'My2brothers,1[show]4no3partiality5asyou hold6the7faith8[in]10our11Lord10Jesus12Christ,13the Lordof glory.15 For2if1a man7wearing a gold ring8andfine11clothing10comes3into4your6assembly,5and13a poor [man]15in16shabby17clothing18also14comes in,12 and2ifyou pay attention1to3the one4who wears5the8fine9clothing7and10say,11You12sit13here14in a good place,15while16you say19to the17poor [man],18You20stand21over there,22or,23Sit down24at25my28feet,27 have you2not1thenmade distinctions2among3yourselves4and5become6judges7[with] evil9thoughts?8 Listen,1my3beloved4brothers,2has8not5God7chosen8those9who arepoor10in the11world12to berich13in14faith15and16heirs17of the18kingdom,19which20he has promised21to those22who love23him?24 But2you1have dishonored3the4poor [man].5Arenot6the7rich8the ones whooppress9you,10and11the ones12whodrag13you14into15court?16 Arethey2not1the ones who2blaspheme3the4honorable5name6by9which8you10were called?8 If1you4really2fulfill4theroyal5law3according6to the7Scripture,8You shall love9your12neighbor11as13yourself,14you are doing16well.15 But2if1you show partiality,3you are committing5sin4andare convicted6by7the8law9as10transgressors.11 For2whoever1keeps6the4whole3law5but8fails7in9one [point]10has become11accountable13forall of [it].12 For2he1who said,3Donot4commit adultery,5also7said,6Donot8murder.9If10you do13not12commit adultery13but15domurder,14you have become16a transgressor17of the law.18 So1speak2and3so4act5as6thosewho are10to be judged11under7the law8of liberty.9 For2judgment3iswithout mercy4to one5who has shown7no6mercy.8Mercy10triumphs over9judgment.11 What1good3is it,my5brothers,4if6someone says8he9has10faith7but12doesnot13have14works?11Can16that17faith18save19him?20 If1a brother2or3sister4is6poorly clothed5and7lacking in8daily10food,11 and2one3of5you6says1to them,4Go7in8peace,9be warmed10and11filled,12without13giving14them16the things17needed18for the19body,20what21good23is that? So1also2faith4by11itself,12if5it does7not6have7works,8is10dead.9 But1someone3will say,2You4have6faith5and I7have9works.8Show10me11your14faith13apart from15yourworks,17and I18will show20you19myfaith26by21my24works.23 You1believe2that3God7is5one;4you do9well.8Even10the11demons12believe13— and14shudder!15 Doyou want1to be shown,3youfoolish6person,5that7faith9apart from10works12is14useless?13 Was8not5Abraham1our4father3justified8by6works7when he offered up9his13son12Isaac10on14the15altar?16 You see1that2faith4was active along with5his8works,7and9faith14was completed15by10hisworks;12 and1the3Scripture4was fulfilled2that says,6Abraham9believed7God,11and12it was counted13to him14as15righteousness16— and17he was called20a friend18of God.19 You see1that2a person6is justified5by3works4and7not8by9faith10alone.11 And2in the same way1was10not7also3Rahab4the5prostitute6justified10by8works9when she received11the12messengers13and14sent them out17by another15way?16 For2as1the3body4apart from5the spirit6is8dead,7so9also10faith12apart from13works14is16dead.15