^{1 Ref} My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, `the Lord' of glory, with respect of persons.

^{2 Ref} For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing;

^{3 Ref} and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool;

^{4 Ref} Do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

^{5 Ref} Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world `to be' rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

^{6 Ref} But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?

^{7 Ref} Do not they blaspheme the honorable name by which ye are called?

^{8 Ref} Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:

^{9 Ref} but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

^{10 Ref} For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one `point', he is become guilty of all.

^{11 Ref} For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

^{12 Ref} So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty.

^{13 Ref} For judgment `is' without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.

^{14 Ref} What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?

^{15 Ref} If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food,

^{16 Ref} and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit?

^{17 Ref} Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.