Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
My brothers, ye should not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, in favoritism.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Holman Bible
My brothers, do not show favoritism as you hold on to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
International Standard Version
My brothers, do not let your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be tainted by favoritism.
American Standard Version
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Amplified
My fellow believers, do not practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of partiality [toward people—show no favoritism, no prejudice, no snobbery].
An Understandable Version
My brothers, do not hold [views regarding] the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ [i.e., as tenets of Christianity] which show favoritism toward [certain] persons.
Anderson New Testament
My brethren, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, so as to show a partiality for persons.
Bible in Basic English
My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.
Common New Testament
My brethren, show no favoritism as you hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
Daniel Mace New Testament
My brethren, let not your christian profession be accompanied with partiality.
Darby Translation
My brethren, do not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, Lord of glory, with respect of persons:
Godbey New Testament
My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect to persons.
Goodspeed New Testament
My brothers, do you try to combine faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with acts of partiality?
John Wesley New Testament
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring,
Julia Smith Translation
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, of glory, with distinction of faces.
King James 2000
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Lexham Expanded Bible
My brothers, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partiality.
Modern King James verseion
My brothers, do not have the faith of our Lord Christ, the Lord of glory, with respecter of faces.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory in respect of persons.
Moffatt New Testament
My brothers, as you believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Glory, pay no servile regard to people.
Montgomery New Testament
My brothers, do not hold the faith of the Lord Jesus, the Lord of Glory, in a spirit of caste.
NET Bible
My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
New Heart English Bible
My brothers, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.
Noyes New Testament
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord of glory, Jesus Christ, with respect of persons.
Sawyer New Testament
My brothers, have not the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with a respect of persons.
The Emphasized Bible
My brethren, do not, with respect for persons, be holding the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
MY brethren, hold not the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus shewing a respect for persons.
Twentieth Century New Testament
My Brothers, are you really trying to combine faith in Jesus Christ, our glorified Lord, with the worship of rank?
Webster
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Weymouth New Testament
My brethren, you must not make distinctions between one man and another while you are striving to maintain faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our glory.
Williams New Testament
My brothers, stop trying to maintain your faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious presence of God on earth, along with acts of partiality to certain ones.
World English Bible
My brothers, don't hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.
Worrell New Testament
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Worsley New Testament
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, in a partial respect of persons.
Youngs Literal Translation
My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Themes
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah of glory
Contempt » Forbidden towards » The poor
Favoritism » Those that have respect of persons (show favoritism)
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah of glory
Topics
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References
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in James 2:1
Prayers for James 2:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Partiality Forbidden
1 My brothers, ye should not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, in favoritism. 2 For if a man with a gold ring in bright clothing comes into your synagogue, and also a poor man in dirty clothing comes in,
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 2:8
which none of the rulers of this age know. For if they knew, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shall not respect the person of the poor man, nor honor the person of the mighty man, but thou shall judge thy neighbor in righteousness.
James 2:9
But if ye respect personages, ye work sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
Deuteronomy 1:17
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment. Ye shall hear the small and the great alike. Ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you ye shall bring to me, and I will hea
Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shall not distort justice. Thou shall not respect persons, neither shall thou take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
Proverbs 24:23
These also are from the wise: To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
2 Chronicles 19:7
Now therefore let the fear of LORD be upon you. Take heed and do it. For there is no iniquity with LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.
Psalm 24:7-10
Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.
Proverbs 28:21
To have respect of persons is not good, nor that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
Matthew 22:16
And they send out their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and it is not a concern to thee about a man, for thou look not to the personage of men.
Acts 7:2
And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran.
Acts 20:21
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
Acts 24:24
And after some days, Felix having arrived with Drusilla, his wife being Jewish, he summoned Paul, and heard him about the faith in Christ.
Romans 1:11
For I long to see you, so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, in order to establish you,
Colossians 1:4
having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love toward all the sanctified,
1 Timothy 1:19
Holding faith and a good conscience, which some, having put away, made shipwreck about the faith,
1 Timothy 5:21
I solemnly testify before God, and Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen agents, that thou keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing from partiality.
Titus 1:1
Paul, a bondman of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen of God, and the knowledge of truth according to piety,
Titus 2:13
Awaiting the blessed hope and appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
Hebrews 1:3
Who, being the radiance of his glory, and the exact image of his essence, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made purification of our sins through himself, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in the
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
Jude 1:16
These are grumblers, fault-finders, going according to their lusts, and their mouth speaks overblown things, marveling personages for the sake of advantage.
Revelation 14:12
Here is the perseverance of the sanctified. Here are those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
James 2:3
and ye have regard for the man wearing the bright clothing, and say to him, Sit thou here well, and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit here below my footstool,
James 3:17
But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceful, meek, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and non-hypocritical.