The General Epistle of James

 1 My brethren, ^ahave not the faith of our ^bLord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

 2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a ^apoor man in ^bvile raiment;

 3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the ^agay 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:

 4 ^aAre ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the ^apoor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men ^aoppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

 7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy ^aname by the which ye are called?

 8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt ^alove thy ^bneighbour as thyself, ye do well:

 9 But if ye have ^arespect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

 10 For whosoever shall keep the ^awhole law, and yet ^boffend in one point, he is ^cguilty of all.

 11 For he that said, Do not commit ^aadultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of ^aliberty.

 13 For he shall have ^ajudgment without ^bmercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

 14 ^aWhat doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath ^bfaith, and have not works? can faith save him?

 15 If a ^abrother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily ^bfood,

 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye ^agive them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

 17 Even so ^afaith, if it hath not ^bworks, is dead, being alone.

 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 ^afaith by my ^bworks.

 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the ^adevils also ^bbelieve, and tremble.

 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that ^afaith without ^bworks is dead?

 21 Was not Abraham our father ^ajustified by works, when he had ^boffered Isaac his son upon the altar?

 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by ^aworks was faith made ^bperfect?

 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham ^abelieved God, and it was imputed unto him for ^brighteousness: and he was called the ^cFriend of God.

 24 Ye see then how that by ^aworks a man is ^bjustified, and not by faith only.

 25 Likewise also was not ^aRahab the harlot ^bjustified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?

 26 For as the body without the ^aspirit is ^bdead, so faith without ^cworks is dead also.