James:2:1-13
noyes@James:2:1 @ My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord of glory, Jesus Christ, with respect of persons.
noyes@James:2:2 @ 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,
noyes@James:2:3 @ 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,
noyes@James:2:4 @ have ye not been partial among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
noyes@James:2:5 @ 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?
noyes@James:2:6 @ but ye have despised the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do not they drag you before the judgment–seats?
noyes@James:2:7 @ Do not they blaspheme the worthy name by which ye are called?
noyes@James:2:8 @ If indeed ye fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," ye do well.
noyes@James:2:9 @ But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
noyes@James:2:10 @ For whoever hath kept the whole law, and yet hath offended in one point, hath become guilty of all.
noyes@James:2:11 @ 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.
noyes@James:2:12 @ So speak, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
noyes@James:2:13 @ For the judgment shall be without mercy to him that showed no mercy. Mercy glorieth against judgment.
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