James 2:2-9

2SupposeG1063G1437 a manG435 comesG1525 intoG1519 yourG4771 meetingG48641 wearing a gold ringG5554 and fineG2986 clothesG2066, andG1161 a poorG4434 man inG1722 shabbyG4508 clothesG2066 alsoG2532 comes inG1525. 3If you lavish attentionG1914 onG1909 theG3588 man inG5409 fineG2986 clothesG2066 andG2532 sayG2036, “HereG5602 is a seatG2521 of honorG2573,” but sayG2036 to theG3588 poorG4434 man, “YouG4771 must standG2476” orG2228 “SitG2521 atG1563G5259 myG1473 feetG5286,” 4have you not discriminatedG3756G1252 amongG1722 yourselvesG1438 andG2532 becomeG1096 judgesG2923 with evilG4190 thoughtsG1261?

5ListenG191, myG1473 belovedG27 brothersG80: Has notG3756 GodG2316 chosenG1586 theG3588 poorG4434 of this worldG2889 to be richG4145 inG1722 faithG4102 andG2532 to inheritG2818 theG3588 kingdomG932 He promisedG1861 those whoG3588 loveG25 HimG846? 6ButG1161 youG4771 have dishonoredG818 theG3588 poorG4434. Is it notG3756 theG3588 richG4145 who oppressG2616 youG4771 andG2532 dragG1670 youG4771 intoG1519 courtG2922? 7Are theyG846 notG3756 the ones who blasphemeG987 theG3588 nobleG2570 nameG3686 by whichG1909 youG4771 have been calledG1941?2

8IfG1487 you really fulfillG3305G5055 the royalG937 lawG3551 stated inG2596 ScriptureG1124, “LoveG25 yourG4771 neighborG4139 asG5613 yourselfG4572,”3 you are doingG4160 wellG2573. 9ButG1161 ifG1487 you show favoritismG4380, youG2038 sinG266 and are convictedG1651 byG5259 theG3588 lawG3551 asG5613 transgressorsG3848.