James 2

JuliaSmith^{(i) 1} My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, of glory, with distinction of faces. ² For if there come into your synagogue a man wearing gold rings on is fingers, in brilliant clothing, and there come in also a beggar in filthy clothing; ³ And ye look toward him bearing the brilliant clothing, and ye say to him, Sit thou well here; and to the beggar ye say, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: ⁴ Were ye not separated among yourselves, and become judges of evil reflections? ⁵ Hear, my dearly beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the beggars of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them loving him? ⁶ And ye have despised the beggar. Do not the rich bring you into subjection, and draw you before tribunals? ⁷ And do they not defame the good name called upon you? ⁸ If yet ye complete the royal law according to the writing, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well: ⁹ And if ye make distinction of faces, ye work sin, being convicted under the law as transgressors. ¹⁰ For whoever shall keep the whole law, and stumble in one, has become bound of all. ¹¹ For he having said, Thou shouldest not commit adultery, said also, Thou shouldest not kill: and if thou commit not adultery, and dost kill, thou hast become a transgressor of the law. ¹² So speak ye, and so do, as about to be judged by the law of liberty. ¹³ For unpropitiated judgment to him not doing mercy; and mercy boasteth against judgment. ¹⁴ And what profit, my brethren, if any say he has faith, and should not have works? can faith save him? ¹⁵ And if a brother or sister be naked, and be failing of daily food, ¹⁶ And any of you say to them, Retire in peace, be ye warmed and be ye fed; and ye give them not things fitting the body; what profit? ¹⁷ So also faith, if it have not works, is dead by itself. ¹⁸ But certain will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith from my works. ¹⁹ Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: and the evil spirits believe, and shudder. ²⁰ And wilt thou know, O empty man, that faith without works is dead? ²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar ²² Thou seest that faith cooperated with his works, and from works was faith perfected. ²³ And the writing was completed, saying, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for justice: and he was called the Friend of God. ²⁴ Therefore ye see that man is justified from works, and not from faith alone. ²⁵ And likewise also was not Rehab the harlot justified by works, having received the messengers, and cast out by another way? ²⁶ For as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.