My brethren, do not with respectings of persons have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Lord] of glory.
For if there come into your meeting a man gold-ringed in splendid clothing, and there come in also a poor one in vile clothing;
and ye look upon him that weareth the splendid clothing, and say, Sit thou here well; and ye say to the poor one, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool,
did you not make a difference among yourselves and become judges of evil thoughts?
Hear, my beloved brethren; did not God choose the poor as to the world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those that love him?
But ye dishonoured the poor [man]. Do not the rich oppress you, and they drag you before tribunals?
Do not they blaspheme the worthy name that was called on you?
If however ye fulfil law royal according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well;
but if ye have respect to persons, ye work sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
For whoever shall keep the law as a whole, but shall offend in one [point] is become guilty of all.
For he that said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not kill. And if thou commit not adultery but killest, thou art become a transgressor of law.
So speak, and so act, as about to be judged by a law of liberty;
for the judgment [is] merciless to him that showed no mercy. Mercy glorieth over judgment.
What [is] the profit, my brethren, if one say he have faith, but have not works? Can faith save him?
If a brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
and one from among you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled, but ye give them not the things needful for the body, what [is] the profit?
So also faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.
But someone will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works. Show me thy faith apart from works, and out of my works I will show thee my faith.
Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well; the demons also believe and shudder.
But art thou willing to learn, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works faith was perfected.
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness, and he was called Friend of God.
Ye see that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
And likewise was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works in that she received the messengers and sent [them] out another way?
For as the body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.