¹ My brothers, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. ² For if there come to your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; ³ And you have respect to him that wears radiant clothing, and say to him, Sit you here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand you there, or sit here under my footstool: ⁴ Are you not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? ⁵ Listen, my beloved brothers, Has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them that love him? ⁶ But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw+ you before the judgment seats? ⁷ Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which you are called? ⁸ If+ you fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, You will love your neighbour as yourself, you do well: ⁹ But if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, and are convinced of the law as lawbreakers. ¹⁰ For whoever will keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. ¹¹ For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if you commit no adultery, yet if you kill, you are become a lawbreaker of the law. ¹² So speak you, and so do, as those will be judged by the law of liberty. ¹³ For he will have judgment without mercy, that has showed no mercy; and mercy rejoices against judgment. ¹⁴ What does it profit, my brothers, though a man say he has faith, and have not works? can+ faith save him? ¹⁵ If+ a brother or sister be naked, and destitute+ of daily food, ¹⁶ And one of you say to them, Depart in peace, be you warmed and filled; however you give them not those things which are needful to the body; what Does it profit? ¹⁷ Even so faith, if it has not works, is dead, being alone+ . ¹⁸ Yes, a man may say, You have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. ¹⁹ You believe that there is one God; you do well: the devils also believe, and tremble. ²⁰ But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? ²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son on the altar? ²² Do you see how faith worked with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? ²³ And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. ²⁴ You see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. ²⁵ Likewise+ also was not Rahab the prostitute justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? ²⁶ For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.