2My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious^t Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.^u ²Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. ³If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” ⁴have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges^v with evil thoughts?

⁵Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:^w Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world^x to be rich in faith^y and to inherit the kingdom^z he promised those who love him?^a ⁶But you have dishonored the poor.^b Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?^c ⁷Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?

⁸If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”^a^d you are doing right. ⁹But if you show favoritism,^e you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.^f

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James 2:1: My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.

Footnotes

a Lev. 19:18

Cross references

t Ac 7:2; 1 Co 2:8
uver 9; Dt 1:17; Lev 19:15; Pr 24:23; See Ac 10:34
vSee Jn 7:24
w Jas 1:16, 19
x Job 34:19; 1 Co 1:26–28
y Lk 12:21; Rev 2:9
zSee Mt 25:34
aSee Jas 1:12
b 1 Co 11:22
c Ac 8:3; 16:19
d Lev 19:18; See Mt 5:43
ever 1
f Dt 1:17