James 2:1 KJV — MannaFest

James 2:1

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.

YLT

My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ,

DBT

My brethren, do not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Lord] of glory, with respect of persons:

About this book

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James — The Lord's brother writes to the twelve tribes scattered abroad — five chapters of direct, practical wisdom on the life faith produces. Pure religion, the tongue, the prayer of the righteous.

Author: James the Lord's brother (traditional — cf. Gal 1:19), leader of the Jerusalem church
Date: Early — possibly mid-40s AD, making it likely the earliest NT letter

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Proverbs 24:23
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
James 2:9
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy 1:17
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

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The character of Christians fully implied: they are such as have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ; they embrace it; they receive it; they govern themselves by it; they entertain the doctrine, and submit to the law and government, of Christ; they have it as a trust; they have it as a treasure.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

brethren--The equality of all Christians as "brethren," forms the groundwork of the admonition. the faith of . . . Christ--that is, the Christian faith.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

JAS 2:1JAS 2:9 LEV 19:15
Reached by 4 independent paths from here.
JAS 2:1LEV 19:15 PRO 24:23
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
JAS 2:1LEV 19:15 DEU 1:17
JAS 2:1DEU 1:17 DEU 16:19
JAS 2:1LEV 19:15 DEU 27:19
JAS 2:1DEU 1:17 EXO 18:26
JAS 2:1LEV 19:15 EXO 23:6-8
JAS 2:1DEU 1:17 JAS 2:9

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