James:2:1-13
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My brethren ,
hold not the faith of our Lord of glory ,
Jesus Christ ,
with respect of persons .
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For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring ,
in splendid apparel ,
and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment ,
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and ye have respect to him that weareth the splendid apparel ,
and say ,
Sit thou here in a good place ,
and say to the poor man ,
Stand thou there ,
or ,
Sit under my footstool ,
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have ye not been partial among yourselves ,
and become judges with evil thoughts ?
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Hearken ,
my beloved brethren .
Did not God choose the poor as to the world to be rich in faith ,
and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him ?
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but ye have despised the poor man .
Do not the rich oppress you ,
and do not they drag you before the judgment
seats ?
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Do not they blaspheme the worthy name by which ye are called ?
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If indeed ye fulfill the royal law ,
according to the scripture , "
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself ,"
ye do well .
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But if ye have respect to persons ,
ye commit sin ,
and are convicted by the law as transgressors .
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For whoever hath kept the whole law ,
and yet hath offended in one point ,
hath become guilty of all .
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For he who said , "
Do not commit adultery ,"
said also , "
Do not kill ."
Now if thou commit no adultery ,
yet if thou kill ,
thou hast become a transgressor of the law .
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So speak ,
and so do ,
as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty .
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For the judgment shall be without mercy to him that showed no mercy .
Mercy glorieth against judgment .
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