1 ¶ My brethren, do not let faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, be associated with partiality or discrimination.

2 For if a man with a gold ring, and fine clothes, comes to your synagogue, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in;

3 And you pay special attention to the one wearing fine clothes, and say to him, Here is a good seat; and say to the poor, Stand over there, or sit on the floor by my feet:

4 Aren’t you showing partiality, and judging with evil bias?

5 Listen, my beloved brethren, Hasn’t God chosen the poor of this world who are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?

6 But you have despised the poor. Don’t rich men oppress you, and drag you into court?

7 Don’t they blaspheme that worthy name by which you are called?

8 ¶ If you are carrying out the royal law as it is written, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well:

9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin, and the law convicts you of sin.

10 For whoever keeps the whole law, yet fails in one point, is guilty of all.

11 For he who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not kill. Therefore if you never commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

12 So speak, and act, as those who will be judged by the law of liberty.

13 For he who has shown no mercy, will be judged without mercy; and mercy triumphs over judgment.

14 ¶ Of what value is it, my brethren, if a man says he has faith, but does not have works? can that faith save him?

15 If a brother or sister has no food, or clothing,

16 And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled; and yet does not give them the things that the body needs; of what value is it?

17 In the same way faith, if it does not produce works, is dead, being alone.

18 But, someone may say, You have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

19 You believe that there is one God; you do well: even the demons believe, and tremble.

20 Do you want proof, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

21 Wasn’t Abraham our father declared righteous because of what he did, when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

22 Can you see how his faith expressed itself through what he did, and faith was completed by action?

23 So the scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

24 You see then how that a man is justified by what he does, as well as what he believes.

25 Likewise wasn’t Rahab the harlot also justified by works, when she received the spies, and sent them out another way?