1 WYC Mi britheren, nyle ye haue the feith of oure Lord Jhesu Crist of glorie, in accepcioun of persoones. BSB BSB: My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.
2 WYC For if a man `that hath a goldun ring, and in a feire clothing, cometh in youre cumpany, and a pore man entrith in a foul clothing, BSB BSB: Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.
3 WYC and if ye biholden in to hym that is clothid with clere clothing, and if ye seie to hym, Sitte thou here wel; but to the pore man ye seien, Stonde thou there, ethir sitte vndur the stool of my feet; whether ye demen not anentis you silf, BSB BSB: If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”
4 WYC and ben maad domesmen of wickid thouytis? BSB BSB: have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 WYC Heere ye, my moost dereworthe britheren, whethir God chees not pore men in this world, riche in feith, and eiris of the kyngdom, that God bihiyte to men that louen him? BSB BSB: Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
6 WYC But ye han dispisid the pore man. Whether riche men oppressen not you bi power, and thei drawen you to domes? BSB BSB: But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
7 WYC Whether thei blasfemen not the good name, that is clepid to help on you? BSB BSB: Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?
8 WYC Netheles if ye performen the kingis lawe, bi scripturis, Thou schalt loue thi neiybour as thi silf, ye don wel. BSB BSB: If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
9 WYC But if ye taken persones, ye worchen synne, and ben repreued of the lawe, as trespasseris. BSB BSB: But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
10 WYC And who euere kepith al the lawe, but offendith in oon, he is maad gilti of alle. BSB BSB: Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
11 WYC For he that seide, Thou schalt do no letcherie, seide also, Thou schalt not sle; that if thou doist not letcherie, but thou sleest, thou art maad trespassour of the lawe. BSB BSB: For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
12 WYC Thus speke ye, and thus do ye, as bigynnynge to be demyd bi the lawe of fredom. BSB BSB: Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.
13 WYC For whi dom with out merci is to hym, that doith no mercy; but merci aboue reisith dom. BSB BSB: For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
15 WYC And if a brother ethir sister be nakid, and han nede of ech daies lyuelode, BSB BSB: Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
16 WYC and if ony of you seie to hem, Go ye in pees, be ye maad hoot, and be ye fillid; but if ye yyuen not to hem tho thingis that ben necessarie to bodi, what schal it profite? BSB BSB: If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?
17 WYC So also feith, if it hath not werkis, is deed in it silf. BSB BSB: So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
18 WYC But summan schal seie, Thou hast feith, and Y haue werkis; schewe thou to me thi feith with out werkis, and Y schal schewe to thee my feith of werkis. BSB BSB: But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
20 WYC But wolt thou wite, thou veyn man, that feith with out werkis is idul? BSB BSB: O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
21 WYC Whether Abraham, oure fadir, was not iustified of werkis, offringe Ysaac, his sone, on the auter? BSB BSB: Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
22 WYC Therfor thou seest, that feith wrouyte with hise werkis, and his feith was fillid of werkis. BSB BSB: You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.
23 WYC And the scripture was fillid, seiynge, Abraham bileuede to God, and it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse, and he was clepid the freend of God. BSB BSB: And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
25 WYC In lijk maner, and whether also Raab, the hoore, was not iustified of werkis, and resseyuede the messangeris, and sente hem out bi anothir weie? BSB BSB: In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?
26 WYC For as the bodi with out spirit is deed, so also feith with out werkis is deed. BSB BSB: As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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