My brethren
, have
not
the faith
of our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
, the Lord of glory
, with
respect of persons
.
For 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
;
And 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
:
Are ye not
then
partial
in
yourselves
, and
are become
judges
of evil
thoughts
?
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
?
But ye
have despised
the poor
. Do
not
rich men
oppress
you
, and
draw
you
before
the judgment seats
?
Do not
they
blaspheme
that worthy
name
by
the which ye
are called
?
If ye fulfil
the royal
law
according to
the scripture
, Thou shalt love
thy
neighbour
as
thyself
, ye do
well
:
But if
ye have respect to persons
, ye commit
sin
, and are convinced
of
the law
as
transgressors
.
For whosoever
shall keep
the whole
law
, and yet
offend
in
one
point , he is
guilty
of all
.
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
.
So speak ye
, and
so
do
, as
they that shall be
judged
by
the law
of liberty
.
For he shall have judgment
without mercy
, that hath shewed
no
mercy
; and
mercy
rejoiceth against
judgment
.
What doth it profit
, my
brethren
, though
a man
say
he hath
faith
, and
have
not
works
? can
faith
save
him
?
If a brother
or
sister
be
naked
, and
destitute
of daily
food
,
And 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
?
Even so
faith
, if
it hath
not
works
, is
dead
, being alone
.
Yea, a man
may say
, Thou
hast
faith
, and I
have
works
: shew
me
thy
faith
without
thy
works
, and I
will shew
thee
my
faith
by
my
works
.
Thou believest
that
there is
one
God
; thou doest
well
: the devils
also
believe
, and
tremble
.
But wilt
thou know
, O
vain
man
, that
faith
without
works
is
dead
?
Was not
Abraham
our
father
justified
by
works
, when he had offered
Isaac
his
son
upon
the altar
?
Seest thou how
faith
wrought
with his
works
, and
by
works
was
faith
made perfect
?
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
.
Ye see then
how that
by
works
a man
is justified
, and
not
by
faith
only
.
Likewise also
was
not
Rahab
the harlot
justified
by
works
, when she had received
the messengers
, and
had sent them out
another
way
?
For as
the body
without
the spirit
is
dead
, so
faith
without
works
is
dead
also
.