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My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, {cf15i the Lord} of glory, with respect of persons. |
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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; |
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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; |
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are ye not divided in your own mind, and become judges with evil thoughts? |
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Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world {cf15i to be} rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him? |
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But ye have dishonoured the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats? |
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Do not they blaspheme the honourable name by the which ye are called? |
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Howbeit if ye fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: |
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but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. |
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For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one {cf15i point}, he is become guilty of all. |
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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. |
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So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty. |
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For judgment {cf15i is} without mercy to him that hath shewed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment. |
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What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? |
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If a brother or sister be naked, and in lack of daily food, |
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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? |
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Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself. |
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Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith apart from {cf15i thy} works, and I by my works will shew thee {cf15i my} faith. |
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Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and shudder. |
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But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren? |
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Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar? |
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Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect; |
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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. |
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Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith. |
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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? |
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For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead. |
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