Jas James, chapter Epistle of James, chapter 2
My brothers, do not hold the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ in favor by appearance, Lev 19:15for if there may come into yöur synagogue a man with gold ring, in radiant clothing, and there may also come in a poor man in vile clothing, and yöu may look on him bearing the radiant clothing, and may say to him, “You—sit here well,” and may say to the poor man, “You—stand there,” or, “Sit here under my footstool,” yöu did not judge fully in yourselves, and became ill-reasoning judges. Listen, my beloved brothers, did God not choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those loving Him? Exo 20:6; Mat 5:3But yöu dishonored the poor one. Do the rich not oppress yöu and themselves draw yöu to judgment-seats? Do they not themselves speak evil of the good Name having been called on yöu? If, indeed, yöu fulfill royal law, according to the Writing: “You will love your neighbor as yourself,” yöu do well; Lev 19:18; Mat 5:43but if yöu favor by appearance, yöu work sin, being convicted by the Law as transgressors; Lev 19:15for whoever will keep the whole Law, but will stumble in one [point], he has become guilty of all; Mat 5:19for He who is saying, “You may not commit adultery,” also said, “You may not murder”; but if you will not commit adultery, but will commit murder, you have become a transgressor of law; Exo 20:13; Mat 19:18thus, speak and so act as [one] about to be judged by a law of liberty, for the judgment without mercy [is] to him having not done mercy, and mercy exults over judgment. Pro 21:13; Mat 6:15What [is] the profit, my brothers, if anyone may speak of having faith, but he may not have works? Is that faith able to save him? Mat 7:26And if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of daily food, Luk 3:11; 1Jn 3:17and anyone of yöu may say to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed, and be filled,” but may not give to them the things necessary for the body, what [is] the profit? So also faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself. But someone may say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith out of works. You believe that God is one; you do well! The demons also believe—and shudder! Mrk 1:24; Mrk 12:29; Act 19:15And do you wish to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead? Was not our father Abraham considered righteous out of works, having brought up his son Isaac on the altar? Gen 22:9; Heb 11:17Do you see that faith was working with his works, and faith was perfected out of the works? And the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, “And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness”; and, “Friend of God” he was called. Gen 15:6; 2Ch 20:7; Isa 41:8; Rom 4:3; Gal 3:6Yöu see, then, that man is considered righteous out of works, and not out of faith only; and in like manner also Rahab the prostitute—was she not considered righteous out of works, having received the messengers, and having sent [them] forth by another way? Jos 2:1; Heb 11:31For as the body apart from [the] spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from works is dead.