1 My brothers, ye should not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, in favoritism.
2 For if a man with a gold ring in bright clothing comes into your synagogue, and also a poor man in dirty clothing comes in,
3 and ye have regard for the man wearing the bright clothing, and say to him, Sit thou here well, and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit here below my footstool,
4 then are ye not partial among yourselves, and become judges from evil thoughts?
5 Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him?
6 But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich exploit you, and they themselves drag you into courts?
7 Do they not blaspheme the good name that was called upon you?
8 If ye indeed fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well.
9 But if ye respect personages, ye work sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
10 For whoever keeps the whole law, and stumbles on one, he has become guilty of all.
11 For he who said thou shall not commit adultery, also said thou shall not murder. Now if thou will not commit adultery, but murder, thou have become a transgressor of law.
12 So speak ye, and so do ye, as men who are to be judged by a law of liberty.
13 For the judgment is merciless to him who did no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
14 What is the benefit, my brothers, if some man should say to have faith, but has no works? Can the faith save him?
15 And if a brother or sister may be unclothed, and may be destitute of daily food,
16 and some man of you would say to them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and fed, but ye would not give them the things necessary for the body, what is the benefit?
17 So also faith, if it has no works, is dead by itself.
18 But some man will say, Thou have faith, and I have works. Show me thy faith from thy works, and I will show thee from my works my faith.
19 Thou believe that there is one God, thou do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.
20 But do thou want to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father made righteous from works, having offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Thou see that faith was working with his works, and from the works, faith was fully perfected.
23 And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness, and he was called a friend of God.
24 Ye see therefore that from works a man is made righteous, and not from faith only.
25 And likewise also was not Rahab the harlot made righteous from works, having received the agents, and having sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without the works is dead.
1 Brethren have not the fayth of oure lorde Iesus Christ the lorde of glory in respecte of persons.
2 Yf ther come into youre company a man with a golden rynge and in goodly aparell and ther come in also a poore man in vyle rayment
3 and ye have a respecte to him that weareth the gaye clothynge and saye vnto him. Sit thou here in a good place: and saye vnto the poore stonde thou there or sit here vnder my fotestole:
4 are ye not parciall in youre selves and have iudged after evyll thoughtes?
5 Harken my deare beloved brethren. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde which are ryche in fayth and heyres of the kyngdom which he promysed to them that love him?
6 But ye have despised the poore. Are not the rych they which opresse you: and they which drawe you before iudges?
7 Do not they speake evyll of that good name after which ye be named.
8 Yf ye fulfill the royall lawe accordynge to the scripture which sayth. Thou shallt love thyne neghbour as thy silfe ye do well.
9 But yf ye regarde one person more then another ye commit synne and are rebuked of the lawe as transgressours.
10 Whosoever shall kepe the whole lawe and yet fayle in one poynt he is gyltie in all.
11 For he that sayd. Thou shallt not commit adulterie sayed also: thou shallt not kyll. Though thou do none adulterie yet yf thou kill thou arte a transgresser of the lawe.
12 So speake ye and so do as they that shalbe iudged by the lawe of libertie.
13 For ther shalbe iudgement merciles to him that sheweth no mercy and mercy reioyseth agaynst iudgement:
14 What a vayleth it my brethren though a man saye he hath sayth when he hath no dedes? Can fayth save him?
15 If a brother or a sister be naked or destitute of dayly fode
16 and one of you saye vnto them: Departe in peace God sende you warmnes and fode: not withstondinge ye geve the not tho thynges which are nedfull to the body: what helpeth it the?
17 Eve so fayth yf it have no dedes is deed in it selfe.
18 Ye and a man myght saye: Thou hast fayth and I have dedes: Shewe me thy fayth by thy dedes: and I will shewe the my fayth by my dedes.
19 Belevest thou yt ther is one God? Thou doest well. The devyls also beleve and tremble.
20 Wilt thou vnderstonde o thou vayne man that fayth with out dedes is deed?
21 Was not Abraha oure father iustified thorow workes when he offered Isaac his sonne vpo the aultre?
22 Thou seist how that fayth wrought with his dedes and through the dedes was the fayth made parfect:
23 and ye scripture was fulfilled which sayth: Abraham beleved God and it was reputed vnto him for rightewesnes: and he was called the frede of God.
24 Ye se then how that of dedes a man is iustified and not of fayth only.
25 Lyke wyse also was not Raab the harlot iustifyed thorow workes when she receaved the messengers and sent the out another waye?
26 For as the body with oute the sprete is deed eve so fayth with out dedes is deed