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警告偏私

1我的弟兄们，你们信奉我们荣耀的主耶稣基督，便不可按着外貌待人。

2若有一个人带着金戒指，穿着华美衣服，进你们的会堂去；又有一个穷人穿着肮脏衣服也进去；

3你们就重看那穿华美衣服的人，说：「请坐在这好位上」；又对那穷人说：「你站在那里」，或「坐在我脚凳下边。」

4这岂不是你们偏心待人，用恶意断定人吗？

5我亲爱的弟兄们，请听， 神岂不是拣选了世上的贫穷人，叫他们在信上富足，并承受他所应许给那些爱他之人的国吗？

6你们反倒羞辱贫穷人。那富足人岂不是欺压你们、拉你们到公堂去吗？

7他们不是亵渎你们所敬奉的尊名吗？

8经上记着说：「要爱人如己。」你们若全守这至尊的律法才是好的。

9但你们若按外貌待人，便是犯罪，被律法定为犯法的。

10因为凡遵守全律法的，只在一条上跌倒，他就是犯了众条。

11原来那说「不可奸淫」的，也说「不可杀人」；你就是不奸淫，却杀人，仍是成了犯律法的。

12你们既然要按使人自由的律法受审判，就该照这律法说话行事。

13因为那不怜悯人的，也要受无怜悯的审判；怜悯原是向审判夸胜。

信心和行为

14我的弟兄们，若有人说自己有信心，却没有行为，有什么益处呢？这信心能救他吗？

15若是弟兄或是姊妹，赤身露体，又缺了日用的饮食；

16你们中间有人对他们说：「平平安安地去吧！愿你们穿得暖，吃得饱」，却不给他们身体所需用的，这有什么益处呢？

17这样，信心若没有行为就是死的。

18必有人说：「你有信心，我有行为；你将你没有行为的信心指给我看，我便借着我的行为，将我的信心指给你看。」

19你信 神只有一位，你信的不错；鬼魔也信，却是战惊。

20虚浮的人哪，你愿意知道没有行为的信心是死的吗？

21我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕把他儿子以撒献在坛上，岂不是因行为称义吗？

22可见，信心是与他的行为并行，而且信心因着行为才得成全。

23这就应验经上所说：「亚伯拉罕信 神，这就算为他的义。」他又得称为 神的朋友。

24这样看来，人称义是因着行为，不是单因着信。

25妓女喇合接待使者，又放他们从别的路上出去，不也是一样因行为称义吗？

26身体没有灵魂是死的，信心没有行为也是死的。

1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with respect of persons.

2For if there shall come into your assembly a man having a golden ring, in fine apparel, and there shall come in also a poor man in mean attire,

3And you have respect to him that is clothed with the fine apparel, and shall say to him: Sit thou here well; but say to the poor man: Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool:

4Do you not judge within yourselves, and are become judges of unjust thoughts?

5Hearken, my dearest brethren: hath not God chosen the poor in this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him?

6But you have dishonoured the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you by might? and do not they draw you before the judgment seats?

7Do not they blaspheme the good name that is invoked upon you?

8If then you fulfill the royal law, according to the scriptures, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; you do well.

9But if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, being reproved by the law as transgressors.

10And whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offend in one point, is become guilty of all.

11For he that said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not kill. Now if thou do not commit adultery, but shalt kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

12So speak ye, and so do, as being to be judged by the law of liberty.

13For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment.

14What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works? Shall faith be able to save him?

15And if a brother or sister be naked, and want daily food:

16And one of you say to them: Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; yet give them not those things that are necessary for the body, what shall it profit?

17So faith also, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

18But some man will say: Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without works; and I will shew thee, by works, my faith.

19Thou believest that there is one God. Thou dost well: the devils also believe and tremble.

20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, offering up Isaac his son upon the altar?

22Seest thou, that faith did co-operate with his works; and by works faith was made perfect?

23And the scripture was fulfilled, saying: Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him to justice, and he was called the friend of God.

24Do you see that by works a man is justified; and not by faith only?

25And in like manner also Rahab the harlot, was not she justified by works, receiving the messengers, and sending them out another way?

26For even as the body without the spirit is dead; so also faith without works is dead.