1750 Challoner Revision of the Douay-Rheims (DR)
James 2
1 It is not agreeable to Christian profession to regard the rich, and to despise the poor brethren: 13 rather we are to be loving and merciful: 14 and not to boast of faith where no deeds are, 17 which is but a dead faith, 19 the faith of devils, 21 not of Abraham, 25 and Rahab.
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2:1 ¶
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, with respect of persons.
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2:2
For if there shall come into your assembly a man having a golden ring, in fine apparel; and there shall come in also a poor man in mean attire:
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2:3
And you have respect to him that is clothed with the fine apparel and shall say to him: Sit thou here well: but say to the poor man: Stand thou there, or: Sit under my footstool:
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2:4
Do you not judge within yourselves, and are become judges of unjust thoughts?
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2:5
Hearken, my dearest brethren: Hath not God chosen the poor in this world, rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him?
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2:6
But you have dishonoured the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you by might? And do not they draw you before the judgment seats?
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2:7
Do not they blaspheme the good name that is invoked upon you?
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2:8
If then you fulfil the royal law, according to the scriptures: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; you do well.
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2:9
But if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, being reproved by the law as transgressors.
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2:10
And whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offend in one point, is become guilty of all.
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2:11
For he that said: Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also: Thou shalt not kill. Now if thou do not commit adultery, but shalt kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
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2:12
So speak ye and so do, as being to be judged by the law of liberty.
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2:13
For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment.
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2:14
What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works? Shall faith be able to save him?
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2:15
And if a brother or sister be naked and want daily food:
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2:16
And one of you say to them: Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; yet give them not those things that are necessary for the body, what shall it profit?
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2:17
So faith also, if it have not works, is dead in itself.
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2:18
But some man will say: Thou hast faith, and I have works. Shew me thy faith without works; and I will shew thee, by works, my faith.
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2:19
Thou believest that there is one God. Thou dost well: the devils also believe and tremble.
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2:20
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
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2:21
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, offering up Isaac his son upon the altar?
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2:22
Seest thou that faith did cooperate with his works and by works faith was made perfect?
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2:23
And the scripture was fulfilled, saying: Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him to justice, and he was called the friend of God.
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2:24
Do you see that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only?
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2:25
And in like manner also Rahab the harlot, was not she justified by works, receiving the messengers and sending them out another way?
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2:26
For even as the body without the spirit is dead: so also faith without works is dead.