James 2:1–13

My brethren, have not ^athe faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^bthe Lord of glory, ^cwith respect of persons. ²For if there come unto your ^†assembly a man with a gold ring, in ^dgoodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; ³And ye ^ehave respect to him that weareth the ^dgay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here ^||in a good place; and ^fsay to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: ⁴Are ye not then ^gipartial in yourselves, and are become judges of ^hievil thoughts? ⁵Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God ^klchosen the poor of this world ^mrich in faith, and ⁿheirs of ^||othe kingdom ^pwhich he hath promised to ^qthem that love him? ⁶But ye have ^rdespised the poor. Do not rich men ^soppress you, and ^tdraw you ^ubefore the judgment seats? ⁷Do not they ^vblaspheme that worthy name ^wby the which ye are called? ⁸If ye fulfil ^xthe royal law according to ^xxthe scripture, ^yThou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: ⁹But ^cif ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are ^zconvinced of the law as transgressors. ¹⁰For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet ^aoffend in one point, ^bhe is ^cguilty of all. ¹¹For ^||he that said, ^dDo not commit adultery, said also, ^dDo not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. ¹²So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by ^ethe law of liberty. ¹³For ^fhe shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and ^gmercy ^||rejoiceth against judgment.