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| James 2:1 | My brethren, you must not make distinctions between one man and another while you are striving to maintain faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our glory. | My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. | My brothers, don't hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons. |
| James 2:2 | For suppose a man comes into one of your meetings wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man wearing shabby clothes, | 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; | For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your assembly, and there come in also a poor man in filthy clothing; |
| James 2:3 | and you pay court to the one who wears the fine clothes, and say, "Sit here; this is a good place;" while to the poor man you say, "Stand there, or sit on the floor at my feet;" | 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: | and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" and you tell the poor man, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;" |
| James 2:4 | is it not plain that in your hearts you have little faith, seeing that you have become judges full of wrong thoughts? | Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? | haven't you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? |
| James 2:5 | Listen, my dearly-loved brethren. Has not God chosen those whom the world regards as poor to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which He has promised to those 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? | Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love him? |
| James 2:6 | But *you* have put dishonour upon the poor man. Yet is it not the rich who grind you down? Are not they the very people who drag you into the Law courts? | But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? | But you have dishonored the poor man. Don't the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts? |
| James 2:7 | and the very people who speak evil of the noble Name by which you are called? | Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? | Don't they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called? |
| James 2:8 | If, however, you are keeping the Law as supreme, in obedience to the Commandment which says "You are to love your fellow man just as you love yourself," you are acting rightly. | If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: | However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well. |
| James 2:9 | But if you are making distinctions between one man and another, you are guilty of sin, and are convicted by the Law as offenders. | But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. | But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. |
| James 2:10 | A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating all. | For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. | For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he has become guilty of all. |
| James 2:11 | For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder," and if you are a murderer, although not an adulterer, you have become an offender against 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. | For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," said also, "Do not commit murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. |
| James 2:12 | Speak and act as those should who are expecting to be judged by the Law of freedom. | So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. | So speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom. |
| James 2:13 | For he who shows no mercy will have judgement given against him without mercy; but mercy triumphs over judgement. | For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. | For judgment is without mercy to him who has showed no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. |
| James 2:14 | What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such faith save him? | What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? | What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can that faith save him? |
| James 2:15 | Suppose a Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks daily food, | If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, | And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food, |
| James 2:16 | and one of you says to them, "I wish you well; keep yourselves warm and well fed," and yet you do not give them what they need; what is the use of that? | 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? | and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you didn't give them the things the body needs, what good is it? |
| James 2:17 | So also faith, if it is unaccompanied by obedience, has no life in it so long as it stands alone. | Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. | Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself. |
| James 2:18 | Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions. | 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. | Yes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without your works, and I by my works will show you my faith. |
| James 2:19 | You believe that God is one, and you are quite right: evil spirits also believe this, and shudder." | Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. | You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder. |
| James 2:20 | But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it is that faith apart from obedience is worthless? Take the case of Abraham our forefather. | But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? | But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead? |
| James 2:21 | Was it, or was it not, because of his actions that he was declared to be righteous as the result of his having offered up his son Isaac upon the altar? | Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? | Wasn't Abraham, our father, justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? |
| James 2:22 | You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected; | Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? | You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected; |
| James 2:23 | and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness," and he received the name of `God's friend.' | 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. | and the scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God. |
| James 2:24 | You all see that it is because of actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not simply because of faith. | Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. | You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith. |
| James 2:25 | In the same way also was not the notorious sinner Rahab declared to be righteous because of her actions when she welcomed the spies and hurriedly helped them to escape 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? | In like manner wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way? |
| James 2:26 | For just as a human body without a spirit is lifeless, so also faith is lifeless if it is unaccompanied by obedience. | For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. | For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead. |
| | The Weymouth New Testament Online Bible (WEY) | The King James Version Online Bible (KJV) | The World English Online Bible (WLD) |
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