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A Warning against Favoritism
My brethren, do not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Lord] of glory, with respect of persons:
My brethren, do not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Lord] of glory, with respect of persons:
for if there come unto your synagogue a man with a gold ring in splendid apparel, and a poor man also come in in vile apparel,
For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in,
and ye look upon him who wears the splendid apparel, and say, Do thou sit here well, and say to the poor, Do thou stand there, or sit here under my footstool:
and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,”
have ye not made a difference among yourselves, and become judges having evil thoughts?
have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
But *ye* have despised the poor [man]. Do not the rich oppress you, and [do not] *they* drag you before [the] tribunals?
But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?
And [do not] *they* blaspheme the excellent name which has been called upon you?
Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called?
If indeed ye keep [the] royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well.
If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
But if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
For whoever shall keep the whole law and shall offend in one [point], he has come under the guilt of [breaking] all.
For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.
For he who said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become transgressor of [the] law.
For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
So speak ye, and so act, as those that are to be judged by [the] law of liberty;
So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty.
for judgment [will be] without mercy to him that has shewn no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment.
For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith and Works
What [is] the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him?
What [is] the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him?
Faith Without Works Is Dead
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?
Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,
and one from amongst you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled; but give not to them the needful things for the body, what [is] the profit?
So also faith, if it have not works, is dead by itself.
So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
But some one will say, *Thou* hast faith and *I* have works. Shew me thy faith without works, and *I* from my works will shew thee my faith.
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
*Thou* believest that God is one. Thou doest well. The demons even believe, and tremble.
You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe — and shudder!
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?
Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and that by works faith was perfected.
You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works;
And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and he was called Friend of God.
and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness” — and he was called a friend of God.
Ye see that a man is justified on the principle of works, and not on the principle of faith only.
You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
But was not in like manner also Rahab the harlot justified on the principle of works, when she had received the messengers and put [them] forth by another way?
And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?