James 2:2-9

2For ifG1437 a manG435 comesG1525 into your 1assemblyG4864 with a goldG5554 ringG5554 and is dressed in 2brightG2986 clothesG2066, and a poorG4434 manG4434 in 3dirtyG4508 clothesG2066 alsoG2532 comesG1525 inG1525, 3and you 4payG1914 specialG1914 attentionG1914 to the one who is wearingG5409 the 5brightG2986 clothesG2066, and sayG3004, “You sitG2521 hereG5602 in a goodG2573 place,” and you sayG3004 to the poorG4434 manG4434, “You standG2476 overG1563 thereG1563, orG2228 sitG2521 downG2521 by my footstoolG5286,” 4have you not madeG1252 distinctionsG1252 amongG1722 yourselvesG1438, and becomeG1096 judgesG2923 6with evilG4190 7motivesG1261? 5ListenG191, 8my belovedG27 brothersG80 and sisters: did 9GodG2316 not chooseG1586 the poorG4434 10of thisG3588 worldG2889 to be 11richG4145 in faithG4102 and 12heirsG2818 of the kingdomG932 whichG3739 He 13promisedG1861 to thoseG3588 who loveG25 Him? 6But you have dishonoredG818 the poorG4434 manG4434. Is it not the richG4145 who oppressG2616 you and 14personallyG846 15dragG1670 you into 16courtG2922? 717Do they not blasphemeG987 the goodG2570 nameG3686 18by which you have been calledG1941?

8IfG1487, howeverG3305, you 19are fulfillingG5055 the 20royalG937 lawG3551 accordingG2596 to the ScriptureG1124, “21You shall loveG25 your neighborG4139 as yourselfG4572,” you are doingG4160 wellG2573. 9But ifG1487 you 22showG4380 partialityG4380, you are committingG2038 sinG266 and are convictedG1651 by the LawG3551 as violatorsG3848.