James 2 King James Version 1611

From Textus Receptus

• 1 My brethren, haue not the faith of our Lord Iesus Christ the Lord of glorie, with respect of persons.
• 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:
• 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:
• 4 Are yee not then partiall in your selues, and are become iudges of euill thoughts?
• 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?
• 6 But yee haue despised the poore. Doe not rich men oppresse you, and draw you before the Iudgement seats?
• 7 Doe not they blaspheme that worthy Name, by the which ye are called?
• 8 If ye fulfil the royall Law, according to the Scripture, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, ye doe well.
• 9 But if ye haue respect to persons, ye commit sinne, and are conuinced of the Law, as transgressours.
• 10 For whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Law, & yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
• 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.
• 12 So speake ye, and so doe, as they that shall bee iudged by the Law of libertie.
• 13 For he shall haue iudgement without mercie, that hath shewed no mercy, & mercie reioyceth against iudgement.
• 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say hee hath faith, and haue not workes? can faith saue him?
• 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of dayly foode,
• 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?
• 17 Euen so faith, if it hath not works, is dead being alone.
• 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.
• 19 Thou beleeuest that there is one God, thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue, and tremble.
• 20 But wilt thou knowe, O vaine man, that faith without workes is dead?
• 21 Was not Abraham our father iustified by works, when hee had offered Isaac his sonne vpon the altar?
• 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
• 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.
• 24 Ye see then, how that by workes a man is iustified, and not by faith only.
• 25 Likewise also, was not Rahab the harlot iustified by works, when she had receiued the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
• 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without workes is dead also.