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James 2

Third Millennium Bible TMB

1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

2 For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment,

3 and ye have respect for him that weareth the grand clothing and say unto him, "Sit thou here in a good place," and say to the poor man, "Stand thou there," or, "Sit here under my footstool,"

4 are ye not then partial in yourselves and have become judges with evil thoughts?

5 Hearken, my beloved brethren: Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which He hath promised to those who love Him?

6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you and drag you before the judgment seats?

7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by which ye are called?

8 If ye fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," ye do well.

9 But if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend on one point, he is guilty of all.

11 For He that said, "Do not commit adultery," said also, "Do not kill." Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

12 So speak ye, and so do, as those who shall be judged by the law of liberty.

13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, who hath shown no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and hath not works? Can faith save him?

15 If a brother or sister be naked and destitute of daily food,

16 and one of you say unto them, "Depart in peace; be ye warmed and filled," without giving them those things which are needful to the body, what doth it profit?

17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

18 Yea, a man may say, "Thou hast faith, and I have works." Show me thy faith apart from thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.

19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well. The devils also believe -- and tremble.

20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?

23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith, "Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness"; and he was called the friend of God.

24 Ye see then how by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

25 Likewise also, was not Rahab the harlot justified by works when she had received the messengers and had sent them out another way?

26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 My brothers and sisters, practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ by not favoring one person over another.

2 For example, two men come to your worship service. One man is wearing gold rings and fine clothes; the other man, who is poor, is wearing shabby clothes.

3 Suppose you give special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say to him, "Please have a seat." But you say to the poor man, "Stand over there," or "Sit on the floor at my feet."

4 Aren't you discriminating against people and using a corrupt standard to make judgments?

5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Didn't God choose poor people in the world to become rich in faith and to receive the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

6 Yet, you show no respect to poor people. Don't rich people oppress you and drag you into court?

7 Don't they curse the good name [of Jesus], the name that was used to bless you?

8 You are doing right if you obey this law from the highest authority: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."

9 If you favor one person over another, you're sinning, and this law convicts you of being disobedient.

10 If someone obeys all of God's laws except one, that person is guilty of breaking all of them.

11 After all, the one who said, "Never commit adultery," is the same one who said, "Never murder." If you do not commit adultery but you murder, you become a person who disobeys God's laws.

12 Talk and act as people who are going to be judged by laws that bring freedom.

13 No mercy will be shown to those who show no mercy to others. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

14 My brothers and sisters, what good does it do if someone claims to have faith but doesn't do any good things? Can this kind of faith save him?

15 Suppose a believer, whether a man or a woman, needs clothes or food

16 and one of you tells that person, "God be with you! Stay warm, and make sure you eat enough." If you don't provide for that person's physical needs, what good does it do?

17 In the same way, faith by itself is dead if it doesn't cause you to do any good things.

18 Another person might say, "You have faith, but I do good things." Show me your faith apart from the good things you do. I will show you my faith by the good things I do.

19 You believe that there is one God. That's fine! The demons also believe that, and they tremble with fear.

20 You fool! Do you have to be shown that faith which does nothing is useless?

21 Didn't our ancestor Abraham receive God's approval as a result of what he did when he offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice on the altar?

22 You see that Abraham's faith and what he did worked together. His faith was shown to be genuine by what he did.

23 The Scripture passage came true. It says, "Abraham believed God, and that faith was regarded by God to be his approval of Abraham." So Abraham was called God's friend.

24 You see that a person receives God's approval because of what he does, not only because of what he believes.

25 The same is true of the prostitute Rahab who welcomed the spies and sent them away on another road. She received God's approval because of what she did.

26 A body that doesn't breathe is dead. In the same way faith that does nothing is dead.