James 2:9

Bishops' Bible (1568)

But yf ye regarde one person more then another, ye commit sinne, and are rebuked of the lawe, as transgressours.

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  • Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do no vnrighteousnesse in iudgement, thou shalt not fauour the person poore, nor honour the person mightie, but in righteousnes shalt thou iudge thy neighbour.
  • John 8:9 : 9 And when they hearde this, beyng accused of their owne consciences, they went out one by one, begynnyng at the eldest, euen vnto the last: and Iesus was left alone, & the woman standyng in the myddes.
  • John 8:46 : 46 Which of you rebuketh me of sinne? Yf I say the trueth, why do not ye beleue me?
  • John 16:8 : 8 And whe he is come, he wyll rebuke the world of sinne, and of righteousnes, and of iudgement.
  • Rom 3:20 : 20 Because that by the deedes of the lawe, there shall no flesshe be iustified in his syght. For by the lawe, commeth the knowledge of sinne.
  • Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the lawe sinne? God forbyd. Neuerthelesse, I knewe not sinne, but by the lawe: For I had not knowen lust, except the lawe had sayde, thou shalt not lust. 8 But sinne, takyng occasion by the commaundement, wrought in me all maner of concupiscence. For without the lawe, sinne was dead. 9 I once lyued without lawe: But when the commaundement came, sinne reuyued, 10 And I was dead. And the very same commaundemet, which was ordeyned vnto lyfe, was founde to be vnto me an occasion of death. 11 For sinne, takyng occasion by the commaundement, hath deceaued me, and by the same slewe me. 12 Wherfore the lawe is holy, and the commaundement holy, & iust and good. 13 Was that then which was good, made death vnto me? God forbyd. But sinne, that sinne myght appeare, by that which was good to worke death in me: that sinne by ye commaundement, myght be out of measure sinfull.
  • 1 Cor 14:24 : 24 But yf all prophesie, and there come in one ye beleueth not, or one vnlearned: he is rebuked of all men, and is iudged of euery man:
  • Gal 2:19 : 19 For I, through the lawe, am dead to the lawe, that I myght lyue vnto God: I am crucified with Christe.
  • Jas 2:1-4 : 1 My brethren, haue not the fayth of our Lorde Iesus Christe, the Lord of glorie, with respect of persons. 2 For yf there come into your companie a man wearing a golde ryng, clothed in goodly apparell, and there come in also a poore man in vile rayment: 3 And ye haue a respect to hym that weareth the gay clothyng, and say vnto hym, sitte thou here in a good place: & say vnto the poore, stande thou there, or sitte here vnder my footestoole: 4 Are ye not partiall in your selues, and are made iudges of euyll thoughtes?
  • 1 John 3:4 : 4 Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the lawe: for sinne is the transgression of the lawe.
  • Jude 1:15 : 15 To geue iudgement agaynst all men, and to rebuke all that are vngodly among them, of all their vngodly deedes, which they haue vngodly committed, and of all their cruel speakynges, which vngodly sinners haue spoken agaynst hym.

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    6But ye haue despised the poore. Do not riche men oppresse you by tirannie, and drawe you before the iudgementes seates?

    7Do not they blaspheme that good name by the which you are named?

    8If ye fulfyll the royal lawe, according to the scripture, thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, ye do well:

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    10Whosoeuer shal kepe the whole lawe, and yet fayle in one poynt, he is gyltie of all.

    11For he that sayde, thou shalt not commit adulterie: sayde also, thou shalt not kyll. Though thou do none adulterie, yet yf thou kyll, thou art become a transgressour of the lawe.

    12So speake ye, and so do, as they that shalbe iudged by the lawe of libertie.

    13For he shall haue iudgement without mercie, that sheweth no mercie: And mercie reioyceth agaynst iudgement.

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    21To haue respect of persons in iudgement is not good, for that man wyll do wrong, yea euen for a peece of bread.

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    11For there is no respect of persos with God.

    12For whosoeuer hath sinned without lawe, shall also perishe without lawe: And as many as haue sinned in ye lawe, shalbe iudged by the lawe.

    13(For in the sight of God, they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe: but the doers of the lawe shalbe iustified.

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    1My brethren, haue not the fayth of our Lorde Iesus Christe, the Lord of glorie, with respect of persons.

    2For yf there come into your companie a man wearing a golde ryng, clothed in goodly apparell, and there come in also a poore man in vile rayment:

    3And ye haue a respect to hym that weareth the gay clothyng, and say vnto hym, sitte thou here in a good place: & say vnto the poore, stande thou there, or sitte here vnder my footestoole:

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    10He shall punishe you, and reproue you, if ye do secretly accept any person.

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    9Therefore haue I also made you despised and vyle before all the people, because you kept not my wayes, but haue ben parciall in the lawe.

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    17And yf so be that ye call on the father, which without respect of person iudgeeth accordyng to euery mans worke, see that ye passe the tyme of your dwellyng here, in feare:

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    4Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the lawe: for sinne is the transgression of the lawe.

  • Prov 24:23
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    23It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement.

  • Rom 2:22-23
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    22Thou that sayest a man shoulde not commit adulterie, breakest wedlocke. Thou abhorrest idoles, and yet robbest God of his honour.

    23Thou that makest thy boast of ye lawe, through breakyng the lawe dishonorest God.

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    15Ye shall do no vnrighteousnesse in iudgement, thou shalt not fauour the person poore, nor honour the person mightie, but in righteousnes shalt thou iudge thy neighbour.

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    11Backbite not one another brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that iudgeth his brother, backbiteth ye lawe, and iudgeth the lawe: But and yf thou iudge the lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the lawe, but a iudge.

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    17If then, whyle we seke to be made ryghteous by Christe, we our selues are founde sinners: is therfore Christe the minister of sinne? God forbyd.

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    14For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde, which is this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe.

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    17Ye shall haue no respect of any person in iudgement, but you shall heare the small aswell as the great: You shall not feare the face of any man, for the iudgement is Gods. And the cause that is to harde for you, referre it vnto me, and I wyll heare it.

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    5It is not good to regarde the person of the vngodly, to ouerthrowe the righteous in iudgement.

  • 1 Cor 8:12
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    12When ye sinne so against the brethren, and wounde their weake conscience, ye sinne against Christe.

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    8Nay, ye your selues do wrong, and do harme, and that to your brethren.

  • Eph 6:9
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    2If a soule sinne and trespasse agaynst the Lorde, and denie vnto his neyghbour that which was taken him to kepe, or that was put into his hands, or doth violent robberie or wrong vnto his neyghbour,

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    6Speake vnto the children of Israel: When a man or woman shall commit any sinne that men comit, and trespasse agaynst the Lorde: when that person shall trespasse,

  • Jer 7:5
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    5But rather in deede amende your wayes and counsels, and iudge right betwixt a man and his neighbour,

  • Rom 13:9
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    9For this: Thou shalt not commit adultrie, thou shalt not kyll, thou shalt not steale, thou shalt not beare false witnesse, thou shalt not lust: and yf there be any other commaundement, it is comprehended in this saying: Namelye, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

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    7What shall we say then? Is the lawe sinne? God forbyd. Neuerthelesse, I knewe not sinne, but by the lawe: For I had not knowen lust, except the lawe had sayde, thou shalt not lust.

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    2Beare ye one anothers burthen, and so fulfyll the lawe of Christe.

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    15Which shewe the workes of the lawe written in their heartes, their conscience bearing them witnesse, & their thoughtes, accusyng one another, or excusyng,)

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    22And be ye doers of the worde, and not hearers only, deceauyng your owne selues.

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    20Because that by the deedes of the lawe, there shall no flesshe be iustified in his syght. For by the lawe, commeth the knowledge of sinne.