| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. | 1My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. |
| 2For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, | 2For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, |
| 3and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” | 3and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” |
| 4have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? | 4have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? |
| 5Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? | 5Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? |
| 6But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? | 6But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? |
| 7Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called? | 7Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called? |
| 8If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well; | 8If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. |
| 9but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. | 9But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. |
| 10For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. | 10For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. |
| 11For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. | 11For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. |
| 12So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. | 12So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. |
| 13For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. | 13For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. |
| 14What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? | 14What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? |
| 15If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, | 15If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, |
| 16and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? | 16and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? |
| 17Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. | 17So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. |
| 18But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. | 18But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. |
| 19You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! | 19You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder! |
| 20But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? | 20Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? |
| 21Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? | 21Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? |
| 22Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? | 22You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; |
| 23And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. | 23and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God. |
| 24You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. | 24You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. |
| 25Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? | 25And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? |
| 26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. | 26For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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