< James 2 >
1 Brothers of Mine, not with partiality do hold the faith of the Lord of us Jesus Christ of glory.
2 If for shall come into (the *k) assembly of you a man with a gold ring in apparel splendid, may come in then also a poor [man] in shabby apparel
3 (and *ko) you may look (also *no) upon the [one] wearing the apparel splendid and may say (to him: *k) You yourself do sit here honorably, and to the poor may say; You yourself do stand there or do sit (here *k) under the footstool of mine,
4 (and *ko) not were discriminated among yourselves and you have become judges with thoughts evil?
5 do listen, brothers of mine beloved, Not God has chosen the poor (in the world *N+kO) (this *k) [to be] rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those loving Him?
6 You yourselves however dishonored the poor. Surely the rich are oppressing you and they themselves dragging you into court?
7 Surely they themselves are denigrating the good Name which having been called upon you?
8 If indeed [the] law you keep royal according to the Scripture; You will love the neighbour of you as yourself, well you are doing;
9 If however you show partiality, sin you are committing being convicted by the law as transgressors.
10 Whoever for all the law (may keep, may stumble *N+kO) but in one [point], he has become of all guilty.
11 The [One] for having said Not (you may commit adultery, *NK+o) said also Not (you may murder. *NK+o) If however not (you do commit adultery do commit murder *N+kO) however, you have become a transgressor of [the] law.
12 Thus do speak and so do act as through [the] law of freedom being about to be judged.
13 For judgment without mercy [will be] to the [one] not having shown mercy; (and *k) (it triumphs over mercy *NK+o) judgment.
14 What [is] the profit, brothers of mine, if faith shall say anyone to have, works however not he may have? Surely not is able the faith to save him?
15 Now if (now *k) a brother or a sister without clothes shall be and lacking (they may be *ko) of daily food,
16 may say then anyone to them out from you; do go in peace, do be warmed and do be filled, surely not may give however to them the needful things for the body, what [is] the profit?
17 So also faith, only unless it shall have works [then] dead it is by itself.
18 But will say someone; You yourself faith have, and I myself and I myself works have; do show me the faith of you (without *N+kO) the works (of you *k) and I myself and I myself you will show by the works of mine the faith (of mine. *k)
19 You yourself believe that one is God; Well you are doing! Even the demons believe [that] and shudder!
20 Do you want however to come to know, O man foolish, that faith apart from works (worthless *N+KO) is?
21 Abraham the father of us not by works was justified having offered Isaac the son of him upon the altar?
22 [Do] you see that [his] faith was working with the works of him and by [his] works [his] faith was perfected?
23 And was fulfilled the Scripture which is saying; Believed then Abraham in God and it was counted to him for righteousness and a friend of God he was called.
24 You see (therefore *K) that by works is justified a man and not by faith alone.
25 Likewise then also Rahab the prostitute not by works was justified having received the messengers and by another way having sent [them] forth?
26 Just as for the body apart from spirit dead is, so also faith apart from works dead is.
