Partiality Forbidden
1 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.
1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
1 (A)My brethren, (B)do not hold your faith in our (C)glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of (D)personal favoritism.
1 My brothers, do not show favoritism as you hold on to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.(A)
1 My brothers, do not let your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be tainted by favoritism.
2 For suppose a man comes into one of your meetings wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man wearing shabby clothes,
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;
2 For if a man comes into your (a)assembly with a gold ring and dressed in (b)(E)fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in (F)dirty clothes,
2 For example, a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and a poor man dressed in dirty clothes also comes in.
2 Suppose a man wearing gold rings and fine clothes comes into your assembly, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in.
3 and you pay court to the one who wears the fine clothes, and say, "Sit here; this is a good place;" while to the poor man you say, "Stand there, or sit on the floor at my feet;"
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:
3 and you (c)pay special attention to the one who is wearing the (G)fine clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,”
3 If you look with favor on the man wearing the fine clothes and say, “Sit here in a good place,” and yet you say to the poor man, “Stand over there,” or, “Sit here on the floor by my footstool,”
3 If you give special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Please take this seat," but you say to the poor man, "Stand over there" or "Sit on the floor at my feet,"
4 is it not plain that in your hearts you have little faith, seeing that you have become judges full of wrong thoughts?
4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
4 haven’t you discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
4 then you will have made false distinctions among yourselves and will have judged from evil motives, will you not?
5 Listen, my dearly-loved brethren. Has not God chosen those whom the world regards as poor to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which He has promised to those that love Him?
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?
5 Listen, (I)my beloved brethren: did not (J)God choose the poor (e)of this world to be (K)rich in faith and (L)heirs of the kingdom which He (M)promised to those who love Him?
5 Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world(B) to be rich in faith(C) and heirs(D) of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?
5 Listen, my dear brothers! God has chosen the poor in the world to become rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who keep on loving him, has he not?
6 But *you* have put dishonour upon the poor man. Yet is it not the rich who grind you down? Are not they the very people who drag you into the Law courts? --
6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and (f)personally (N)drag you into (g)court?
6 But you have humiliated the man who is poor. Are not rich people the ones who oppress you and drag you into court?
8 If, however, you are keeping the Law as supreme, in obedience to the Commandment which says "You are to love your fellow man just as you love yourself," you are acting rightly.
8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
8 If, however, you (P)are fulfilling the (i)royal law according to the Scripture, “(Q)You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
8 Indeed, if you keep the royal law prescribed in the Scripture, Love your neighbor as yourself,(H)(a) you are doing well.
8 Nevertheless, you are doing the right thing if you obey the royal Law in keeping with the Scripture, "You must love your neighbor as yourself."
9 But if you are making distinctions between one man and another, you are guilty of sin, and are convicted by the Law as offenders.
9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
9 But if you (R)show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the (j)law as transgressors.
9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and will be convicted by the Law as violators.
10 A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating all.
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
10 For whoever keeps the whole (k)law and yet (S)stumbles in one point, he has become (T)guilty of all.
10 For whoever keeps the whole Law but fails in one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
11 For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder," and if you are a murderer, although not an adulterer, you have become an offender against the Law.
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.
11 For He who said, “(U)Do not commit adultery,” also said, “(V)Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the (l)law.
11 For He who said, Do not commit adultery,(b) also said, Do not murder.(K)(c) So if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you are a lawbreaker.
11 For the one who said, "Never commit adultery," also said, "Never murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you become a violator of the Law.
13 For he who shows no mercy will have judgement given against him without mercy; but mercy triumphs over judgement.
13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
13 For (X)judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy (m)triumphs over judgment.
13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn’t shown mercy.(M) Mercy triumphs over judgment.
13 For the one who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith And Works
14 What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such faith save him?
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
14 (Y)What use is it, (Z)my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can (n)that faith save him?
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can his faith(d) save him?
14 What good does it do, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but does not prove it with actions? This kind of faith cannot save him, can it?
16 and one of you says to them, "I wish you well; keep yourselves warm and well fed," and yet you do not give them what they need; what is the use of that?
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?
16 and one of you says to them, “(AB)Go in peace, (o)be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?
16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,” but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it?(N)
16 and one of you tells them, "Go in peace! Stay warm and eat heartily." If you do not provide for their bodily needs, what good does it do?
17 So also faith, if it is unaccompanied by obedience, has no life in it--so long as it stands alone.
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
17 In the same way faith, if it doesn’t have works, is dead by itself.
17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it does not prove itself with actions, is dead.
18 Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions.
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.
18 (AD)But someone (q)may well say, “You have faith and I have works; show me your (AE)faith without the works, and I will (AF)show you my faith (AG)by my works.”
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.”(e) Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith from my works.(f)(O)
18 But someone may say, "You have faith, and I have actions." Show me your faith without any actions, and I will show you my faith by my actions.
19 You believe that God is one, and you are quite right: evil spirits also believe this, and shudder."
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
19 You believe that there is one God. That's fine! Even the demons believe that and tremble with fear.
20 But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it is that faith apart from obedience is worthless? Take the case of Abraham our forefather.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
20 But are you willing to recognize, (AK)you foolish fellow, that (AL)faith without works is useless?
20 Foolish man! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?
20 Do you want proof, you foolish person, that faith without actions is worthless?
21 Was it, or was it not, because of his actions that he was declared to be righteous as the result of his having offered up his son Isaac upon the altar?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
21 Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?
21 Our ancestor Abraham was justified by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar, wasn't he?
22 You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected;
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
22 You see that (AN)faith was working with his works, and (s)as a result of the (AO)works, faith was (t)perfected;
22 You see that his faith worked together with what he did, and by his actions his faith was made complete.
23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness," and he received the name of 'God's friend.'
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.
23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “(AP)And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,” and he was called (AQ)the friend of God.
23 So the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,(R)(g) and he was called God’s friend.(S)
23 And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." And so he was called God's friend.
24 You all see that it is because of actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not simply because of faith.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
24 You observe that a person is justified through actions and not through faith alone.
25 In the same way also was not the notorious sinner Rahab declared to be righteous because of her actions when she welcomed the spies and hurriedly helped them to escape another way?
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
25 In the same way, was not (AR)Rahab the harlot also justified by works (AS)when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?
25 And in the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by a different route?(T)
25 Likewise, Rahab the prostitute was justified through actions when she welcomed the messengers and sent them away on a different road, wasn't she?
26 For just as a human body without a spirit is lifeless, so also faith is lifeless if it is unaccompanied by obedience.
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without actions is also dead.