{"book":"James","slug":"james","ch":2,"genre":"letter","sub":"James","prev":"james/1","next":"james/3","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"My brothers, as you hold out [your] faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, {do} not [show] favoritism.","f":[],"h":"A Warning against Favoritism","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"Suppose a man comes into your meeting [wearing] a gold ring [and] fine clothes, and a poor [man] in shabby clothes also comes in.","f":["Greek your synagogue"],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"[If] you lavish attention on the [man] in fine clothes and say,“ Here [is] a seat of honor,” [but] say to the poor [man],“ You must stand ” or “ Sit at my feet,”","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges [with] evil thoughts?","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"Listen, my beloved brothers: {Has} not God chosen the poor of this world [to be] rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"But you have dishonored the poor. [Is it] not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"{Are} they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?","f":["Or the noble name invoked upon you or the noble name of Him to whom you belong"]},{"v":8,"t":"If you really fulfill [the] royal law stated in Scripture,“ Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.","f":["Leviticus 19:18"],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"But if you show favoritism, you sin [and] are convicted by the law as transgressors.","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one [point] is guilty of [breaking] all of it.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"For He who said,“ Do not commit adultery,” also said,“ Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.","f":["Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18","Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17"]},{"v":12,"t":"Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by [the] law that gives freedom.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"For judgment without mercy [ will be shown to ] anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"What good [is it], my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?","f":[],"h":"Faith and Works","style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"[If] one of you tells him,“ Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but {does} not provide for [his] physical needs, what good [ is that ]?","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.","f":["Literally if it does not have works"]},{"v":18,"t":"But someone will say,“ You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you [my] faith by my deeds.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe [that] — and shudder.","f":["Or that there is one God"]},{"v":20,"t":"O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?","f":["BYZ and TR dead"],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"{Was} not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"You see that [his] faith was working with his actions, and [his] faith was perfected by what he did.","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"And the Scripture was fulfilled that says,“ Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.","f":["Genesis 15:6","See Isaiah 41:8."]},{"v":24,"t":"As you can see, a man is justified by [his] deeds and not by faith alone.","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"In the same way, {was} not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent [them] off on another route?","f":["Literally messengers"],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"As the body without [the] spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.","f":[]}]}