Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18. also said, “Do not kill.”#Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17. Now if you do not commit adultery, yet you kill, you have become a lawbreaker.
12#Jas 1:25So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. 13#Pr 21:13; Mt 5:7For he who has shown no mercy will have judgment without mercy, for mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith and Works
14#Jas 1:22–25; Gal 5:6What does it profit, my brothers, if a man says he has faith but has no works? Can faith save him? 15#Lk 3:11If a brother or sister is naked and lacking daily food, 16and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” and yet you give them nothing that the body needs, what does it profit? 17#Jas 2:14; 2:26So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.
18#Gal 5:6; Jas 3:13But a man may say, “You have faith and I have works.”
Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. 19#Dt 6:4; Mt 8:29You believe that there is one God; you do well. The demons also believe and tremble.
20#Jas 2:26But do you want to be shown, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? 21#Ge 22:16–18Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22#1Th 1:3Do you see how faith worked with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? 23#Ge 15:6; 2Ch 20:7The Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,”#Ge 15:6. and he was called the friend of God. 24You see then how by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25#Heb 11:31; Jos 2:1; 2:19–21Likewise, was not Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? 26#Jas 2:20; 2:17As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead.
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