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| 2:1 |
 y brethren, haue not the faith of our Lord Iesus Christ the Lord of glorie, with respect of persons. |
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| 2:2 |
For if there come vnto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poore man, in vile raiment: |
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| 2:3 |
And yee haue respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say vnto him, Sit thou here in a good place: and say to the poore, Stand thou there, or sit here vnder my footstoole: |
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| 2:4 |
Are yee not then partiall in your selues, and are become iudges of euill thoughts? |
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| 2:5 |
Hearken, my beloued brethren, Hath not God chosen the poore of this world, rich in faith, and heires of the kingdome, which hee hath promised to them that loue him? |
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| 2:6 |
But yee haue despised the poore. Doe not rich men oppresse you, and draw you before the Iudgement seats? |
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| 2:7 |
Doe not they blaspheme that worthy Name, by the which ye are called? |
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| 2:8 |
If ye fulfil the royall Law, according to the Scripture, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, ye doe well. |
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| 2:9 |
But if ye haue respect to persons, ye commit sinne, and are conuinced of the Law, as transgressours. |
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| 2:10 |
For whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Law, & yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. |
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| 2:11 |
For he that said, Doe not commit adultery; sayd also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressour of the Law. |
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| 2:12 |
So speake ye, and so doe, as they that shall bee iudged by the Law of libertie. |
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| 2:13 |
For he shall haue iudgement without mercie, that hath shewed no mercy, & mercie reioyceth against iudgement. |
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| 2:14 |
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say hee hath faith, and haue not workes? can faith saue him? |
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| 2:15 |
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of dayly foode, |
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| 2:16 |
And one of you say vnto them, Depart in peace, be you warmed & filled: notwithstanding ye giue them not those things which are needfull to the body: what doth it profit? |
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| 2:17 |
Euen so faith, if it hath not works, is dead being alone. |
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| 2:18 |
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I haue workes: shew mee thy faith without thy workes, and I will shew thee my faith by my workes. |
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| 2:19 |
Thou beleeuest that there is one God, thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue, and tremble. |
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| 2:20 |
But wilt thou knowe, O vaine man, that faith without workes is dead? |
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| 2:21 |
Was not Abraham our father iustified by works, when hee had offered Isaac his sonne vpon the altar? |
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| 2:22 |
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? |
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| 2:23 |
And the Scripture was fullfiled which saith, Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed vnto him for righteousnes: and he was called the friend of God. |
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| 2:24 |
Ye see then, how that by workes a man is iustified, and not by faith only. |
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| 2:25 |
Likewise also, was not Rahab the harlot iustified by works, when she had receiued the messengers, and had sent them out another way? |
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| 2:26 |
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without workes is dead also. |
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