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:
Lev 19:18
Matt 5:43
Matt 19:19
Matt 22:39
Mark 12:31
Rom 13:9
Gal 5:14
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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.
Deut 27:26
Gal 3:10
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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.
Exod 20:14,13
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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.
Gen 15:6
Rom 4:3
Gal 3:6
Isa 41:8
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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? |
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| For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is
dead also. |