KJ3 Literal Translation
James 2
1 We are not to regard the rich man nor despise the poor, 13 but rather to be loving, and merciful.
1My brothers, do not in partiality have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
2For if a gold-fingered man in splendid clothing comes into your synagogue, and a poor one in dirty clothing also comes in;
3and you look on the one wearing the splendid clothing, and say to him, You sit here well; and to the poor one you say, You stand there, or, Sit down here under my footstool;
4did you not also discriminate among yourselves and become judges of evil thoughts?
5Hear, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor ones of this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to the ones loving Him?
6But you dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich ones oppress you, and they drag you to judgment seats?
7Do they not blaspheme the good Name, the one being called on you?
8If you truly fulfill the royal Law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well. Lev. 19:18
9But if you have partiality you work sin, being convicted by the Law as transgressors.
10For whoever shall keep all the Law, but stumbles in one, he has become guilty of all.
11For the One who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” Ex. 20:14, 13; Deut. 5:18, 17 But if you do not commit adultery, but commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the Law.
12So speak and so do as being about to be judged through a law of liberty.
13For judgment will be without mercy to the one not doing mercy. And mercy rejoices over judgment.
14My brothers, what is the gain if anyone says he has faith, but he does not have works? Is the faith able to save him?
15But if a brother or a sister is naked and may be lacking in daily food,
16and any one of you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled, but does not give them the things the body needs, what benefit is it?
17So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.
18But someone will say, You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith out of my works.
19You believe that God is One. You do well; even the demons believe and shudder.
20But are you willing to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
21Was not our father Abraham justified by works offering up his son Isaac on the altar? Gen. 22:9
22You see that faith worked with his works; and out of the works the faith was made complete.
23And the Scripture was fulfilled, saying, “And Abraham believed God, and it was counted for righteousness to him;” and he was called Friend of God. Gen. 15:6; Isa. 41:8
24You see then that a man is justified out of works and not out of faith only.
25But in the same way Rahab the harlot was also justified out of works, receiving the messengers and sending them out by another way.
26For as the body is dead apart from the spirit, so also faith is dead apart from works.
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