1 Brethren of me, not with a respect of persons do you hold the faith of the Lord of us Jesus Anointed of the glory.
2 If for may enter into the synagogue of you a man having gold ring on his fingers in a robe splendid, may enter and also a poor man in dirty clothing,
3 and you should look on the one wearing the robe the splendid, and you should say: Thou sit here honorably; and to the poor man you should say: Thou stand there, or sit thou here under the footstool of me;
4 and not did you make a difference among yourselves and became judges reasonings of evil things?
5 Hear you, brethren of me beloved ones, not the God chose the poor of the world rich ones in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to those loving him?
6 You but dishonored the poor. Not the rich ones domineer over you, and they drag you into courts of justice?
7 Not they revile the honorable name that having been named on you?
8 If indeed a law you keep royal, according to the writing: Thou shalt love the neighbor of thee as thyself, well you do.
9 If but you respect persons, sin you work, being convicted under the law as transgressors.
10 Whoever for whole the law keeps, shall fail but in one, has become of all guilty.
11 The for one having said: Not thou mayest commit adultery, said also: Not thou mayest murder; if now not thou commit adultery, thou dost murder but, thou hast become a transgressor of law.
12 Thus speak you and thus do you, as by means of a law of freedom being about to be judged.
13 The for judgment merciless for him not having practised mercy; glories over mercy judgment.
14 What the profit, brethren of me, if faith may say any one to have, works but not may have? not is able the faith to save him?
15 If but a brother or a sister naked ones should be, and wanting may be of the daily food,
16 may say and any one to them from of you: Go you away in peace, be you warmed and be you filled; not you may give but to them the things necessary of the body, what the profit?
17 Thus also faith, if not if may have works, dead it is by itself.
18 But will say some one: Thou faith hast, and I works have; show to me the faith of thee without the works of thee, and I will show to thee by the works of me the faith of me.
19 Thou believest, that the God one is; well thou doest; even the demons believe, and shudder.
20 Wishest thou but to know, O man vain, that the faith without the works dead is?
21 Abraham the father of us not by works was made righteous, having brought up Isaac the son of himself to the altar?
22 Seest thou, that the faith worked with the works of him, and by the works the faith was perfected?
23 And was fulfilled the writing that saying: Believed but Abraham the God, and it was counted to him for righteousness; and a friend of God he was called.
24 Do you see, that by works is made righteous a man, and not by faith alone?
25 In like manner and also Rahab the harlot not by works was justified, having received the messengers, and by another way having sent out?
26 As for the body without breath dead is, so also the faith without the works dead is.
1 My brothers, keep the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. Do not favor one person over the other.
2 A man wearing a gold ring and fine clothes and a poor man in shabby clothes comes into your synagogue.
3 You pay special attention to the one wearing the fine clothes, and say: "Sit here in a good place." Then you say to the poor man: "Stand there," or "Sit under my footstool."
4 Do not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts.
5 Listen, my dearly beloved brothers! Did God choose poor people in the world to be rich in faith and to receive the kingdom he promised to those who love him?
6 You have dishonored the poor man. Do the rich oppress you, and personally drag you into court?
7 Do they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
8 When you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.
9 But when you show partiality you commit sin. The law then convicts you as transgressors.
10 Whoever obeys the whole law and yet stumbles in one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
11 For he who said: "Do not commit adultery," also said: "Do not murder" Greek: phoneuo: kill, slay, murder. Now if you do not commit adultery, but you commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
12 You should speak and act as men who are to be judged by a law of liberty.
13 For judgment is without mercy to him who shows no mercy. And mercy triumphs over judgment.
14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith but he does not have works? Can that faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister is without clothes and in lack of daily food,
16 and one of you says to them: "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you do not give them food and clothing, what good is it?
17 Even so, faith without works is dead. It is alone and by itself!
18 A man will say: "You have faith and I have works. Show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works."
19 You believe that there is one God. You do well: the demons also believe, and shudder.
20 Are you willing to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is useless barrenlifeless?
21 Was Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
22 You see that faith acted with his works, and works made faith perfect complete.
23 The scripture was fulfilled which says: "Abraham believed Jehovah and it was reckoned imputedconsideredcredited to him for righteousness." He was called »Jehovahs friend" (Genesis 15:6) ( Isaiah 41:8).
24 You see that a man is justified declared and pronounced righteous by works, and not by faith alone.
25 Rahab the harlot was justified by her works. When she received the messengers she sent them out another way.
26 Just as the body without the spirit is dead; even so faith without works is dead.