Jc 2 (King James)

¹ 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.

Jc 2 (Vulgate)

¹ Fratres mei, nolite in personarum acceptione habere fidem Domini nostri Jesu Christi gloriæ.
² Etenim si introierit in conventum vestrum vir aureum annulum habens in veste candida, introierit autem et pauper in sordido habitu,
³ et intendatis in eum qui indutus est veste præclara, et dixeritis ei : Tu sede hic bene : pauperi autem dicatis : Tu sta illic ; aut sede sub scabello pedum meorum :
⁴ nonne judicatis apud vosmetipsos, et facti estis judices cogitationum iniquarum ?
⁵ Audite, fratres mei dilectissimi : nonne Deus elegit pauperes in hoc mundo, divites in fide, et hæredes regni, quod repromisit Deus diligentibus se ?
⁶ vos autem exhonorastis pauperem. Nonne divites per potentiam opprimunt vos, et ipsi trahunt vos ad judicia ?
⁷ nonne ipsi blasphemant bonum nomen, quod invocatum est super vos ?
⁸ Si tamen legem perficitis regalem secundum Scripturas : Diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum : bene facitis :
⁹ si autem personas accipitis, peccatum operamini, redarguti a lege quasi transgressores.
¹⁰ Quicumque autem totam legem servaverit, offendat autem in uno, factus est omnium reus.
¹¹ Qui enim dixit : Non mœchaberis, dixit et : Non occides. Quod si non mœchaberis, occides autem, factus es transgressor legis.
¹² Sic loquimini, et sic facite sicut per legem libertatis incipientes judicari.
¹³ Judicium enim sine misericordia illi qui non fecit misericordiam : superexaltat autem misericordia judicium.
¹⁴ Quid proderit, fratres mei, si fidem quis dicat se habere, opera autem non habeat ? numquid poterit fides salvare eum ?
¹⁵ Si autem frater et soror nudi sint, et indigeant victu quotidiano,
¹⁶ dicat autem aliquis ex vobis illis : Ite in pace, calefacimini et saturamini : non dederitis autem eis quæ necessaria sunt corpori, quid proderit ?
¹⁷ Sic et fides, si non habeat opera, mortua est in semetipsa.
¹⁸ Sed dicet quis : Tu fidem habes, et ego opera habeo : ostende mihi fidem tuam sine operibus : et ego ostendam tibi ex operibus fidem meam.
¹⁹ Tu credis quoniam unus est Deus : bene facis : et dæmones credunt, et contremiscunt.
²⁰ Vis autem scire, o homo inanis, quoniam fides sine operibus mortua est ?
²¹ Abraham pater noster nonne ex operibus justificatus est, offerens Isaac filium suum super altare ?
²² Vides quoniam fides cooperabatur operibus illius : et ex operibus fides consummata est ?
²³ Et suppleta est Scriptura, dicens : Credidit Abraham Deo, et reputatum est illi ad justitiam, et amicus Dei appellatus est.
²⁴ Videtis quoniam ex operibus justificatur homo, et non ex fide tantum ?
²⁵ Similiter et Rahab meretrix, nonne ex operibus justificata est, suscipiens nuntios, et alia via ejiciens ?
²⁶ Sicut enim corpus sine spiritu mortuum est, ita et fides sine operibus mortua est.