| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. | 1My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. |
| 2For 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; | 2For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes, |
| 3And 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: | 3and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, "You sit here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool," |
| 4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? | 4have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives? |
| 5Hearken, 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? | 5Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? |
| 6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? | 6But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court? |
| 7Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? | 7Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called? |
| 8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: | 8If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well. |
| 9But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. | 9But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. |
| 10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. | 10For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. |
| 11For 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. | 11For He who said, "DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY," also said, "DO NOT COMMIT MURDER." Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. |
| 12So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. | 12So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. |
| 13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. | 13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment. |
| 14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? | 14What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? |
| 15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, | 15If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, |
| 16And 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? | 16and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? |
| 17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. | 17Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. |
| 18Yea, 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. | 18But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works." |
| 19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. | 19You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. |
| 20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? | 20But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? |
| 21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? | 21Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? |
| 22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? | 22You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; |
| 23And 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. | 23and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called the friend of God. |
| 24Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. | 24You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. |
| 25Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? | 25In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? |
| 26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. | 26For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. |
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