| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. | 1My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 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 someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy 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: | 3do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say, "You sit here in a good place," and to the poor person, "You stand over there," or "Sit on the floor"? |
| 4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? | 4If so, have 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 dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that 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! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts? |
| 7Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? | 7Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to? |
| 8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: | 8But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this 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 prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators. |
| 10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. | 10For the one who obeys the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. |
| 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 murder." Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law. |
| 12So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. | 12Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom. |
| 13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. | 13For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But 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 good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith save him? |
| 15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, | 15If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks 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, keep warm and eat well," but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it? |
| 17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. | 17So also faith, if it does not have 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 will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith without works and I will show you 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; well and good. Even the demons believe that--and tremble with fear. |
| 20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? | 20But would you like evidence, you empty 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 Isaac his son on the altar? |
| 22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? | 22You see that his faith was working together with his works and his faith was perfected by works. |
| 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 that says, "Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness," and he was called God's friend. |
| 24Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. | 24You see that a person 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? | 25And similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed 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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