English Bible Presentation Sharing - James Book, chapter 2, verse 16 in Litv Version

James 2 : 1 (LITV)

My brothers, do not with partiality have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.

James 2 : 2 (LITV)

For if a gold-fingered man in splendid clothing comes into your synagogue, and a poor one in shabby clothing also comes in;

James 2 : 3 (LITV)

and you look on the one wearing the splendid clothing, and say to him, You sit here comfortably; and to the poor one you say, You stand there, or, Sit here under my footstool;

James 2 : 4 (LITV)

did you not also make a difference among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

James 2 : 5 (LITV)

Hear, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to the ones loving Him?

James 2 : 6 (LITV)

But you dishonored the poor one. Do not the rich ones oppress you, and they drag you to judgment seats?

James 2 : 7 (LITV)

Do they not blaspheme the good Name called on you?

James 2 : 8 (LITV)

If you truly fulfill the royal Law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well. Lev. 19:18

James 2 : 9 (LITV)

But if you have partiality you work sin, being reproved by the Law as transgressors.

James 2 : 10 (LITV)

For whoever shall keep all the Law, but stumbles in one, he has become guilty of all.

James 2 : 11 (LITV)

For He who said, "You shall not commit adultery," also said, "You shall not murder." Ex. 20:14, 13; Deut. 5:18, 17 But if you do not commit adultery, but commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the Law.

James 2 : 12 (LITV)

So speak and so do as being about to be judged through a Law of freedom.

James 2 : 13 (LITV)

For judgment will be without mercy to the one not doing mercy. And mercy rejoices over judgment.

James 2 : 14 (LITV)

My brothers, what is the gain if anyone says he has faith, but he does not have works? Is the faith able to save him?

James 2 : 15 (LITV)

But if a brother or a sister is naked and may be lacking in daily food,

James 2 : 16 (LITV)

and any one of you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled, but does not give them the things the body needs, what gain is it?

James 2 : 17 (LITV)

So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.

James 2 : 18 (LITV)

But someone will say, You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith out of my works.

James 2 : 19 (LITV)

You believe that God is One. You do well; even the demons believe and shudder.

James 2 : 20 (LITV)

But are you willing to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

James 2 : 21 (LITV)

Was not our father Abraham justified by works offering up his son Isaac on the altar? Gen. 22:9

James 2 : 22 (LITV)

You see that faith worked with his works; and out of the works the faith was made perfected.

James 2 : 23 (LITV)

And the Scripture was fulfilled, saying, "And Abraham believed God, and it was counted for righteousness to him;" and he was called, Friend of God. Gen. 15:6; Isa. 41:8

James 2 : 24 (LITV)

You see, then, that a man is justified out of works, and not out of faith only.

James 2 : 25 (LITV)

But in the same way Rahab the harlot was also justified out of works, having received the messengers, and sending them out by another way.

James 2 : 26 (LITV)

For as the body is dead apart from the spirit, so also faith is dead apart from works.