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World English Bible Classic
[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.

Footnotes

  1. § 2:2 or, meeting
  2. † 2:8
  3. † 2:11a ;
  4. † 2:11b ;
  5. † 2:23
King James Version
[1] My G3450 brethren, G80 have G2192 not G3361 the G3588 faith G4102 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ, G5547 the Lord of glory, G1391 with G1722 respect of persons. G4382 [2] For G1063 if G1437 there come G1525 unto G1519 your G5216 assembly G4864§ a man G435 with a gold ring, G5554 in G1722 goodly G2986 apparel, G2066 and G1161 there come in G1525 also G2532 a poor man G4434 in G1722 vile G4508 raiment; G2066 [3] and G2532 ye have respect G1914 to G1909 him that G3588 weareth G5409 the G3588 gay G2986 clothing, G2066 and G2532 say G2036 unto him, G846 Sit G2521 thou G4771 here G5602 in a good place; G2573§ and G2532 say G2036 to the G3588 poor, G4434 Stand G2476 thou G4771 there, G1563 or G2228 sit G2521 here G5602 under G5259 my G3450 footstool: G5286 [4] are ye G1252 not G3756 then G2532 partial G1252 in G1722 yourselves, G1438 and G2532 are become G1096 judges G2923 of evil G4190 thoughts? G1261 [5] Hearken, G191 my G3450 beloved G27 brethren, G80 Hath G1586 not G3756 God G2316 chosen G1586 the G3588§ poor G4434 of this G5127 world G2889 rich G4145 in G1722 faith, G4102 and G2532 heirs G2818 of the G3588 kingdom G932 which G3739 he hath promised G1861 to them that G3588 love G25 him? G846 [6] But G1161 ye G5210 have despised G818 the G3588 poor. G4434 Do not G3756 rich men G4145 oppress G2616 you, G5216 and G2532 G846 draw G1670 you G5209 before G1519 the judgment seats? G2922 [7] Do not G3756 they G846 blaspheme G987 that G3588 worthy G2570 name G3686 by G1909 the which G3588 ye G5209 are called? G1941 [8] If G1487 G3305 ye fulfil G5055 the royal G937 law G3551 according to G2596 the G3588 scripture, G1124 Thou shalt love G25 thy G4675 neighbour G4139 as G5613 thyself, G4572 ye do G4160 well: G2573 [9] but G1161 if G1487 ye have respect to persons, G4380 ye commit G2038 sin, G266 and are convinced G1651 of G5259 the G3588 law G3551 as G5613 transgressors. G3848 [10] For G1063 whosoever G3748 shall keep G5083 the G3588 whole G3650 law, G3551 and yet G1161 offend G4417 in G1722 one G1520 point, he is G1096 guilty G1777 of all. G3956 [11] For G1063 he that G3588 said, G2036§ Do not G3361 commit adultery, G3431 said G2036 also, G2532 Do not G3361 kill. G5407 Now G1161 if G1487 thou commit G3431 no G3756 adultery, G3431 yet if G1161 thou kill, G5407 thou art become G1096 a transgressor G3848 of the law. G3551 [12] So G3779 speak ye, G2980 and G2532 so G3779 do, G4160 as G5613 they that shall be G3195 judged G2919 by G1223 the law G3551 of liberty. G1657 [13] For G1063 he G3588 shall have judgment G2920 without mercy, G448 that G3588 hath shewed G4160 no G3361 mercy; G1656 and G2532 mercy G1656 rejoiceth against G2620 judgment. G2920 [14] What G5101 doth it profit, G3786 my G3450 brethren, G80 though G1437 a man G5100 say G3004 he hath G2192 faith, G4102 and G1161 have G2192 not G3361 works? G2041 G3361 can G1410 faith G4102 save G4982 him? G846 [15] If G1437 G1161 a brother G80 or G2228 sister G79 be G5225 naked, G1131 and G2532 destitute G3007 G5600 of daily G2184 food, G5160 [16] and G1161 one G5100 of G1537 you G5216 say G2036 unto them, G846 Depart G5217 in G1722 peace, G1515 be ye warmed G2328 and G2532 filled; G5526 notwithstanding G1161 ye give G1325 them G846 not G3361 those things which G3588 are needful G2006 to the G3588 body; G4983 what G5101 doth it profit? G3786 [17] Even G2532 so G3779 faith, G4102 if G1437 it hath G2192 not G3361 works, G2041 is G2076 dead, G3498 being alone. G2596§ G1438 [18] Yea, G235 a man G5100 may say, G2046 Thou G4771 hast G2192 faith, G4102 and I G2504 have G2192 works: G2041 shew G1166 me G3427 thy G4675 faith G4102 without G5565‡ thy G4675 works, G2041 and I G2504 will shew G1166 thee G4671 my G3450 faith G4102 by G1537 my G3450 works. G2041 [19] Thou G4771 believest G4100 that G3754 there is G2076 one G1520 God; G2316 thou doest G4160 well: G2573 the G3588 devils G1140 also G2532 believe, G4100 and G2532 tremble. G5425 [20] But G1161 wilt thou G2309 know, G1097 O G5599 vain G2756 man, G444 that G3754 faith G4102 without G5565 works G2041 is G2076 dead? G3498 [21] Was G1344 not G3756 Abraham G11 our G2257 father G3962 justified G1344 by G1537 works, G2041 when he had offered G399 Isaac G2464 his G846 son G5207 upon G1909 the G3588 altar? G2379 [22] Seest thou G991§ how G3754 faith G4102 wrought G4903 with his G846 works, G2041 and G2532 by G1537 works G2041 was G5048 faith G4102 made perfect? G5048 [23] And G2532 the G3588 scripture G1124 was fulfilled G4137 which G3588 saith, G3004 Abraham G11 believed G4100 G1161 God, G2316 and G2532 it was imputed G3049 unto him G846 for G1519 righteousness: G1343 and G2532 he was called G2564 the Friend G5384 of God. G2316 [24] Ye see G3708 then G5106 how that G3754 by G1537 works G2041 a man G444 is justified, G1344 and G2532 not G3756 by G1537 faith G4102 only. G3440 [25] Likewise G3668 G1161 also G2532 was G1344 not G3756 Rahab G4460 the G3588 harlot G4204 justified G1344 by G1537 works, G2041 when she had received G5264 the G3588 messengers, G32 and G2532 had sent them out G1544 another G2087 way? G3598 [26] For G1063 as G5618 the G3588 body G4983 without G5565 the spirit G4151§ is G2076 dead, G3498 so G3779 faith G4102 without G5565 works G2041 is G2076 dead G3498 also. G2532

Footnotes

  1. § 2:2 Gr. synagogue
  2. § 2:3 Or, well, or seemly
  3. § 2:5 Or, that
  4. § 2:11 Or, that Law which said
  5. § 2:17 Gr. by itself
  6. ‡ 2:18 Some copies read, by thy works
  7. § 2:22 Or, thou seest
  8. § 2:26 Or, breath
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Ἀδελφοί G80 μου, G3450 μὴ G3361 ἐν G1722 ‡προσωποληψίαις G4382 ἔχετε G2192 τὴν G3588 πίστιν G4102 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 ἡμῶν G2257 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ G5547 τῆς G3588 δόξης. G1391 [2] Ἐὰν G1437 γὰρ G1063 εἰσέλθῃ G1525 εἰς G1519 ‡τὴν G3588 συναγωγὴν G4864 ὑμῶν G5216 ἀνὴρ G435 χρυσοδακτύλιος G5554 ἐν G1722 ἐσθῆτι G2066 λαμπρᾷ, G2986 εἰσέλθῃ G1525 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 πτωχὸς G4434 ἐν G1722 ῥυπαρᾷ G4508 ἐσθῆτι, G2066 [3] ‡καὶ G2532 ἐπιβλέψητε G1914 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 φοροῦντα G5409 τὴν G3588 ‡ἐσθῆτα G2066 τὴν G3588 λαμπράν, G2986 καὶ G2532 εἴπητε G2036 ‡αὐτῷ, G846 Σὺ G4771 κάθου G2521 ὧδε G5602 καλῶς, G2573 καὶ G2532 τῷ G3588 πτωχῷ G4434 εἴπητε, G2036 Σὺ G4771 στῆθι G2476 ‡ἐκεῖ, G1563 ἢ G2228 κάθου G2521 ὧδε G5602 ὑπὸ G5259 τὸ G3588 ὑποπόδιόν G5286 μου· G3450 [4] ‡καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 διεκρίθητε G1252 ἐν G1722 ἑαυτοῖς, G1438 καὶ G2532 ἐγένεσθε G1096 κριταὶ G2923 διαλογισμῶν G1261 πονηρῶν; G4190 [5] Ἀκούσατε, G191 ἀδελφοί G80 μου G3450 ἀγαπητοί. G27 Οὐχ G3756 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐξελέξατο G1586 τοὺς G3588 πτωχοὺς G4434 ‡τοῦ G3588 κόσμου G2889 πλουσίους G4145 ἐν G1722 πίστει, G4102 καὶ G2532 κληρονόμους G2818 τῆς G3588 βασιλείας G932 ἧς G3739 ἐπηγγείλατο G1861 τοῖς G3588 ἀγαπῶσιν G25 αὐτόν; G846 [6] Ὑμεῖς G5210 δὲ G1161 ἠτιμάσατε G818 τὸν G3588 πτωχόν. G4434 Οὐχ G3756 οἱ G3588 πλούσιοι G4145 καταδυναστεύουσιν G2616 ὑμῶν, G5216 καὶ G2532 αὐτοὶ G846 ἕλκουσιν G1670 ὑμᾶς G5209 εἰς G1519 κριτήρια; G2922 [7] Οὐκ G3756 αὐτοὶ G846 βλασφημοῦσιν G987 τὸ G3588 καλὸν G2570 ὄνομα G3686 τὸ G3588 ἐπικληθὲν G1941 ἐφ’ G1909 ὑμᾶς; G5209 [8] Εἰ G1487 μέντοι G3305 νόμον G3551 τελεῖτε G5055 βασιλικόν, G937 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 γραφήν, G1124 Ἀγαπήσεις G25 τὸν G3588 πλησίον G4139 σου G4675 ὡς G5613 σεαυτόν, G4572 καλῶς G2573 ποιεῖτε· G4160 [9] εἰ G1487 δὲ G1161 ‡προσωποληπτεῖτε, G4380 ἁμαρτίαν G266 ἐργάζεσθε, G2038 ἐλεγχόμενοι G1651 ὑπὸ G5259 τοῦ G3588 νόμου G3551 ὡς G5613 παραβάται. G3848 [10] Ὅστις G3748 γὰρ G1063 ὅλον G3650 τὸν G3588 νόμον G3551 ‡τηρήσει, G5083 πταίσει G4417 δὲ G1161 ἐν G1722 ἑνί, G1520 γέγονεν G1096 πάντων G3956 ἔνοχος. G1777 [11] Ὁ G3588 γὰρ G1063 εἰπών, G2036 Μὴ G3361 ‡μοιχεύσεις, G3431 εἶπεν G2036 καί, G2532 Μὴ G3361 ‡φονεύσεις· G5407 εἰ G1487 δὲ G1161 οὐ G3756 ‡μοιχεύσεις, G3431 φονεύσεις G5407 δέ, G1161 γέγονας G1096 παραβάτης G3848 νόμου. G3551 [12] Οὕτως G3779 λαλεῖτε G2980 καὶ G2532 οὕτως G3779 ποιεῖτε, G4160 ὡς G5613 διὰ G1223 νόμου G3551 ἐλευθερίας G1657 μέλλοντες G3195 κρίνεσθαι. G2919 [13] Ἡ G3588 γὰρ G1063 κρίσις G2920 ‡ἀνέλεος G448 τῷ G3588 μὴ G3361 ποιήσαντι G4160 ‡ἔλεος· G1656 κατακαυχᾶται G2620 ‡ἔλεον G1656 κρίσεως. G2920 [14] Τί G5101 ‡τὸ G3588 ὄφελος, G3786 ἀδελφοί G80 μου, G3450 ἐὰν G1437 πίστιν G4102 λέγῃ G3004 τις G5100 ἔχειν, G2192 ἔργα G2041 δὲ G1161 μὴ G3361 ‡ἔχῃ; G2192 Μὴ G3361 δύναται G1410 ἡ G3588 πίστις G4102 σῶσαι G4982 αὐτόν; G846 [15] Ἐὰν G1437 ‡δὲ G1161 ἀδελφὸς G80 ἢ G2228 ἀδελφὴ G79 γυμνοὶ G1131 ὑπάρχωσιν G5225 καὶ G2532 λειπόμενοι G3007 ‡ὦσιν G5600 τῆς G3588 ἐφημέρου G2184 τροφῆς, G5160 [16] εἴπῃ G2036 δέ G1161 τις G5100 αὐτοῖς G846 ἐξ G1537 ὑμῶν, G5216 Ὑπάγετε G5217 ἐν G1722 εἰρήνῃ, G1515 θερμαίνεσθε G2328 καὶ G2532 χορτάζεσθε, G5526 μὴ G3361 δῶτε G1325 δὲ G1161 αὐτοῖς G846 τὰ G3588 ἐπιτήδεια G2006 τοῦ G3588 σώματος, G4983 τί G5101 ‡τὸ G3588 ὄφελος; G3786 [17] Οὕτως G3779 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 πίστις, G4102 ἐὰν G1437 μὴ G3361 ‡ἔργα G2041 ἔχῃ, G2192 νεκρά G3498 ἐστιν G2076 καθ’ G2596 ἑαυτήν. G1438 [18] Ἀλλ’ G235 ἐρεῖ G2046 τις, G5100 Σὺ G4771 πίστιν G4102 ἔχεις, G2192 κἀγὼ G2504 ἔργα G2041 ἔχω· G2192 δεῖξόν G1166 μοι G3427 τὴν G3588 πίστιν G4102 σου G4675 ‡ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ἔργων G2041 ‡σου, G4675 κἀγὼ G2504 ‡δείξω G1166 σοι G4671 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ἔργων G2041 μου G3450 τὴν G3588 πίστιν G4102 ‡μου. G3450 [19] Σὺ G4771 πιστεύεις G4100 ὅτι G3754 ‡ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 εἷς G1520 ἐστίν· G2076 καλῶς G2573 ποιεῖς· G4160 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 δαιμόνια G1140 πιστεύουσιν, G4100 καὶ G2532 φρίσσουσιν. G5425 [20] Θέλεις G2309 δὲ G1161 γνῶναι, G1097 ὦ G5599 ἄνθρωπε G444 κενέ, G2756 ὅτι G3754 ἡ G3588 πίστις G4102 χωρὶς G5565 τῶν G3588 ἔργων G2041 ‡νεκρά G3498 ἐστιν; G2076 [21] Ἀβραὰμ G11 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 ἡμῶν G2257 οὐκ G3756 ἐξ G1537 ἔργων G2041 ἐδικαιώθη, G1344 ἀνενέγκας G399 Ἰσαὰκ G2464 τὸν G3588 υἱὸν G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 θυσιαστήριον; G2379 [22] Βλέπεις G991 ὅτι G3754 ἡ G3588 πίστις G4102 συνήργει G4903 τοῖς G3588 ἔργοις G2041 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ἔργων G2041 ἡ G3588 πίστις G4102 ἐτελειώθη; G5048 [23] Καὶ G2532 ἐπληρώθη G4137 ἡ G3588 γραφὴ G1124 ἡ G3588 λέγουσα, G3004 Ἐπίστευσεν G4100 δὲ G1161 Ἀβραὰμ G11 τῷ G3588 θεῷ, G2316 καὶ G2532 ἐλογίσθη G3049 αὐτῷ G846 εἰς G1519 δικαιοσύνην, G1343 καὶ G2532 φίλος G5384 θεοῦ G2316 ἐκλήθη. G2564 [24] Ὁρᾶτε G3708 G3708 ‡τοίνυν G5106 ὅτι G3754 ἐξ G1537 ἔργων G2041 δικαιοῦται G1344 ἄνθρωπος, G444 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐκ G1537 πίστεως G4102 μόνον. G3440 [25] Ὁμοίως G3668 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 Ῥαὰβ G4460 ἡ G3588 πόρνη G4204 οὐκ G3756 ἐξ G1537 ἔργων G2041 ἐδικαιώθη, G1344 ὑποδεξαμένη G5264 τοὺς G3588 ἀγγέλους, G32 καὶ G2532 ἑτέρᾳ G2087 ὁδῷ G3598 ἐκβαλοῦσα; G1544 [26] Ὥσπερ G5618 ‡γὰρ G1063 τὸ G3588 σῶμα G4983 χωρὶς G5565 πνεύματος G4151 νεκρόν G3498 ἐστιν, G2076 οὕτως G3779 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 πίστις G4102 χωρὶς G5565 ‡τῶν G3588 ἔργων G2041 νεκρά G3498 ἐστιν. G2076

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 2:1 προσωποληψίαις ¦ προσωπολημψίαις
  2. ‡ 2:2 τὴν ¦
  3. ‡ 2:3a καὶ ἐπιβλέψητε ¦ ἐπιβλέψητε δὲ
  4. ‡ 2:3b ἐσθῆτα τὴν λαμπράν ¦ λαμπρὰν ἐσθῆτα
  5. ‡ 2:3c αὐτῷ ¦
  6. ‡ 2:3d ἐκεῖ ἢ κάθου ὧδε ¦ ἐκεῖ ἢ κάθου ¦ ἢ κάθου ἐκεῖ
  7. ‡ 2:4 καὶ ¦
  8. ‡ 2:5 τοῦ κόσμου ¦ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου ¦ τῷ κόσμῳ
  9. ‡ 2:9 προσωποληπτεῖτε ¦ προσωπολημπτεῖτε
  10. ‡ 2:10 τηρήσει πταίσει ¦ τηρήσῃ πταίσῃ
  11. ‡ 2:11a μοιχεύσεις ¦ μοιχεύσῃς
  12. ‡ 2:11b φονεύσεις ¦ φονεύσῃς
  13. ‡ 2:11c μοιχεύσεις φονεύσεις ¦ ¦ μοιχεύεις φονεύεις
  14. ‡ 2:13a ἀνέλεος ¦ ἀνήλεος ¦ ἀνίλεως
  15. ‡ 2:13b ἔλεος ¦ ἔλεος καί
  16. ‡ 2:13c ἔλεον ¦ ἔλεος
  17. ‡ 2:14a τὸ ¦
  18. ‡ 2:14b ἔχῃ ¦ ἔχει
  19. ‡ 2:15a δὲ ¦
  20. ‡ 2:15b ὦσιν ¦ [ὦσι] ¦
  21. ‡ 2:16 τὸ ¦
  22. ‡ 2:17 ἔργα ἔχῃ ¦ ἔχῃ ἔργα
  23. ‡ 2:18a ἐκ ¦ χωρὶς
  24. ‡ 2:18b σου ¦
  25. ‡ 2:18c δείξω σοι ¦ σοι δείξω
  26. ‡ 2:18d μου ¦
  27. ‡ 2:19 ὁ θεὸς εἷς ἐστίν ¦ εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεός ¦ εἷς θεός ἐστίν
  28. ‡ 2:20 νεκρά ¦ ἀργή
  29. ‡ 2:24 τοίνυν ¦
  30. ‡ 2:26a γὰρ ¦
  31. ‡ 2:26b τῶν ¦