1 My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.2 For 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,3 and you have regard for 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,4 have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?5 Listen, 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?6 But you have dishonored the poor. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you to the judgment seats?7 Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?8 But if you fulfill the royal Law according to the Scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well;9 but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the Law as transgressors.10 For whoever shall keep the whole Law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.11 For 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.12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty.13 For judgment will be without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Indeed, mercy rejoices over judgment.14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Is faith able to save him?15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,16 and 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?17 Thus also faith, if it does not have works, being alone, is dead.18 But someone will say, You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith from my works.19 You believe that God is One. You do well. Even the demons believe, and shudder.20 But are you willing to understand, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?21 Was not Abraham our father justified from works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?22 Do you see how faith was working together with his works, and from works faith was made complete?23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. And he was called, Friend of God.24 You see then that a man is justified from works, and not by faith only.25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified from works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is dead also.

1 Mi britheren, nyle ye haue the feith of oure Lord Jhesu Crist of glorie, in accepcioun of persoones.2 For if a man `that hath a goldun ring, and in a feire clothing, cometh in youre cumpany, and a pore man entrith in a foul clothing,3 and if ye biholden in to hym that is clothid with clere clothing, and if ye seie to hym, Sitte thou here wel; but to the pore man ye seien, Stonde thou there, ethir sitte vndur the stool of my feet; whether ye demen not anentis you silf,4 and ben maad domesmen of wickid thouytis?5 Heere ye, my moost dereworthe britheren, whethir God chees not pore men in this world, riche in feith, and eiris of the kyngdom, that God bihiyte to men that louen him?6 But ye han dispisid the pore man. Whether riche men oppressen not you bi power, and thei drawen you to domes?7 Whether thei blasfemen not the good name, that is clepid to help on you?8 Netheles if ye performen the kingis lawe, bi scripturis, Thou schalt loue thi neiybour as thi silf, ye don wel.9 But if ye taken persones, ye worchen synne, and ben repreued of the lawe, as trespasseris.10 And who euere kepith al the lawe, but offendith in oon, he is maad gilti of alle.11 For he that seide, Thou schalt do no letcherie, seide also, Thou schalt not sle; that if thou doist not letcherie, but thou sleest, thou art maad trespassour of the lawe.12 Thus speke ye, and thus do ye, as bigynnynge to be demyd bi the lawe of fredom.13 For whi dom with out merci is to hym, that doith no mercy; but merci aboue reisith dom.14 Mi britheren, what schal it profite, if ony man seie that he hath feith, but he hath not the werkis? whether feith schal mowe saue hym?15 And if a brother ethir sister be nakid, and han nede of ech daies lyuelode,16 and if ony of you seie to hem, Go ye in pees, be ye maad hoot, and be ye fillid; but if ye yyuen not to hem tho thingis that ben necessarie to bodi, what schal it profite?17 So also feith, if it hath not werkis, is deed in it silf.18 But summan schal seie, Thou hast feith, and Y haue werkis; schewe thou to me thi feith with out werkis, and Y schal schewe to thee my feith of werkis.19 Thou bileuest, that o God is; thou doist wel; and deuelis bileuen, and tremblen.20 But wolt thou wite, thou veyn man, that feith with out werkis is idul?21 Whether Abraham, oure fadir, was not iustified of werkis, offringe Ysaac, his sone, on the auter?22 Therfor thou seest, that feith wrouyte with hise werkis, and his feith was fillid of werkis.23 And the scripture was fillid, seiynge, Abraham bileuede to God, and it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse, and he was clepid the freend of God.24 Ye seen that a man is iustified of werkis, and not of feith oneli.25 In lijk maner, and whether also Raab, the hoore, was not iustified of werkis, and resseyuede the messangeris, and sente hem out bi anothir weie?26 For as the bodi with out spirit is deed, so also feith with out werkis is deed.