James 2:1,9
James 2:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.
James 2:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
James 2:1-4 The Message (MSG)
My dear friends, don’t let public opinion influence how you live out our glorious, Christ-originated faith. If a man enters your church wearing an expensive suit, and a street person wearing rags comes in right after him, and you say to the man in the suit, “Sit here, sir; this is the best seat in the house!” and either ignore the street person or say, “Better sit here in the back row,” haven’t you segregated God’s children and proved that you are judges who can’t be trusted?
James 2:8-11 The Message (MSG)
You do well when you complete the Royal Rule of the Scriptures: “Love others as you love yourself.” But if you play up to these so-called important people, you go against the Rule and stand convicted by it. You can’t pick and choose in these things, specializing in keeping one or two things in God’s law and ignoring others. The same God who said, “Don’t commit adultery,” also said, “Don’t murder.” If you don’t commit adultery but go ahead and murder, do you think your non-adultery will cancel out your murder? No, you’re a murderer, period.
James 2:1 King James Version (KJV)
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
James 2:9 King James Version (KJV)
but if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
James 2:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism.
James 2:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
James 2:1 New Century Version (NCV)
My dear brothers and sisters, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, never think some people are more important than others.
James 2:9 New Century Version (NCV)
But if you treat one person as being more important than another, you are sinning. You are guilty of breaking God’s law.
James 2:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
James 2:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
James 2:1 New International Version (NIV)
My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.
James 2:9 New International Version (NIV)
But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.
James 2:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
My fellow believers, do not practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of partiality [toward people—show no favoritism, no prejudice, no snobbery].
James 2:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But if you show partiality [prejudice, favoritism], you are committing sin and are convicted by the Law as offenders.
James 2:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?
James 2:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.
James 2:1 The Passion Translation (TPT)
My dear brothers and sisters, fellow believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ—how could we say that we have faith in him and yet we favor one group of people above another?
James (Jacob) 2:9 The Passion Translation (TPT)
But when you show prejudice you commit sin and you violate this royal law of love!