ASV_Strong : James 2
1. My[G3450] brethren[G80], hold[G2192] not[G3361] the 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] into[G1519] your[G5216] synagogue[G4864] a man[G435] with a gold ring[G5554], in[G1722] fine[G2986] clothing[G2066], and[G1161] there come in[G1525] also[G2532] a poor man[G4434] in[G1722] vile[G4508] clothing[G2066];
3. and[G2532] ye have regard[G1914] to[G1909] him that[G3588] weareth[G5409] the fine[G2986] clothing[G2066], and[G2532] say[G2036], [G846] Sit[G2521] thou[G4771] here[G5602] in a good place[G2573]; and[G2532] ye say[G2036] to the poor[G4434] man[G2476], Stand thou[G4771] there[G1563], or[G2228] sit[G2521, Ephesians2] under[G5259] my[G3450] footstool[G5286];
4. do ye[G1252] not[G3756] make[G2532] distinctions[G1252] among[G1722] yourselves[G1438], and[G2532] become[G1096] judges[G2923] with evil[G4190] thoughts[G1261]?
5. Hearken[G191], my[G3450] beloved[G27] brethren[G80]; did[G1586] not[G3756] God[G2316] choose[G1586] them that are poor[G4434] as to the[G5127] world[G2889] to be rich[G4145] in[G1722] faith[G4102], and[G2532] heirs[G2818] of the kingdom[G932] which[G3739] he promised[G1861] to them that[G3588] love[G25] him[G846]?
6. But[G1161] ye[G5210] have dishonored[G818] the poor[G4434] man[G2616]. Do not[G3756] the rich[G4145] oppress[G2616] you[G5216], and[G2532] themselves[G846] drag[G1670] you[G5209] before[G1519] the judgment-seats[G2922]?
7. Do[G987] not[G3756] they[G846] blaspheme[G987] the honorable[G2570] name[G3686] by[G1909] which[G3588] ye[G5209] are called[G1941]?
8. Howbeit[G3305] if[G1487] ye fulfil[G5055] the royal[G937] law[G3551], according to[G2596] the scripture[G1124], Thou shalt love[G25] thy[G4675] neighbor[G4139] as[G5613] thyself[G4572], ye do[G4160] well[G2573]:
9. but[G1161] if[G1487] ye have respect of persons[G4380], ye commit[G2038] sin[G266], being convicted[G1651] by[G5259] the law[G3551] as[G5613] transgressors[G3848].
10. For[G1063] whosoever[G3748] shall keep[G5083] the whole[G3650] law[G3551], and yet[G1161] stumble[G4417] in[G1722] one[G1520] point[G1096], he is become guilty[G1777] of all[G3956].
11. For[G1063] he that said[G2036], Do[G3431] not[G3361] commit adultery[G3431], said[G2036] also[G2532], Do[G5407] not[G3361] kill[G5407]. Now[G1161] if[G1487] thou dost not[G3756] commit[G3431] adultery[G3431], but[G1161] killest[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] men that are[G3195] to be judged[G2919] by[G1223] a law[G3551] of liberty[G1657].
13. For[G1063] judgment[G2920] is without mercy[G448] to him[G4160] that hath showed[G4160] no[G3361] mercy[G1656]: [G2532] mercy[G1656] glorieth against[G2620] judgment[G2920].
14. What[G5101] doth it profit[G3786], my[G3450] brethren[G80], if[G1437] a man[G5100] say[G3004] he hath[G2192] faith[G4102], but[G1161] have[G2192] not[G3361] works[G3361]? can[G1410] that faith[G4102] save[G4982] him[G846]?
15. If[G1437] a brother[G80] or[G2228] sister[G79] be[G5225] naked[G1131] and[G2532] in lack[G3007] of[G5600] daily[G2184] food[G5160],
16. and[G1161] one[G5100] of[G1537] you[G5216] say[G2036] unto them[G846], Go[G5217] in[G1722] peace[G1515], be[G2328] ye warmed[G2328] and[G2532] filled[G5526]; and yet[G1161] ye give[G1325] them[G846] not[G3361] the things needful[G2006] to the body[G4983]; what[G5101] doth it profit[G3786]?
17. Even[G2532] so[G3779] faith[G4102], if[G1437] it have[G2192] not[G3361] works[G2041], is[G2076] dead[G3498] in[G2596] itself[G1438].
18. Yea[G235], a man[G5100] will say[G2046], Thou[G4771] hast[G2192] faith[G4102], and I[G2504] have[G2192] works[G2041]: show[G1166] me[G3427] thy[G4675] faith[G4102] apart[G1537] from thy[G4675] works[G2041], and I[G2504] by[G1537] my[G3450] works[G2041] will show[G1166] thee[G4671] my[G3450] faith[G4102].
19. Thou[G4771] believest[G4100] that[G3754] God[G2316] is[G2076] one[G1520]; thou doest[G4160] well[G2573]: the demons[G1140] also[G2532] believe[G4100], and[G2532] shudder[G5425].
20. But[G1161] wilt[G2309] thou know[G1097], O[G5599] vain[G2756] man[G444], that[G3754] faith[G4102] apart[G5565] from works[G2041] is[G2076] barren[G3498]?
21. Was not[G3756] Abraham[G11] our[G2257] father[G3962] justified[G1344] by[G1537] works[G2041], in that he offered[G399] up Isaac[G2464] his[G846] son[G5207] upon[G1909] the altar[G2379]?
22. Thou[G991] seest that[G3754] faith[G4102] wrought with[G4903] his[G846] works[G2041], and[G2532] by[G1537] works[G2041] was[G5048] faith[G4102] made perfect[G5048];
23. and[G2532] the scripture[G1124] was fulfilled[G4137] which saith[G1161], And Abraham[G11] believed[G4100] God[G2316], and[G2532] it was reckoned[G3049] unto him[G846] for[G1519] righteousness[G1343]; and[G2532] he was called[G2564] the friend[G5384] of God[G2316].
24. Ye see[G3708, Acts6] that[G3754] by[G1537] works[G2041] a man[G444] is justified[G1344], and[G2532] not[G3756] only[G3440] by[G1537] faith[G4102].
25. And in like manner[G3668] was[G1344] not[G3756] also[G2532] Rahab[G4460] the harlot[G4204] justified[G1344] by[G1537] works[G2041], in that she received[G5264] the messengers[G32], and[G2532] sent[G1544] them out[G1544] another[G2087] way[G3598]?
26. For[G1063] as[G5618] the body[G4983] apart[G5565] from the spirit[G4151] is[G2076] dead[G3498], even[G2532] so[G3779] faith[G4102] apart[G5565] from works[G2041] is[G2076] dead[G3498].
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