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{"ch":2,"vss":[{"v":1,"w":[{"t":"My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons."}]},{"v":2,"w":[{"t":"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;"}]},{"v":3,"w":[{"t":"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;"}]},{"v":4,"w":[{"t":"Do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?"}]},{"v":5,"w":[{"t":"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?"}]},{"v":6,"w":[{"t":"But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?"}]},{"v":7,"w":[{"t":"Do not they blaspheme the honorable name by which ye are called?"}]},{"v":8,"w":[{"t":"Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:"}]},{"v":9,"w":[{"t":"but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors."}]},{"v":10,"w":[{"t":"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one [point], he is become guilty of all."}]},{"v":11,"w":[{"t":"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."}]},{"v":12,"w":[{"t":"So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty."}]},{"v":13,"w":[{"t":"For judgment [is] without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment."}]},{"v":14,"w":[{"t":"What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?"}]},{"v":15,"w":[{"t":"If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food,"}]},{"v":16,"w":[{"t":"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?"}]},{"v":17,"w":[{"t":"Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself."}]},{"v":18,"w":[{"t":"Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from [thy] works, and I by my works will show thee [my] faith."}]},{"v":19,"w":[{"t":"Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder."}]},{"v":20,"w":[{"t":"But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?"}]},{"v":21,"w":[{"t":"Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?"}]},{"v":22,"w":[{"t":"Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;"}]},{"v":23,"w":[{"t":"and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God."}]},{"v":24,"w":[{"t":"Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith."}]},{"v":25,"w":[{"t":"And in like manner was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?"}]},{"v":26,"w":[{"t":"For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead."}]}]}