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James 2
Christian Standard Bible
James 2
Christian Standard Bible
The Sin of Favoritism
2 My brothers and sisters, do not show favoritism as you hold on to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.(A) 2 For if someone comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and a poor person dressed in filthy clothes also comes in, 3 if you look with favor on the one wearing the fine clothes and say, “Sit here in a good place,” and yet you say to the poor person, “Stand over there,” or “Sit here on the floor by my footstool,” 4 haven’t you made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world(B) to be rich in faith(C) and heirs(D) of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him? 6 Yet you have dishonored the poor.(E) Don’t the rich oppress you and drag(F) you into court? 7 Don’t they blaspheme the good name that was invoked over you?(G)
8 Indeed, if you fulfill the royal law prescribed in the Scripture, Love your neighbor as yourself,[a](H) you are doing well. 9 If, however, you show favoritism,(I) you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the entire law, and yet stumbles at one point, is guilty of breaking it all.(J) 11 For he who said, Do not commit adultery,[b] also said, Do not murder.[c](K) So if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you are a lawbreaker.
12 Speak and act as those who are to be judged by the law of freedom.(L) 13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy.(M) Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith and Works
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can such faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, stay warm, and be well fed,” but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it?(N) 17 In the same way faith, if it does not have works, is dead by itself.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.”[d] Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith by my works.(O) 19 You believe that God is one. Good! Even the demons believe—and they shudder.(P)
20 Senseless person! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless? 21 Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works in offering Isaac his son on the altar? 22 You see that faith was active together with his works, and by works, faith was made complete,(Q) 23 and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,[e](R) and he was called God’s friend.(S) 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works in receiving the messengers and sending them out by a different route?(T) 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
James 2
New International Version
James 2
New International Version
Favoritism Forbidden
2 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious(A) Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.(B) 2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. 3 If 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,” 4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges(C) with evil thoughts?
5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(D) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(E) to be rich in faith(F) and to inherit the kingdom(G) he promised those who love him?(H) 6 But you have dishonored the poor.(I) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(J) 7 Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?
8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”[a](K) you are doing right. 9 But if you show favoritism,(L) you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.(M) 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles(N) at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.(O) 11 For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,”[b](P) also said, “You shall not murder.”[c](Q) If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
12 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged(R) by the law that gives freedom,(S) 13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.(T) Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith and Deeds
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?(U) Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.(V) 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?(W) 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.(X)
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds,(Y) and I will show you my faith(Z) by my deeds.(AA) 19 You believe that there is one God.(AB) Good! Even the demons believe that(AC)—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[d]?(AD) 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(AE) 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together,(AF) and his faith was made complete by what he did.(AG) 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[e](AH) and he was called God’s friend.(AI) 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?(AJ) 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.(AK)
Footnotes
- James 2:8 Lev. 19:18
- James 2:11 Exodus 20:14; Deut. 5:18
- James 2:11 Exodus 20:13; Deut. 5:17
- James 2:20 Some early manuscripts dead
- James 2:23 Gen. 15:6
Santiago 2
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Santiago 2
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Babala Laban sa Pagtatangi ng Tao
2 Mga kapatid ko, dapat ay pantay-pantay ang tingin ninyo sa lahat ng tao habang pinanghahawakan ninyo ang pananampalataya sa ating maluwalhating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo. 2 Halimbawang pumasok sa inyong pagtitipon ang isang taong may gintong singsing at may magandang kasuotan, at dumating din ang isang dukha na gusgusin ang damit, 3 at binigyang-pansin ninyo ang nakadamit nang maganda at sinabi sa kanya, “Narito ang magandang upuan para sa iyo” at sa dukha ay inyo namang sinabi, “Tumayo ka riyan,” o kaya'y, “Diyan ka na lang maupo sa may paanan ko,” 4 hindi ba nagtatangi na kayo at humahatol nang may masamang pag-iisip? 5 Pakinggan ninyo ito, minamahal kong mga kapatid. Hindi ba pinili ng Diyos ang mga dukha sa mundong ito upang maging mayaman sa pananampalataya at magmana ng kahariang kanyang ipinangako sa mga nagmamahal sa kanya? 6 Ngunit hinahamak ninyo ang mga dukha. Hindi ba't ang mayayaman ang umaapi sa inyo at kumakaladkad sa inyo sa mga hukuman? 7 Hindi ba't sila ang lumalapastangan sa marangal na pangalang itinawag sa inyo? 8 Mabuti (A) ang inyong ginagawa kung tinutupad ninyo ang marangal na Kautusang mula sa ating Hari ayon sa Kasulatan, “Ibigin mo ang iyong kapwa gaya ng iyong sarili.” 9 Ngunit kung nagtatangi kayo ng tao, kayo'y nagkakasala at ayon sa Kautusan, kayo'y napatunayang suwail kaya't dapat parusahan. 10 Sinumang tumutupad sa buong Kautusan, subalit lumalabag sa isang bahagi nito, ay nagkakasala sa buong Kautusan. 11 Sapagkat (B) ang Diyos na nagsabi, “Huwag kang mangalunya,” ay siya ring nagsabing, “Huwag kang papatay.” Kung hindi ka man nangangalunya, ngunit pumapatay ka naman, lumalabag ka rin sa Kautusan. 12 Kaya't mag-ingat kayo sa inyong pananalita at gawa, sapagkat hahatulan kayo ayon sa Kautusang nagpapalaya sa inyo. 13 Walang awang hahatulan ang mga hindi nagpakita ng awa. Ngunit ang habag ay magtatagumpay sa paghatol.
Pananampalataya at Gawa
14 Mga kapatid, ano ang pakinabang kung sabihin man ng isang tao na mayroon siyang pananampalataya, ngunit hindi naman ito nakikita sa gawa? Maililigtas ba siya ng ganoong uri ng pananampalataya? 15 Halimbawang ang isang kapatid ay walang maisuot at walang makain sa araw-araw, 16 at ang isa sa inyo ay magsabi sa kanya, “Pagpalain ka ng Diyos; magbihis ka't mabusog,” ngunit hindi naman ninyo ibinibigay ang mga kailangan ng kanyang katawan, ano'ng pakinabang niyon? 17 Gayundin naman, ang pananampalatayang walang kalakip na gawa ay patay. 18 Ngunit may magsasabi: Mayroon kang pananampalataya, at mayroon naman akong gawa. Ipakita mo sa akin ang pananampalataya mong walang kalakip na gawa, at ipapakita ko naman sa iyo ang aking pananampalataya sa pamamagitan ng aking mga gawa. 19 Sumasampalataya kang iisa ang Diyos? Mabuti! Ang mga demonyo man ay sumasampalataya at nanginginig pa. 20 Nais mo ba ng katibayan, O taong hangal, na walang kabuluhan ang pananampalataya na walang kasamang gawa? 21 Hindi (C) ba't kinalugdan ng Diyos ang ating amang si Abraham dahil sa kanyang mga gawa, nang ihandog niya sa dambana ang anak niyang si Isaac? 22 Dito'y makikita mong magkalakip ang kanyang pananampalataya at kanyang mga gawa, at naging ganap ang pananampalataya dahil sa kanyang mga gawa. 23 Natupad (D) ang sinasabi ng Kasulatan, “Si Abraham ay sumampalataya sa Diyos, at dahil dito, siya'y itinuring na matuwid,” at tinawag siyang kaibigan ng Diyos. 24 Dito ninyo makikita na ang tao'y itinuturing na matuwid dahil sa kanyang mga gawa at hindi dahil sa kanyang pananampalataya lamang. 25 Gayundin, (E) hindi ba't ang masamang babaing si Rahab[a] ay itinuring na matuwid dahil sa mga gawa, nang patuluyin niya ang mga espiya at nagturo ng ibang daan upang makatakas? 26 Sapagkat kung paanong ang katawang walang espiritu ay patay, ang pananampalatayang walang kalakip na gawa ay patay.
Footnotes
- Santiago 2:25 o babaing nagbibili ng panandaliang aliw.
James 2
King James Version
James 2
King James Version
2 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
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