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1. My brethren, show no partiality as you hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
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1. My G3450 brethren G80 , have G2192 not G3361 the G3588 faith G4102 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 , the Lord of glory G1391 , with G1722 respect of persons G4382 .
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2. For if a man with gold rings and in fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in,
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2. For G1063 if G1437 there come G1525 unto G1519 your G5216 assembly G4864 a man G435 with a gold ring G5554 , in G1722 goodly G2986 apparel G2066 , and G1161 there come in G1525 also G2532 a poor man G4434 in G1722 vile G4508 raiment G2066 ;
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3. and you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, "Have a seat here, please," while you say to the poor man, "Stand there," or, "Sit at my feet,"
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3. And G2532 ye have respect G1914 to G1909 him that weareth G5409 the G3588 gay G2986 clothing G2066 , and G2532 say G2036 unto him G846 , Sit G2521 thou G4771 here G5602 in a good place G2573 ; and G2532 say G2036 to the G3588 poor G4434 , Stand G2476 thou G4771 there G1563 , or G2228 sit G2521 here G5602 under G5259 my G3450 footstool G5286 :
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4. have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
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4. Are ye not then partial G1252 G3756 G2532 in G1722 yourselves G1438 , and G2532 are become G1096 judges G2923 of evil G4190 thoughts G1261 ?
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5. Listen, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?
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5. Hearken G191 , my G3450 beloved G27 brethren G80 , Hath not G3756 God G2316 chosen G1586 the G3588 poor G4434 of this G5127 world G2889 rich G4145 in G1722 faith G4102 , and G2532 heirs G2818 of the G3588 kingdom G932 which G3739 he hath promised G1861 to them that love G25 him G846 ?
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6. But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you, is it not they who drag you into court?
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6. But G1161 ye G5210 have despised G818 the G3588 poor G4434 . Do not G3756 rich men G4145 oppress G2616 you G5216 , and G2532 draw G1670 you G5209 before G1519 the judgment seats G2922 ?
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7. Is it not they who blaspheme that honorable name which was invoked over you?
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7. Do not G3756 they G846 blaspheme G987 that worthy G2570 name G3686 by the which G3588 G1909 ye G5209 are called G1941 ?
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8. If you really fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.
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8. If G1487 ye G3305 fulfill G5055 the royal G937 law G3551 according G2596 to the G3588 Scripture G1124 , Thou shalt love G25 thy G4675 neighbor G4139 as G5613 thyself G4572 , ye do G4160 well G2573 :
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9. But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
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9. But G1161 if G1487 ye have respect to persons G4380 , ye commit G2038 sin G266 , and are convinced G1651 of G5259 the G3588 law G3551 as G5613 transgressors G3848 .
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10. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.
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10. For G1063 whosoever G3748 shall keep G5083 the G3588 whole G3650 law G3551 , and G1161 yet offend G4417 in G1722 one G1520 point, he is G1096 guilty G1777 of all G3956 .
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11. For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," said also, "Do not kill." If you do not commit adultery but do kill, you have become a transgressor of the law.
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11. For G1063 he that said G2036 , Do not G3361 commit adultery G3431 , said G2036 also G2532 , Do not G3361 kill G5407 . Now G1161 if G1487 thou commit no adultery G3431 G3756 , yet G1161 if thou kill G5407 , thou art become G1096 a transgressor G3848 of the law G3551 .
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12. So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty.
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12. So G3779 speak G2980 ye, and G2532 so G3779 do G4160 , as G5613 they that shall be G3195 judged G2919 by G1223 the law G3551 of liberty G1657 .
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13. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy; yet mercy triumphs over judgment.
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13. For G1063 he shall have judgment G2920 without mercy G448 , that hath showed G4160 no G3361 mercy G1656 ; and G2532 mercy G1656 rejoiceth against G2620 judgment G2920 .
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14. What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him?
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14. What G5101 doth it profit G3786 , my G3450 brethren G80 , though G1437 a man G5100 say G3004 he hath G2192 faith G4102 , and G1161 have G2192 not G3361 works G2041 G3361 ? can G1410 faith G4102 save G4982 him G846 ?
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15. If a brother or sister is ill-clad and in lack of daily food,
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15. G1161 If G1437 a brother G80 or G2228 sister G79 be G5225 naked G1131 , and G2532 destitute G5600 G3007 of daily G2184 food G5160 ,
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16. and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what does it profit?
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16. And G1161 one G5100 of G1537 you G5216 say G2036 unto them G846 , Depart G5217 in G1722 peace G1515 , be ye warmed G2328 and G2532 filled G5526 ; notwithstanding G1161 ye give G1325 them G846 not G3361 those things which are needful G2006 to the G3588 body G4983 ; what G5101 doth it profit G3786 ?
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17. So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.
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17. Even G2532 so G3779 faith G4102 , if G1437 it hath G2192 not G3361 works G2041 , is G2076 dead G3498 , being alone G2596 G1438 .
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18. But some one will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith.
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18. Yea G235 , a man G5100 may say G2046 , Thou G4771 hast G2192 faith G4102 , and I G2504 have G2192 works G2041 : show G1166 me G3427 thy G4675 faith G4102 without G5565 thy G4675 works G2041 , and I G2504 will show G1166 thee G4671 my G3450 faith G4102 by G1537 my G3450 works G2041 .
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19. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe -- and shudder.
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19. Thou G4771 believest G4100 that G3754 there is G2076 one G1520 God G2316 ; thou doest G4160 well G2573 : the G3588 devils G1140 also G2532 believe G4100 , and G2532 tremble G5425 .
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20. Do you want to be shown, you shallow man, that faith apart from works is barren?
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20. But G1161 wilt G2309 thou know G1097 , O G5599 vain G2756 man G444 , that G3754 faith G4102 without G5565 works G2041 is G2076 dead G3498 ?
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21. Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar?
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21. Was not G3756 Abraham G11 our G2257 father G3962 justified G1344 by G1537 works G2041 , when he had offered G399 Isaac G2464 his G848 son G5207 upon G1909 the G3588 altar G2379 ?
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22. You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by works,
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22. Seest G991 thou how G3754 faith G4102 wrought with G4903 his G846 works G2041 , and G2532 by G1537 works G2041 was faith G4102 made perfect G5048 ?
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23. and the scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness"; and he was called the friend of God.
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23. And G2532 the G3588 Scripture G1124 was fulfilled G4137 which saith G3004 G1161 , Abraham G11 believed G4100 God G2316 , and G2532 it was imputed G3049 unto him G846 for G1519 righteousness G1343 : and G2532 he was called G2564 the Friend G5384 of God G2316 .
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24. You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
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24. Ye see G3708 then G5106 how G3754 that by G1537 works G2041 a man G444 is justified G1344 , and G2532 not G3756 by G1537 faith G4102 only G3440 .
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25. And in the same way was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
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25. Likewise G3668 also G2532 was not G3756 Rahab G4460 the G3588 harlot G4204 justified G1344 by G1537 works G2041 , when she had received G5264 the G3588 messengers G32 , and G2532 had sent them out G1544 another G2087 way G3598 ?
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26. For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is dead.
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26. For G1063 as G5618 the G3588 body G4983 without G5565 the spirit G4151 is G2076 dead G3498 , so G3779 faith G4102 without G5565 works G2041 is G2076 dead G3498 also G2532 .
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