James 2 – KJV & CRO

King James Version

James 2:1-26

1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2For 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; 3And 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: 4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? 5Hearken, 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? 6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? 7Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? 8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 9But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11For 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. 12So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. 13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. 14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16And 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? 17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18Yea, 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. 19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23And 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. 24Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 25Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Knijga O Kristu

Jakovljeva 2:1-26

Upozorenje na pristranost

1Braćo moja, vi vjerujete u slavnoga Gospodina Isusa Krista i zato ne budite pristrani!

2Kad bi u vaš sastanak ušao čovjek sa zlatnim prstenjem i u skupoj odjeći, a istodobno došao i bijedno obučeni siromah 3te kad biste onomu u skupoj odjeći rekli: “Sjednite ovdje, na dobro mjesto”, a siromahu: “Ti možeš ondje stajati ili sjesti na pod pokraj mojeg stolca”— 4ne bi li to značilo da ste pristrani i da nepravedno sudite?

5Poslušajte me, ljubljena moja braćo! Zar Bog nije izabrao siromahe ovoga svijeta da budu bogataši u vjeri? Nisu li oni baštinici Kraljevstva koje je Bog obećao ljudima koji njega ljube? 6A vi ste prezreli siromaha! Zar nisu upravo bogataši ti koji vas tlače i koji vas povlače po sudovima? 7Ne kunu li upravo oni lijepo ime Onoga po kome se zovete?

8Ako zaista izvršavate kraljevski zakon iz Pisma: “Ljubi svojega bližnjega kao sebe samoga”,2:8 Levitski zakonik 19:18. dobro činite. 9Ali ako pristrano postupate prema ljudima, činite grijeh, i prema Zakonu ste prijestupnici. 10Tko vrši sav Zakon, a samo u jednoj odredbi pogriješi, kriv je kao da je sve prekršio. 11Jer Bog koji je rekao: “Ne čini preljub” kazao je i: “Ne ubij!” Pa ako i nisi počinio preljub, ali si nekog ubio, u potpunosti si prekršio Zakon i pred Bogom si kriv za sve.

12I zato, ma što govorili ili činili, imajte na umu da će vam biti suđeno prema zakonu ljubavi, zakonu koji vas je oslobodio. 13Jer za onoga tko nije milostiv prema drugima, na sudu također neće biti milosti. Ali za one koji su milosrdni, Božje će milosrđe pobijediti nad sudom.

Vjera bez dobrih djela je mrtva

14Draga braćo i sestre, što koristi ako tko veli da ima vjeru, a ne čini dobra djela? Zar ga takva vjera može spasiti? 15Ako su vam koji brat ili sestra bez svagdašnje hrane i odjeće, 16a vi im kažete: “Idite u miru, utoplite se i najedite se”—ali im ne date hranu ni odjeću, od kakve je to koristi?

17Tako je i s vjerom: ne rodi li dobrim djelima, mrtva je i nekorisna.

18Netko bi, naprotiv, mogao reći: “Ti imaš vjeru, a ja imam djela.” Ali ja kažem: “Dokaži mi svoju vjeru odvojeno od djela, a ja ću tebi dokazati svoju vjeru djelima!”

19Zar još misliš kako je dostatno vjerovati da postoji samo jedan Bog? Dobro je to vjerovati. I zlodusi u to vjeruju—i dršću! 20Kad ćeš već jednom naučiti, šuplja glavo, da je vjera bez dobrih djela nekorisna?

21Zar se naš predak Abraham nije pred Bogom opravdao djelom kad je na žrtvenik prinio svojega sina Izaka? 22Toliko je vjerovao Bogu da je bio voljan učiniti sve što on od njega zatraži. Vjera mu je dakle pomogla da učini dobro djelo te je tako, s pomoću djela, postala savršenom. 23Tako se ispunilo ono što piše u Svetome pismu: “Abraham povjerovao Bogu i Bog ga je proglasio pravednim zbog njegove vjere.”2:23 Postanak 15:6. Nazvao ga je čak “Božjim prijateljem”. 24Vidite, dakle, čovjek biva opravdan zbog svojih djela, a ne samo zbog svoje vjere.

25Nije li se isto tako djelom opravdala i bludnica Rahaba kad je primila glasnike i izvela ih drugim putem? 26Kao što je tijelo bez duha mrtvo, mrtva je i vjera bez djela.