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James 2 (WEBP)

[1] My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partiality.
[2] For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in,
[3] and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”
[4] haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
[5] Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
[6] But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the courts?
[7] Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
[8] However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.
[9] But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
[10] For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
[11] For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
[12] So speak and so do as men who are to be judged by the law of freedom.
[13] For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
[14] What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
[15] And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,
[16] and one of you tells them, “Go in peace. Be warmed and filled;” yet you didn’t give them the things the body needs, what good is it?
[17] Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
[18] Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
[19] You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder.
[20] But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
[21] Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
[22] You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected.
[23] So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.
[24] You see then that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.
[25] In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
[26] For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

James 2:2 or, meeting
James 2:8 Leviticus 19:18
James 2:11a Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18
James 2:11b Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17
James 2:23 Genesis 15:6

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

James 2 (KJVS)

[1] My brethren , have () not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ , [the Lord] of glory , with respect of persons .
[2] 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 ;
[3] 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 :
[4] Are ye not then partial () in yourselves , and are become () judges of evil thoughts ?
[5] 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 ?
[6] But ye have despised () the poor . Do not rich men oppress () you , and draw () you before the judgment seats ?
[7] Do not they blaspheme () that worthy name by the which ye are called ()?
[8] If ye fulfil () the royal law according to the scripture , Thou shalt love () thy neighbour as thyself , ye do () well :
[9] But if ye have respect to persons (), ye commit () sin , and are convinced () of the law as transgressors .
[10] For whosoever shall keep () the whole law , and yet offend () in one [point], he is () guilty of all .
[11] 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 .
[12] So speak ye (), and so do (), as they that shall be () judged () by the law of liberty .
[13] For he shall have judgment without mercy , that hath shewed () no mercy ; and mercy rejoiceth against () judgment .
[14] What [doth it] profit , my brethren , though a man say () he hath () faith , and have () not works ? can () faith save () him ?
[15] If a brother or sister be () naked , and destitute () () of daily food ,
[16] 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 ?
[17] Even so faith , if it hath () not works , is () dead , being alone .
[18] 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 .
[19] Thou believest () that there is () one God ; thou doest () well : the devils also believe (), and tremble ().
[20] But wilt () thou know (), O vain man , that faith without works is () dead ?
[21] Was not Abraham our father justified () by works , when he had offered () Isaac his son upon the altar ?
[22] Seest thou () how faith wrought () with his works , and by works was faith made perfect ()?
[23] 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 .
[24] Ye see () then how that by works a man is justified (), and not by faith only .
[25] Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified () by works , when she had received () the messengers , and had sent [them] out () another way ?
[26] For as the body without the spirit is () dead , so faith without works is () dead also .

Young’s Literal Translation

James 2 (YLT)

[1] My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ,
[2] for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in gay raiment, and there may come in also a poor man in vile raiment,
[3] and ye may look upon him bearing the gay raiment, and may say to him, ‘Thou-sit thou here well,’ and to the poor man may say, ‘Thou-stand thou there, or, Sit thou here under my footstool,’-
[4] ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges.
[5] Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?
[6] and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;
[7] do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you?
[8] If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,’-ye do well;
[9] and if ye accept persons, sin ye do work, being convicted by the law as transgressors;
[10] for whoever the whole law shall keep, and shall stumble in one point, he hath become guilty of all;
[11] for He who is saying, ‘Thou mayest not commit adultery,’ said also, ‘Thou mayest do no murder;’ and if thou shalt not commit adultery, and shalt commit murder, thou hast become a transgressor of law;
[12] so speak ye and so do, as about by a law of liberty to be judged,
[13] for the judgment without kindness is to him not having done kindness, and exult doth kindness over judgment.
[14] What is the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him?
[15] and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,
[16] and any one of you may say to them, ‘Depart ye in peace, be warmed, and be filled,’ and may not give to them the things needful for the body, what is the profit?
[17] so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.
[18] But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith:
[19] thou-thou dost believe that God is one; thou dost well, and the demons believe, and they shudder!
[20] And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?
[21] Abraham our father-was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?
[22] dost thou see that the faith was working with his works, and out of the works the faith was perfected?
[23] and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, ‘And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him-to righteousness;’ and, ‘Friend of God’ he was called.
[24] Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;
[25] and in like manner also Rahab the harlot-was she not out of works declared righteous, having received the messengers, and by another way having sent forth?
[26] for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.