NASB — James 2 — KJV

The Sin of Partiality

1 aMy brethren°, bdo not hold° your faith° in our cglorious° Lord° Jesus° Christ° with [an attitude of] dpersonal° favoritism°. 2 For if° a man° comes° into your Iassembly° with a gold° ring° and dressed in IIafine° clothes°, and there also° comes° in a poor° man° in bdirty° clothes°, 3 and you Ipay° special° attention° to the one who is wearing° the afine° clothes°, and say°, “You sit° here° in a good° place,” and you say° to the poor° man°, “You stand° over° there°, or° sit° down° by my footstool°,” 4 have you not made° distinctions° among° yourselves°, and become° judges° awith evil° Imotives°? 5 Listen°, amy beloved° brethren°: did not bGod° choose° the poor° Iof this° world° [to be] crich° in faith° and dheirs° of the kingdom° which° He epromised° to those° who love° Him? 6 But you have dishonored° the poor° man°. Is it not the rich° who oppress° you and Ipersonally° adrag° you into IIcourt°? 7 aDo they not blaspheme° the fair° name° Iby which you have been called°?

[1] aJm 1:16 bHe 12:2 cAc 7:2; 1Co 2:8 dAc 10:34; Jm 2:9
[2] IOr synagogue IIOr bright aLk 23:11; Jm 2:3 bZc 3:3f
[3] ILit look at aLk 23:11
[4] ILit reasonings aLk 18:6; Jn 7:24
[5] ILit to the aJm 1:16 bJb 34:19; 1Co 1:27f cLk 12:21; Rv 2:9 dMt 5:3; 25:34 eJm 1:12
[6] ILit they themselves IILit courts aAc 8:3; 16:19
[7] ILit which has been called upon you aAc 11:26; 1P 4:16

8 ¶ If°, however°, you aare fulfilling° the Iroyal° law° according° to the Scripture°, “bYOU SHALL LOVE° YOUR NEIGHBOR° AS YOURSELF°,” you are doing° well°. 9 But if° you ashow° partiality°, you are committing° sin° [and] are convicted° by the Ilaw° as transgressors°. 10 For whoever° keeps° the whole° Ilaw° and yet° astumbles° in one° [point], he has become° bguilty° of all°. 11 For He who said°, “aDO NOT COMMIT° ADULTERY°,” also° said°, “bDO NOT COMMIT° MURDER°.” Now° if° you do not commit° adultery°, but do commit° murder°, you have become° a transgressor° of the Ilaw°. 12 So° speak° and so° act° as those who are to be judged° by a[the] law° of liberty°. 13 For ajudgment° [will be] merciless° to one who has shown° no° mercy°; mercy° Itriumphs° over° judgment°.

[8] IOr law of our King aMt 7:12 bLv 19:18
[9] IOr Law aAc 10:34; Jm 2:1
[10] IOr Law aJm 3:2; 2P 1:10; Jde 24 bMt 5:19; Ga 5:3
[11] IOr Law aEx 20:14; Dt 5:18 bEx 20:13; Dt 5:17
[12] aJm 1:25
[13] ILit boasts against aPv 21:13; Mt 5:7; 18:32-35; Lk 6:37f

Faith and Works

14aWhat° use° is it, bmy brethren°, if° someone° says° he has° faith° but he has° no° works°? Can° Ithat faith° save° him? 15 aIf° a brother° or° sister° is without° clothing° and in need° of daily° food°, 16 and one° of you says° to them, “aGo° in peace°, Ibe warmed° and be filled°,” and yet° you do not give° them what° is necessary° for [their] body°, what° use° is that? 17 Even° so° afaith°, if° it has° no° works°, is Idead°, [being] by itself°.

[14] ILit the aJm 1:22ff bJm 1:16
[15] aMt 25:35f; Lk 3:11
[16] IOr warm yourselves and fill yourselves a1 Jn 3:17f
[17] IOr dead by its own standards aGa 5:6; Jm 2:20, 26

18aBut someone° Imay [well] say°, “You have° faith° and I have° works°; show° me your bfaith° without° the works°, and I will cshow° you my faith° dby my works°.” 19 You believe° that IaGod° is one°. bYou do° well°; cthe demons° also° believe°, and shudder°. 20 But are you willing° to recognize°, ayou foolish° fellow°, that bfaith° without° works° is useless°? 21 aWas not Abraham° our father° justified° by works° when he offered° up Isaac° his son° on the altar°? 22 You see° that afaith° was working° with his works°, and Ias a result° of the bworks°, faith° was IIperfected°; 23 and the Scripture° was fulfilled° which says°, “aAND ABRAHAM° BELIEVED° GOD°, AND IT WAS RECKONED° TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS°,” and he was called° bthe friend° of God°. 24 You see° that a man° is justified° by works° and not by faith° alone°. 25 In the same° way°, was not aRahab° the harlot° also° justified° by works° bwhen she received° the messengers° and sent° them out by another° way°? 26 For just° as the body° without° [the] spirit° is dead°, so° also° afaith° without° works° is dead°.

[18] ILit will aRo 9:19 bRo 3:28; 4:6; He 11:33 cJm 3:13 dMt 7:16f; Ga 5:6
[19] IOne early ms reads there is one God aDt 6:4; Mk 12:29 bJm 2:8 cMt 8:29; Mk 1:24; 5:7; Lk 4:34; Ac 19:15
[20] aRo 9:20; 1Co 15:36 bGa 5:6; Jm 2:17, 26
[21] aGn 22:9, 10, 12, 16-18
[22] IOr by the deeds IIOr completed aJn 6:29; He 11:17 b1Th 1:3
[23] aGn 15:6; Ro 4:3 b2Ch 20:7; Is 41:8
[25] aHe 11:31 bJsh 2:4, 6, 15
[26] aGa 5:6; Jm 2:17, 20


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It is not agreeable to Christian profession to regard the rich, and to despise the poor brethren:

1 ¶ Myº brethren,º haveºª notº the² faithº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º [the Lord] of glory,º withº respect of persons.º 2 Forº ifº there comeºª untoº yourº assemblyº a manº with a gold ring,º inº goodlyº apparel,º andº there come inºª alsoº a poor manº inº vileº raiment;º 3 Andº ye have respectºª toº him that wearethºª the² gayº clothing,º andº sayºª unto him,º Sitºª thouº hereº in a good place;º andº sayºª to the² poor,º Standºª thouº there,º orº sitºª hereº underº myº footstool:º 4 Are ye¹ª not¹ then¹ partialºª²² inº yourselves,º andº are becomeºª judgesº of evilº thoughts?º 5 Hearken,ºª myº belovedº brethren,º Hath¹ª notº Godº chosenºª the² poorº of thisº worldº richº inº faith,º andº heirsº of the² kingdomº whichº he hath promisedºª to them that loveºª him?º 6 Butº yeº have despisedºª the² poor.º Do¹ª notº rich menº oppressºª you,º andº drawº¹ª youº beforeº the judgment seats?º 7 Do¹ª notº theyº blasphemeºª that worthyº nameº by¹ the which²² yeº are called?ºª 8 Ifº¹ ye² fulfilºª the royalº lawº according² to¹ the² scripture,º Thou shalt loveºª thyº neighbourº asº thyself,º ye doºª well:º 9 Butº ifº ye have respect to persons,ºª ye commitºª sin,º and are convincedºª ofº the² lawº asº transgressors.º 10 Forº whosoeverº shall keep¹ª² the² wholeº law,º and² yet¹ offendºª inº oneº [point], he isºª guiltyº of all.º 11 Forº he that said,ºª Do¹ª notº commit adultery,ºª saidºª also,º Do¹ª notº kill.ºª Nowº ifº thou commit¹ª no¹ adultery,ºª² yet² if¹ thou kill,ºª thou art becomeºª a transgressorº of the law.º 12 Soº speak² ye,¹ª andº soº do,ºª asº they that shall beºª judgedºª byº the lawº of liberty.º

[1] Lv 19:15; Dt 1:17; 16:19; 2Ch 19:7; Ps 24:7; Pv 24:23; 28:21; Mt 22:16; Ac 20:21; 24:24; Ro 1:11; 1Co 2:8; Col 1:4; 1Ti 1:19; 5:21; Tit 1:1; 2:13; He 1:3; Jm 2:3, 9; 3:17; 2P 1:1; Jde 1:16; Rv 14:12.
[2] Gn 27:15; Es 3:10; 8:2; Is 64:6; Zc 3:3; Mt 11:8; Lk 15:22.
[3] Is 65:5; Lk 7:44; 2Co 8:9; Jm 2:6; Jde 1:16.
[4] Jb 21:27; 34:19; Ps 58:1; 82:2; 109:31; Mal 2:9; Mt 7:1; Jn 7:24; Jm 1:1; 4:11.
[5] Ex 20:6; Jg 9:7; 1S 2:30; 1K 22:28; Jb 34:10; 38:14; Pv 7:24; 8:17, 32; Is 14:32; 29:19; Zp 3:12; Zc 11:7, 11; Mt 5:3; 11:5; 25:34; Mk 7:14; Lk 6:20; 9:57; 12:21, 32; 16:22, 25; 22:29; Jn 7:48; Ac 7:2; Ro 8:17; 1Co 1:26; 2:9; 3:21; 2Co 4:15; 6:10; 8:9; Ep 1:18; 3:8; 1Th 2:12; 2Th 1:5; 1Ti 6:18; 2Ti 4:8, 18; He 11:26; Jm 1:9, 12; 1P 1:4; 2P 1:11; Rv 2:9; 3:18; 21:7.
[6] 1K 21:11; Jb 20:19; Ps 10:2, 8, 10, 14; 12:5; 14:6; Pv 14:31; 17:5; 22:16; Ec 5:8; 9:15; Is 3:14; 53:3; Am 2:6; 4:1; 5:11; 8:4; Mi 6:11; Hab 3:14; Zc 7:10; Jn 8:49; Ac 4:1, 26; 5:17, 26; 13:50; 16:19; 17:6; 18:12; 1Co 11:22; Jm 2:3; 5:4, 6.
[7] Ps 73:7; 111:9; So 1:3; Is 7:14; 9:6; 65:15; Jr 23:6; Mt 1:23; 12:24; 27:63; Lk 22:64; Ac 4:12; 11:26; 26:11; Ep 3:15; Php 2:9; 1Ti 1:13; Rv 13:5; 19:13, 16.
[8] Lv 19:18, 34; 1K 8:18; 2K 7:9; Jna 4:4, 9; Mt 22:39; 25:21, 23; Mk 12:31; Lk 10:27; Ro 13:8; Ga 5:14; 6:2; Php 4:14; 1Th 4:9; Jm 1:25; 2:12, 19; 1P 2:9.
[9] Lv 19:15; Jn 8:9, 46; 16:8; Ro 3:20; 7:7; 1Co 14:24; Ga 2:19; Jm 2:1; 1Jn 3:4; Jde 1:15.
[10] Dt 27:26; Mt 5:18; Ga 3:10.
[11] Ex 20:13; Lv 4:2, 13, 22; Dt 5:17; Ps 130:3; Mt 5:21; 19:18; Mk 10:19; Lk 18:20; Ro 13:9.
[12] Php 4:8; Col 3:17; Jm 1:25; 2:8; 2P 1:4.

rather we are to be loving and merciful:

13 Forº he shall have judgmentº without mercy,º that hath shewedºª noº mercy;º andº mercyº rejoiceth againstºª judgment.º

[13] Gn 42:21; Jg 1:7; Jb 22:6; Ps 85:10; Pv 21:13; Is 27:11; Jr 9:24; Ezk 33:11; Mi 7:18; Mt 5:7; 6:15; 7:1; 18:28; 25:41; Lk 16:25; Ep 1:6; 2:4; Jm 5:4; 1Jn 4:8, 18.

and not to boast of faith where no deeds are,

14 Whatº [doth it] profit,º myº brethren,º thoughº a manº sayºª he hathºª faith,º andº haveºª notº works?º² canºª¹ faithº saveºª him?º 15 ² Ifº¹ a brotherº orº sisterº beºª naked,º andº destituteººªª of dailyº food,º 16 Andº oneº ofº youº sayºª unto them,º Departºª inº peace,º be [ye] warmedºª andº filled;ºª notwithstandingº ye giveºª themº notº those things which are needfulº to the² body;º whatº [doth it] profit?º

[14] Jr 7:8; Mt 5:20; 7:21, 26; Lk 6:49; Ac 8:13, 21; 15:9; Ro 2:25; 1Co 13:2, 3; 15:2; 16:22; Ga 5:6, 13; Ep 2:8; 1Th 1:3; 1Ti 1:5; 4:8; Tit 1:16; 3:8; He 11:7, 17; 13:9; Jm 1:22; 2:16, 18, 26; 2P 1:5; 1Jn 5:4.
[15] Jb 31:16; Is 58:7, 10; Ezk 18:7; Mt 25:35; Mk 14:7; Lk 3:11; Ac 9:29; He 11:37; Jm 2:5.
[16] Jb 22:7; Pv 3:27; Mt 14:15; 15:32; 25:42; Ro 12:9; 2Co 8:8; Jm 2:14; 1Jn 3:16.

which is but a dead faith,

17 Evenº soº faith,º if¹ª² it hathºª not¹² works,º isºª dead,º being alone.º¹² 18 Yea,º a manº may say,ºª Thouº hastºª faith,º and Iº haveºª works:º shewºª meº thyº faithº without¹² thyº works,º and Iº will shewºª theeº myº faithº byº myº works.º

[17] 1Co 13:3, 13; 1Th 1:3; 1Ti 1:5; Jm 2:14, 19, 26; 2P 1:5.
[18] Mt 7:17; Ro 8:1; 14:23; 1Co 13:2; 2Co 5:17; 7:1; Ga 5:6; 1Th 1:3; 1Ti 1:5; Tit 2:7, 11; He 11:6, 31; Jm 2:14, 22; 3:13.

the faith of devils,

19 Thouº believestºª thatº there isºª oneº God;º thou doestºª well:º the² devilsº alsoº believe,ºª andº tremble.ºª 20 Butº wiltºª thou know,ºª Oº vainº man,º thatº faithº withoutº worksº isºª dead?º

[19] Dt 6:4; Is 43:10; 44:6, 8; 45:6, 21; 46:9; Jna 4:4, 9; Zc 14:9; Mt 8:29; Mk 1:24; 5:7; 7:9; 12:29; Lk 4:34; Jn 17:3; Ac 16:17; 19:15; 24:25; Ro 3:30; 1Co 8:4, 6; Ga 3:20; Ep 4:5; 1Ti 2:5; Jm 2:8; Jde 1:4, 6; Rv 20:2, 10.
[20] Jb 11:11; Ps 94:8; Pv 12:11; Jr 2:5; Ro 1:21; 1Co 15:35; Ga 6:3; Col 2:8; 1Ti 1:6; Tit 1:10; Jm 1:26; 2:14.

not of Abraham,

21 Was¹ª notº Abrahamº ourº fatherº justifiedºª byº works,º when he had offeredºª Isaacº his¹² sonº uponº the² altar?º 22 Seest² thou¹ª howº faithº wrought¹ª with² hisº works,º andº byº worksº was¹ª faithº made perfect?ºª 23 Andº the² scriptureº was fulfilledºª which saith,ººª Abrahamº believedºª God,º andº it was imputedºª unto himº forº righteousness:º andº he was calledºª the Friendº of God.º 24 Ye seeºªª thenº how² that¹ byº worksº a manº is justified,ºª andº notº byº faithº only.º

[21] Gn 22:9, 16; Jsh 24:3; Ps 143:2; Is 51:2; Mt 3:9; 12:37; 25:31; Lk 1:73; 16:24, 30; Jn 8:39, 53; Ac 7:2; Ro 3:20; 4:1, 12, 16; Jm 2:18, 24.
[22] Ga 5:6; He 11:17; Jm 2:18; 1Jn 2:5; 4:17.
[23] Gn 15:6; Ex 33:11; 2Ch 20:7; Jb 16:21; Is 41:8; Mk 12:10; 15:28; Lk 4:21; Jn 15:13; Ac 1:16; Ro 4:3, 10, 22; 9:17; 11:2; Ga 3:6, 8, 22; 2Ti 3:16; 1P 2:6.
[24] Ps 60:12; Jm 2:15, 21.

and Rahab.

25 Likewiseº¹ alsoº was¹ª notº Rahabº the² harlotº justifiedºª byº works,º when she had receivedºª the² messengers,º andº had sent [them] outºª anotherº way?º 26 Forº asº the² bodyº withoutº the spiritº isºª dead,º soº faithº withoutº worksº isºª deadº also.º

[25] Jsh 2:1, 19; 6:17, 22; Mt 1:5; 21:31; He 11:31; Jm 2:18, 22.
[26] Jb 34:14; Ps 104:29; 146:4; Ec 12:7; Is 2:22; Lk 23:46; Ac 7:59; Jm 2:14, 17, 20.


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