James 2:1–13

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, with respect of persons.

²For 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:

³And 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:

⁴Do you not judge within yourselves, and are become judges of unjust thoughts?

⁵Hearken, 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?

⁶But you have dishonoured the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you by might? And do not they draw you before the judgment seats?

⁷Do not they blaspheme the good name that is invoked upon you?

⁸If then you fulfil the royal law, according to the scriptures: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; you do well.

⁹But if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, being reproved by the law as transgressors.

¹⁰And whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offend in one point, is become guilty of all.

¹¹For 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.

¹²So speak ye and so do, as being to be judged by the law of liberty.

¹³For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment.