Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
My brethren, hold
not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, `
the Lord '
of glory, with respect of persons.
My brethren, have
not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
For if there come into
your synagogue
a man with a gold ring, in fine
clothing
, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing
;
For if there come unto
your assembly
a man with a gold ring, in goodly
apparel
, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment
;
and ye have regard
to him that weareth the fine
clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye
say to the poor man
, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool ;
And ye have respect
to him that weareth the gay
clothing, and say unto
him
, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here
under my footstool :
Do
ye not make
distinctions
among
yourselves, and become judges with
evil thoughts?
Are
ye not then
partial
in
yourselves, and are
become judges of
evil thoughts?
Hearken, my beloved brethren ;
did
not God choose
them
that
are
poor
as
to
the world `to
be'
rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
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 them that love him?
But ye have dishonored
the poor man
. Do not the
rich oppress you, and themselves
drag
you before the judgment -
seats?
But ye have despised
the poor. Do not rich men
oppress you, and draw
you before the judgment seats?
Do not they blaspheme the
honorable
name by which ye are called?
Do not they blaspheme that
worthy
name by the
which ye are called?
Howbeit
if ye fulfil the royal law ,
according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself, ye do well:
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour
as thyself, ye do well:
but if ye have respect of
persons, ye commit sin, being
convicted
by
the law as transgressors.
But if ye have respect to
persons, ye commit sin, and
are
convinced
of
the law as transgressors.
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble
in one `
point '
, he is become
guilty of all.
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend
in one point, he is guilty of all.
For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost
not
commit adultery, but
killest
, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
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.
So speak ye, and so do, as men
that are
to
be judged by a
law of liberty.
So speak ye, and so do, as they
that shall
be judged by the
law of liberty.
For judgment `is'
without mercy to
him
that hath showed
no mercy :
mercy glorieth
against judgment.
For he
shall
have
judgment without mercy ,
that hath shewed
no mercy ;
and
mercy rejoiceth
against judgment.
What doth it profit, my brethren, if
a man say he hath faith, but
have not works? can that
faith save him?
What doth it profit, my brethren, though
a man say he hath faith, and
have not works? can faith save him?
If a brother or sister be naked and in
lack
of daily food,
If a brother or sister be naked ,
and destitute
of daily food,
and one of you say unto them, Go
in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and
yet
ye give them not the
things needful to the body; what doth it profit?
And one of you say unto them, Depart
in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding
ye give them not those
things which
are
needful to the body; what doth it profit?
Even so faith, if it have
not works, is dead in
itself
.
Even so faith, if it hath
not works, is dead ,
being
alone
.
Yea, a man will
say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show
me thy faith apart
from
`
thy '
works, and I by
my
works
will show
thee `
my '
faith.
Yea, a man may
say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew
me thy faith without
thy works, and I will shew
thee my faith by
my
works
.
Thou believest that God
is one; thou doest well: the demons
also believe, and shudder
.
Thou believest that there
is one God
; thou doest well: the devils
also believe, and tremble
.
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart
from
works is barren
?
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without
works is dead
?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in
that
he offered up
Isaac his son upon the altar?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when
he had
offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Thou
seest that
faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect ;
Seest thou
how
faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect ?
and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And
Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned
unto him for righteousness ;
and he was called the friend of God.
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.
Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only
by faith.
Ye see then
how
that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only
.
And
in
like
manner
was not also
Rahab the harlot justified by works, in
that
she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?
Likewise
also
was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when
she had
received the messengers, and had
sent them out another way?
For as the body apart
from
the spirit is dead, even
so faith apart
from
works is dead.
For as the body without
the spirit is dead, so faith without
works is dead also
.
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