James 2:1-26

Sawyer^{(i) 1 (1:5)} My brothers, have not the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with a respect of persons. ² For if there comes into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in splendid clothing, and there also comes in a poor man in vile clothing, ³ and you look upon him who wears the splendid clothing, and say to him, Sit here in a good place, and say to the poor man, Stand there, or sit under my footstool, ⁴ are you not condemned in yourselves and judges of evil thoughts? ^{5 (1:6)} Hear, my beloved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of the world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love him? ⁶ But you dishonor the poor. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you to tribunals? ⁷ And do they not blaspheme the good name by which you are called? ⁸ If you keep indeed the royal law according to the Scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well; ⁹ but if you respect persons, you commit sin, convicted by the law as transgressors. ¹⁰ For whoever shall keep the whole law, and offend in one point, is guilty of all. ¹¹ For he that said, You shall not commit adultery, said also, You shall not kill; and if you do not commit adultery, but kill, you are a transgressor of the law. ¹² So speak and so do, as being about to be judged by the law of liberty. ¹³ For he shall have judgment without mercy who shows not mercy; mercy rejoices over judgment. ^{14 (1:7)} What is the profit, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has not works? Can faith save him? ¹⁵ And if a brother or sister is naked, or destitute of daily food, ¹⁶ and one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warmed and be filled, but gives them not the necessary supplies for the body, what is the profit? ¹⁷ So also faith, if it has not works, is dead, being alone. ¹⁸ But some one will say, You have faith, and I have works; show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by works. ¹⁹ You believe that there is one God? You do well; demons also believe and tremble. ²⁰ But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? ²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? ²² You see that faith cooperated with his works, and by works was faith made perfect, ²³ and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, And Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him a righteousness, and he was called God's friend. ²⁴ You see then that a man is justified by works and not by faith only. ²⁵ And in like manner also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? ²⁶ For as the body without a spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.