Jakob 2
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Behandla alla människor lika
2 Mina syskon, ni tror ju på vår förhärligade Herre Jesus Kristus, så favorisera ingen människa.
2 Tänk er att ni är samlade till gudstjänst, och in kommer en man med en guldring på fingret och klädd i fina kläder, likaså en fattig man i smutsiga kläder. 3 Om ni då genast fäster er blick på den finklädde och erbjuder honom den bästa platsen, medan någon säger till den fattige: ”Du kan stå där borta”, eller ”Sätt dig här på golvet bredvid mig”, 4 pågår det då inte en diskriminering bland er, och fäller ni inte orätta domar?
5 Lyssna på mig, mina kära syskon! Har inte Gud utvalt dem som är fattiga i världens ögon till att vara rika i tron och ärva det rike som han har lovat dem som älskar honom? 6 Ändå föraktar ni de fattiga. Är det inte de rika som förtrycker er och drar er inför domstol? 7 Är det inte de som hånar hans härliga namn, hans som kallade er?
8 Om ni följer den kungliga lagen,[a] den som enligt Skriften lyder: ”Du ska älska din medmänniska som dig själv”[b], då gör ni rätt. 9 Om ni favoriserar människor, så syndar ni och är enligt lagen skyldiga till att ha brutit mot den. 10 Den som håller hela lagen men bryter mot ett enda bud har brutit mot allt. 11 Han som sa: ”Du ska inte vara otrogen i ditt äktenskap” har ju också sagt: ”Du ska inte mörda.”[c] Så om du mördar någon har du brutit mot lagen, även om du inte har varit otrogen i ditt äktenskap.
12 Tala och handla som de som ska dömas efter frihetens lag. 13 Domen blir obarmhärtig för den som inte har visat barmhärtighet, medan barmhärtigheten triumferar över domen.
Tro utan handlingar är bara tomma ord
14 Mina syskon, vad är det för nytta med att säga att man tror om man inte omsätter sin tro i praktisk handling? Kan en sådan tro rädda någon? 15 Om en troende bror eller syster har varken mat eller kläder, 16 räcker det då med att säga till dem: ”Var lugna. Klä er varmt och ät ordentligt”, om ni inte ger dem vad de behöver?
17 Så är det alltså med tron. Om den inte omsätts i praktisk handling är den i sig själv död.
18 Nu kanske någon invänder: ”Har du tro, så har jag gärningar.” Visa[d] mig din tro utan gärningar, så kan jag utifrån mina gärningar visa dig min tro. 19 Du tror att det finns en Gud. Det är bra. Det tror till och med de onda andarna och darrar. 20 Inser du inte, du tanklösa människa, att tron är meningslös om den inte omsätts i praktisk handling?
21 Var inte vår förfader Abraham rättfärdig därför att han var villig att offra sin son Isak på altaret?[e] 22 Du ser att hans tro samverkade med hans gärningar, och hans tro fullkomnades i och med att den omsattes i praktisk handling. 23 Genom detta uppfylldes det som står i Skriften: ”Abraham trodde Gud, och därför räknades han som rättfärdig”[f] och kallades Guds vän[g]. 24 Ni ser alltså att människan blir rättfärdig på grund av sina handlingar och inte bara genom tro.
25 Så var det ju också med Rachav, den prostituerade kvinnan: hon blev rättfärdig genom sina handlingar när hon tog emot budbärarna i sitt hus och släppte ut dem en annan väg. 26 Liksom en kropp utan livsande är död, så är en tro som inte omsätts i praktisk handling död.
Footnotes
- 2:8 I Matt 7:12; 22:39-40 kallar Jesus detta bud för det viktigaste av alla.
- 2:8 Se 3 Mos 19:18.
- 2:11 Se 2 Mos 20:13-14 och 5 Mos 5:17-18.
- 2:18 Här är det Jakob som talar igen.
- 2:21 Jfr 1 Mos 22:1-19.
- 2:23 Ordagrant: och räknades det honom till rättfärdighet.Se 1 Mos 15:6.
- 2:23 Jfr Jes 41:8.
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
James 2
New King James Version
Beware of Personal Favoritism
2 My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, (A)the Lord of glory, with (B)partiality. 2 For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in [a]fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in [b]filthy clothes, 3 and you [c]pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” 4 have you not [d]shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 Listen, my beloved brethren: (C)Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be (D)rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom (E)which He promised to those who love Him? 6 But (F)you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you (G)and drag you into the courts? 7 Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are (H)called?
8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, (I)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well; 9 but if you [e]show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as (J)transgressors. 10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet (K)stumble in one point, (L)he is guilty of all. 11 For He who said, (M)“Do not commit adultery,” also said, (N)“Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by (O)the law of liberty. 13 For (P)judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown (Q)no (R)mercy. (S)Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith Without Works Is Dead(T)
14 (U)What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 (V)If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and (W)one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” (X)Show me your faith without [f]your works, (Y)and I will show you my faith by [g]my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [h]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works (Z)when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see (AA)that faith was working together with his works, and by (AB)works faith was made [i]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, (AC)“Abraham believed God, and it was [j]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called (AD)the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise, (AE)was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Footnotes
- James 2:2 bright
- James 2:2 vile
- James 2:3 Lit. look upon
- James 2:4 differentiated
- James 2:9 Lit. receive the face
- James 2:18 NU omits your
- James 2:18 NU omits my
- James 2:20 NU useless
- James 2:22 complete
- James 2:23 credited
James 2
English Standard Version
The Sin of Partiality
2 My brothers,[a] (A)show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, (B)the Lord of glory. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” (C)while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” 4 have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become (D)judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, (E)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (F)rich in faith and heirs of (G)the kingdom, (H)which he has promised to those who love him? 6 But you (I)have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who (J)drag you (K)into court? 7 Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable (L)name by which you were called?
8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, (M)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9 But if you (N)show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point (O)has become guilty of all of it. 11 For he who said, (P)“Do not commit adultery,” also said, (Q)“Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under (R)the law of liberty. 13 For (S)judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith Without Works Is Dead
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith (T)but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 (U)If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 (V)and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good[b] is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith (W)apart from your works, and I will show you my faith (X)by my works. 19 (Y)You believe that God is one; you do well. Even (Z)the demons believe—and shudder! 20 Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? 21 (AA)Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that (AB)faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed (AC)by his works; 23 and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, (AD)“Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a (AE)friend of God. 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 And in the same way was not also (AF)Rahab the prostitute justified by works (AG)when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? 26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
Footnotes
- James 2:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 5, 14
- James 2:16 Or benefit
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