Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

James 2

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James 2 . 1 , It is not agreeable to Christian profession to regard the rich , and to despise the poor brethren; James 2 . 13 , rather we are to be loving and merciful; James 2 . 14 , and not to boast of faith where no deeds are; James 2 . 17 , which is but a dead faith; James 2 . 19 , the faith of the devils; James 2 . 21 , not of Abraham; James 2 . 25 , nor Rahab.

James 2:1

My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.

James 2:1 · BSB

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James 2:2

Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.

James 2:2 · BSB

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assembly Gr. synagogue

James 2:3

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,”

James 2:3 · BSB

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in a good place or well , or , seemly

James 2:4

have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

James 2:4 · BSB

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James 2:5

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?

James 2:5 · BSB

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or , that which

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James 2:6

But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

James 2:6 · BSB

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James 2:7

Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?

James 2:7 · BSB

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James 2:8

If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.

James 2:8 · BSB

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James 2:9

But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

James 2:9 · BSB

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James 2:10

Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

James 2:10 · BSB

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For While the Jews taught that "he who transgresses all the precepts of the law has broken the yoke , dissolved the covenant , and exposed the law to contempt; and so has he done who has only broken one precept;" they also taught , "that he who observed any principal command was equal to him who kept the whole law ," and gave for an example the forsaking of idolatry. To correct this false doctrine was the object James had in view.

James 2:11

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.

James 2:11 · BSB

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he said that , or , that law , which said

James 2:12

Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.

James 2:12 · BSB

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James 2:13

For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 2:13 · BSB

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rejoiceth or , glorieth

James 2:14

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

James 2:14 · BSB

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James 2:15

Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

James 2:15 · BSB

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James 2:16

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?

James 2:16 · BSB

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James 2:17

So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.

James 2:17 · BSB

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alone Gr. by itself

James 2:18

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.

James 2:18 · BSB

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without thy works Some copies read , by thy works.

James 2:19

You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

James 2:19 · BSB

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James 2:20

O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?

James 2:20 · BSB

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James 2:21

Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

James 2:21 · BSB

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James 2:22

You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.

James 2:22 · BSB

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Seest thou or , Thou seest

James 2:23

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.

James 2:23 · BSB

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James 2:24

As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.

James 2:24 · BSB

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James 2 . 15-18

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James 2:25

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?

James 2:25 · BSB

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James 2:26

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

James 2:26 · BSB

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spirit or , breath

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web13 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations James 2:11 → Exodus 20:13-14, James 2:19 → Deuteronomy 6:4, James 2:23 → Genesis 15:6, James 2:8 → Leviticus 19:18
Allusions James 2:13 → Micah 6:8, James 2:23 → Isaiah 41:8, James 2:25 → Joshua 2
Echoes James 2:11 → Deuteronomy 19:4, James 2:8 → Deuteronomy 10:18-19
Trajectories
Rahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles)
Chiasms
Shaped James 2:1–4, James 2:17–26, James 2:5–17
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