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James 2 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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The Sin of Partiality

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My brothers^G80 and sisters, do not hold^G2192 your faith^G4102 in our glorious^G1391 Lord^G2962 Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547 with an attitude of personal^G4382 favoritism^G4382.

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Jas 2:2 - For if^G1437 a man^G435 comes^G1525 into your [fn]assembly^G4864 with a gold^G5554 ring^G5554 and is dressed in bright^G2986 clothes^G2066, and a poor^G4434 man^G4434 in dirty^G4508 clothes^G2066 also^G2532 comes^G1525 in^G1525,

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Jas 2:3 - and you [fn]pay^G1914 special^G1914 attention^G1914 to the one who is wearing^G5409 the bright^G2986 clothes^G2066, and say^G3004, “You sit^G2521 here^G5602 in a good^G2573 place,” and you say^G3004 to the poor^G4434 man^G4434, “You stand^G2476 over^G1563 there^G1563, or^G2228 sit^G2521 down^G2521 by my footstool^G5286,”

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Jas 2:4 - have you not made^G1252 distinctions^G1252 among^G1722 yourselves^G1438, and become^G1096 judges^G2923 with evil^G4190 [fn]motives^G1261?

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Jas 2:5 - Listen^G191, my beloved^G27 brothers^G80 and sisters: did God^G2316 not choose^G1586 the poor^G4434 [fn]of this^G3588 world^G2889 to be rich^G4145 in faith^G4102 and heirs^G2818 of the kingdom^G932 which^G3739 He promised^G1861 to those^G3588 who love^G25 Him?

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Jas 2:6 - But you have dishonored^G818 the poor^G4434 man^G4434. Is it not the rich^G4145 who oppress^G2616 you and [fn]personally^G846 drag^G1670 you into [fn]court^G2922?

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Jas 2:7 - Do they not blaspheme^G987 the good^G2570 name^G3686 [fn]by which you have been called^G1941?

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If^G1487, however^G3305, you are fulfilling^G5055 the [fn]royal^G937 law^G3551 according^G2596 to the Scripture^G1124, “YOU SHALL LOVE^G25 YOUR NEIGHBOR^G4139 AS YOURSELF^G4572,” you are doing^G4160 well^G2573.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:9

Jas 2:9 - But if^G1487 you show^G4380 partiality^G4380, you are committing^G2038 sin^G266 and are convicted^G1651 by the Law^G3551 as violators^G3848.

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Jas 2:10 - For whoever^G3748 keeps^G5083 the whole^G3650 Law^G3551, yet^G1161 stumbles^G4417 in one^G1520 point, has become^G1096 guilty^G1777 of all^G3956.

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Jas 2:11 - For He who said^G3004, “DO NOT COMMIT^G3431 ADULTERY^G3431,” also^G2532 said^G3004, “DO NOT MURDER^G5407.” Now^G1161 if^G1487 you do not commit^G3431 adultery^G3431, but do murder^G5407, you have become^G1096 a violator^G3848 of the Law^G3551.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:12

Jas 2:12 - So^G3779 speak^G2980, and so^G3779 act^G4160, as those who are to be judged^G2919 by the law^G3551 of freedom^G1657.

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Jas 2:13 - For judgment^G2920 will be merciless^G415 to one who has shown^G4160 no^G3361 mercy^G1656; mercy^G1656 [fn]triumphs^G2620 over^G2620 judgment^G2920.

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(cf. Gen 22; Jos 2 )

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What^G5101 use^G3786 is it, my brothers^G80 and sisters, if^G1437 someone^G5100 says^G3004 he has^G2192 faith^G4102, but he has^G2192 no^G3361 works^G2041? Can^G1410 [fn]that faith^G4102 save^G4982 him?

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Jas 2:15 - If^G1437 a brother^G80 or^G2228 sister^G79 is without^G1131 clothing^G1131 and in^G3007 need^G3007 of daily^G2184 food^G5160,

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Jas 2:16 - and one^G5100 of you says^G3004 to them, “Go^G5217 in peace^G1515, [fn]be warmed^G2328 and be filled^G5526,” yet^G1161 you do not give^G1325 them what^G3588 is necessary^G2006 for their body^G4983, what^G5101 use^G3786 is that?

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Jas 2:17 - In^G3779 the^G3779 same^G3779 way^G3779, faith^G4102 also^G2532, if^G1437 it has^G2192 no^G3361 works^G2041, is [fn]dead^G3498, being by itself^G1438.

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But someone^G5100 [fn]may well say^G3004, “You have^G2192 faith^G4102 and I have^G2192 works^G2041; show^G1166 me your faith^G4102 without^G5565 the works^G2041, and I will show^G1166 you my faith^G4102 by my works^G2041.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:19

Jas 2:19 - You believe^G4100 that [fn]God^G2316 is one^G1520. You do^G4160 well^G2573; the demons^G1140 also^G2532 believe^G4100, and shudder^G5425.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:20

Jas 2:20 - But are you willing^G2309 to acknowledge^G1097, you foolish^G2756 person^G444, that faith^G4102 without^G5565 works^G2041 is useless^G692?

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Jas 2:21 - Was our father^G3962 Abraham^G11 not justified^G1344 by works^G2041 when he offered^G399 up^G399 his son^G5207 Isaac^G2464 on the altar^G2379?

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Jas 2:22 - You see^G991 that faith^G4102 was working^G4903 with^G4903 his works^G2041, and [fn]as a result^G1537 of the works^G2041, faith^G4102 was [fn]perfected^G5048;

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Jas 2:23 - and the Scripture^G1124 was fulfilled^G4137 which says^G3004, “AND ABRAHAM^G11 BELIEVED^G4100 GOD^G2316, AND IT WAS CREDITED^G3049 TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS^G1343,” and he was called^G2564 a friend^G5384 of God^G2316.

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Jas 2:24 - You see^G3708 that a person^G444 is justified^G1344 by works^G2041 and not by faith^G4102 alone^G3441.

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Jas 2:25 - In the same^G3668 way^G3668, was Rahab^G4460 the prostitute^G4204 not justified^G1344 by works^G2041 also^G2532 when she received^G5264 the messengers^G32 and sent^G1544 them out^G1544 by another^G2087 way^G3598?

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Jas 2:26 - For just^G5618 as the body^G4983 without^G5565 the spirit^G4151 is dead^G3498, so^G3779 also^G2532 faith^G4102 without^G5565 works^G2041 is dead^G3498.

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Or synagogue

Lit look at

Lit reasonings

Lit to the

Lit they themselves

(2:6)

Lit courts

(2:7)

Lit which has been called upon you

(2:8)

Or law of our King

(2:13)

Lit boasts against

(2:14)

Lit the

(2:16)

Or warm yourselves and fill yourselves

(2:17)

Or dead by its own standards

(2:18)

Lit will

(2:19)

One early ms there is one God

(2:22)

Or by the deeds

(2:22)

Or completed

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