Verse 7
James 2:7
World English Bible, British Edition
7
Don’t they blaspheme the honourable name by which you are called?
Original Language Text
greek
οὐκ αὐτοὶ βλασφημοῦσιν τὸ καλὸν ὄνομα τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς;
English Translation
Do they not themselves blaspheme the beautiful name that was called upon you?
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Chapter 2 Context
1
My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our glorious Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ with
partiality.
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2
For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy...
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3
and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say,
“Sit here in a good place;...
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4
haven’t you shown partiality amongst yourselves, and become judges with
evil thoughts?
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5
Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God (Elohim) choose those who are poor in this
world to be rich...
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6
But you have dishonoured the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and
personally drag you before the...
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7
Don’t they blaspheme the honourable name by which you are called?
8
However, if you fulfil the royal law according to the Scripture,
“You shall love your neighbour as y...
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9
But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law
as transgressors.
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10
For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has
become guilty of all.
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11
For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not comm...
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12
So speak and so do as men who are to be judged by the law of freedom.
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13
For judgement is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy
triumphs over judgement.
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14
What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but
has no works? Can faith save him?
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15
And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,
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16
and one of you tells them, “Go in peace. Be warmed and filled;” yet
you didn’t give them the things...
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17
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
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18
Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your
faith without works, and I wil...
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19
You believe that God (Elohim) is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and
shudder.
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20
But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
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21
Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up
Isaac his son on the altar?
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22
You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected.
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23
So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God (Elohim), and
it was accounted to h...
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24
You see then that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.
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25
In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works
when she received the messenger...
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26
For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from
works is dead.
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