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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation
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| 2:1 |
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. |
My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| 2:2 |
For 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; |
for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in gay raiment, and there may come in also a poor man in vile raiment, |
| 2:3 |
And 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: |
and ye may look upon him bearing the gay raiment, and may say to him, `Thou -- sit thou here well,' and to the poor man may say, `Thou -- stand thou there, or, Sit thou here under my footstool,' -- |
| 2:4 |
Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? |
ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges. |
| 2:5 |
Hearken, 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? |
Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him? |
| 2:6 |
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? |
and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats; |
| 2:7 |
Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? |
do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you? |
| 2:8 |
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: |
If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,' -- ye do well; |
| 2:9 |
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. |
and if ye accept persons, sin ye do work, being convicted by the law as transgressors; |
| 2:10 |
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. |
for whoever the whole law shall keep, and shall stumble in one `point', he hath become guilty of all; |
| 2:11 |
For 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. |
for He who is saying, `Thou mayest not commit adultery,' said also, `Thou mayest do no murder;' and if thou shalt not commit adultery, and shalt commit murder, thou hast become a transgressor of law; |
| 2:12 |
So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. |
so speak ye and so do, as about by a law of liberty to be judged, |
| 2:13 |
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. |
for the judgment without kindness `is' to him not having done kindness, and exult doth kindness over judgment. |
| 2:14 |
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? |
What `is' the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him? |
| 2:15 |
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, |
and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food, |
| 2:16 |
And 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? |
and any one of you may say to them, `Depart ye in peace, be warmed, and be filled,' and may not give to them the things needful for the body, what `is' the profit? |
| 2:17 |
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. |
so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself. |
| 2:18 |
Yea, 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. |
But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith: |
| 2:19 |
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. |
thou -- thou dost believe that God is one; thou dost well, and the demons believe, and they shudder! |
| 2:20 |
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? |
And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead? |
| 2:21 |
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? |
Abraham our father -- was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar? |
| 2:22 |
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? |
dost thou see that the faith was working with his works, and out of the works the faith was perfected? |
| 2:23 |
And 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. |
and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, `And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;' and, `Friend of God' he was called. |
| 2:24 |
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. |
Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only; |
| 2:25 |
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? |
and in like manner also Rahab the harlot -- was she not out of works declared righteous, having received the messengers, and by another way having sent forth? |
| 2:26 |
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. |
for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead. |
