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Beware of Personal Favoritism

1 My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, athe Lord of glory, with bpartiality.  
2 For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in1 fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in2 filthy clothes,  
3 and you1 pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,”  
4 have you not1 shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?  
5 Listen, my beloved brethren: aHas God not chosen the poor of this world to be brich in faith and heirs of the kingdom cwhich He promised to those who love Him?  
6 But ayou have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you band drag you into the courts?  
7 Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are acalled?  
8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, a“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well;  
9 but if you1 show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as atransgressors.  
10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet astumble in one point, bhe is guilty of all.  
11 For He who said, a“Do not commit adultery,” also said, b“Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.  
12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by athe law of liberty.  
13 For ajudgment is without mercy to the one who has shown bno cmercy. dMercy triumphs over judgment.  

Faith Without Works Is Dead

14 aWhat does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?  


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Definitions of words in James 2:1:


Brethren {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Faith {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Faith {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Glory {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Glory {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Hold {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hold {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jesus {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jesus {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Jesus {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Christ {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Christ {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}



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