2My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favoritism.G3450G80G2192G3361G4102G2257G2962G2424G5547G1391G1722G43822Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.G1063G1437G1525G1519G5216G4864G435G5554G1722G2986G2066G1161G1525G2532G4434G1722G4508G20663If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet,"G2532G1914G1909G5409G2986G2066G2532G2036G846G2521G4771G5602G2573G2532G2036G4434G2476G4771G1563G2228G2521G5602G5259G3450G52864have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?G1252G3756G2532G1252G1722G1438G2532G1096G2923G4190G12615Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?G191G3450G27G80G1586G3756G2316G1586G4434G5127G2889G4145G1722G4102G2532G2818G932G3739G1861G25G8466But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?G1161G5210G818G4434G2616G3756G4145G2616G5216G2532G846G1670G5209G1519G29227Are they not the ones who are slandering the noble name of him to whom you belong?G987G3756G846G987G2570G3686G1909G5209G19418If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right.G1487G3305G5055G937G3551G2596G1124G25G4675G4139G5613G4572G4160G25739But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.G1161G1487G4380G2038G266G1651G5259G3551G5613G384810For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.G1063G3748G5083G3650G3551G1161G4417G1722G1520G1096G1777G395611For 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.G1063G2036G3431G3361G3431G2036G2532G5407G3361G5407G1161G1487G3431G3756G3431G1161G5407G1096G3848G355112Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom,G3779G2980G2532G3779G4160G5613G3195G2919G1223G3551G165713because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!G1063G2920G448G4160G3361G1656G2532G1656G2620G2920
Faith and Deeds
14What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?G5101G3786G3450G80G1437G5100G3004G2192G4102G1161G2192G3361G2041G1410G3361G4102G4982G84615Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.G1437G1161G80G2228G79G5225G1131G2532G3007G5600G2184G516016If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?G1161G5100G1537G5216G2036G846G5217G1722G1515G2328G2532G5526G1161G1325G846G3361G2006G4983G5101G378617In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.G2532G3779G4102G3362G2192G3362G2041G2076G3498G2596G143818But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.G235G5100G2046G4771G2192G4102G2504G2192G2041G1166G3427G4675G4102G1537G4675G2041G2504G1166G4671G3450G4102G1537G3450G204119You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.G4771G4100G3754G2076G1520G2316G4160G2573G1140G2532G4100G2532G542520You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?G1161G2309G1097G5599G2756G444G3754G4102G5565G2041G2076G349821Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?G1344G3756G11G2257G3962G1344G1537G2041G399G2464G846G5207G1909G237922You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.G991G3754G4102G4903G846G2041G2532G1537G2041G5048G4102G504823And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend.G2532G1124G4137G3004G1161G11G4100G2316G2532G3049G846G1519G1343G2532G2564G5384G231624You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.G3708G5106G3754G1537G2041G444G1344G2532G3756G1537G4102G344025In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?G3668G1161G2532G1344G3756G4460G4204G1344G1537G2041G5264G32G2532G1544G2087G359826As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.G1063G5618G4983G5565G4151G2076G3498G3779G4102G5565G2041G2076G3498G2532