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A Warning against Prejudice

My dear brothers and sisters,[a] how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?

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Footnotes

  1. 2:1 Greek brothers; also in 2:5, 14.

Favoritism Forbidden

My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious(A) Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.(B)

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Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[a] But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:8 Lev 19:18.

If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”[a](A) you are doing right. But if you show favoritism,(B) you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. James 2:8 Lev. 19:18