1 My brethren, do not with respect of the stature of persons hold the faith of our Prince Yahshua Christ of honor.2 For if perhaps a man should enter into your assembly hall with a gold ring in a shining garment, and a beggar should enter in a filthy garment,3 then you should look upon he wearing the shining garment and say "You sit here comfortably", and to the beggar you should say "You stand there", or "Sit beneath my footstool",4 have you not made a distinction among yourselves and become judges of evil reasonings?5 Listen, my beloved brethren: has Yahweh not chosen the beggars in society to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?6 But you dishonor the beggar? Do the wealthy not exercise power over you, and they themselves drag you into trial?7 Do they themselves not blaspheme the good name labeled upon you?8 If, however, you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture: "You shall love him near to you as yourself", you do well.9 But if you respect the stature of persons, you commit an error, being convicted by the law as transgressors.10 For he who should keep the whole law but would fail in one thing, has become liable for all.11 For He having said "you should not commit adultery" also said "you should not commit murder", and if you do not commit adultery but you commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.12 Thusly you speak and thusly you do as if going to be judged by a law of liberty.13 For judgment is without mercy for him not effecting mercy. Mercy exults over judgment.14 What is the benefit, my brethren, if one should claim to have faith, but does not have works? Is faith able to save him?15 If a brother or sister becomes naked and lacking daily food,16 and one from among you should say to them: "Go in peace, be warm and fed", but you would not give to them the provisions for the body, what is the benefit?17 Thusly also faith, if it should not have works, is by itself dead.18 Rather one shall say: "You have faith, and I have works, show to me your faith without the works, and I shall show to you faith by my works!"19 You believe that there is one God, you do well; even the demons believe it, and they shudder!20 Now do you desire to know, o vain man, that faith without works is idle?21 Had Abraham our father not been deemed righteous by works, offering Isaak his son upon the altar?22 Do you see that the faith had operated together with his works and by works the faith had been perfected?23 And the Scripture had been fulfilled which says "And Abraham believed Yahweh, and it was accounted to him for righteousness", and he is called a friend of Yahweh.24 Observe that a man is deemed righteous by works and not by faith alone.25 And in like manner was not Rahab the harlot also deemed righteous by works, receiving the messengers, and discharging them by another way?26 For just as the body without a spirit is dead, thusly also faith without works is dead!