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2 1My brethren, show no partiality as you hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.Warning against Partiality Jas.2.1-13Ἀδελφοί μου, μὴ ἐν προσωπολημψίαις ἐχετε τὴν πίστιν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς δόξης.
2For if a man with gold rings and in fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, ἐὰν γὰρ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς συναγωγὴν ὑμῶν ἀνὴρ χρυσοδακτύλιος ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ, εἰσέλθῃ δὲ καὶ πτωχὸς ἐν ῥυπαρᾷ ἐσθῆτι,
3and you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, "Have a seat here, please," while you say to the poor man, "Stand there," or, "Sit at my feet," ἐπιβλέψητε δὲ ἐπὶ τὸν φοροῦντα τὴν ἐσθῆτα τὴν λαμπρὰν καὶ εἰπητε, σὺ κάθου ὧδε καλῶς, καὶ τῷ πτωχῷ εἰπητε, σὺ στῆθι ἐκεῖ ἢ κάθου ὑπὸ τὸ ὑποπόδιόν μου,
4have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? οὐ διεκρίθητε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐγένεσθε κριταὶ διαλογισμῶν πονηρῶν;
5Listen, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him? Ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί. οὐχ ὁ θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῷ κόσμῳ πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν;
6But you have dishonoured the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you, is it not they who drag you into court? ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠτιμάσατε τὸν πτωχόν. οὐχ οἱ πλούσιοι καταδυναστεύουσιν ὑμῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἑλκουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς κριτήριὰ;
7Is it not they who blaspheme that honourable name which was invoked over you? οὐκ αὐτοὶ βλασφημοῦσιν τὸ καλὸν ὀνομα τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ' ὑμᾶς;
8If you really fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, "You shall love your neighbour as yourself," you do well.- You shall love your neighbour as yourself Jas.2.8 | Lv.19.18εἰ μέντοι νόμον τελεῖτε βασιλικὸν κατὰ τὴν γραφήν, Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν, καλῶς ποιεῖτε·
9But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. εἰ δὲ προσωπολημπτεῖτε, ἀμαρτίαν ἐργάζεσθε, ἐλεγχόμενοι ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου ὡς παραβάται.
10For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. ὁστις γὰρ ὁλον τὸν νόμον τηρήσῃ, πταίσῃ δὲ ἐν ἑνί, γέγονεν πάντων ἐνοχος.
11For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," said also, "Do not kill." If you do not commit adultery but do kill, you have become a transgressor of the law.- The commandments Jas.2.11 | Ex.20.14 | Dt.5.17ὁ γὰρ εἰπών, Mὴ μοιχεύσῃς, εἶπεν καί, Mὴ φονεύσῃς· εἰ δὲ οὐ μοιχεύεις, φονεύεις δέ, γέγονας παραβάτης νόμου.
12So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. οὑτως λαλεῖτε καὶ οὑτως ποιεῖτε ὡς διὰ νόμου ἐλευθερίας μέλλοντες κρίνεσθαι.
13For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy; yet mercy triumphs over judgment. ἡ γὰρ κρίσις ἀνέλεος τῷ μὴ ποιήσαντι ἐλεος· κατακαυχᾶται ἐλεος κρίσεως.

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