“And now, let the fear of יהוה be upon you. Guard and do it, for there is no unrighteousness with יהוה our Elohim, nor partiality, nor taking of bribes.”
James 2:1 - The Scriptures 2009 My brothers, do not hold the belief of our Master יהושע Messiah, the Master of esteem, with partiality. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition MY BRETHREN, pay no servile regard to people [show no prejudice, no partiality]. Do not [attempt to] hold and practice the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ [the Lord] of glory [together with snobbery]! American Standard Version (1901) My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. Common English Bible My brothers and sisters, when you show favoritism you deny the faithfulness of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has been resurrected in glory. Catholic Public Domain Version My brothers, within the glorious faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, do not choose to show favoritism toward persons. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with respect of persons. |
“And now, let the fear of יהוה be upon you. Guard and do it, for there is no unrighteousness with יהוה our Elohim, nor partiality, nor taking of bribes.”
These also are for the wise: It is not good to show partiality in right-ruling.
To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man would transgress.
‘Do no unrighteousness in right-ruling. Do not be partial to the poor or favour the face of the great, but rightly rule your neighbour in righteousness.
And they sent to Him their taught ones with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of Elohim in truth, and it does not concern You about anyone, for You are not partial to any man.
And opening his mouth, Kĕpha said, “Truly I see that Elohim shows no partiality,
witnessing to Yehuḏim, and also to Greeks: repentance toward Elohim and belief in our Master יהושע Messiah.
And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a female Yehuḏi, he sent for Sha’ul and heard him concerning the belief in Messiah.
And he replied, “Men, brothers and fathers, listen: The Elohim of esteem appeared to our father Aḇraham when he was in Aram Naharayim, before he dwelt in Ḥaran,
For I long to see you, so as to impart some spiritual gift to you, for you to be established,
which no one of the rulers of this age knew, for if they had known, they would not have impaled the Master of esteem.
Do not show partiality in right-ruling, hear the small as well as the great. Do not be afraid of anyone’s face, for the right-ruling belongs to Elohim. And the case which is too hard for you, bring it to me, and I shall hear it.’
“Do not distort right-ruling. Do not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
having heard of your belief in Messiah יהושע and of your love for all the set-apart ones,
having belief and a good conscience, which some have thrust aside and suffered shipwreck concerning their belief.
I earnestly witness before Elohim and the Master יהושע Messiah, and the chosen messengers, that you watch over these matters without prejudice, doing none at all with partiality.
Sha’ul, a servant of Elohim and an emissary of יהושע Messiah, according to the belief of Elohim’s chosen ones and knowledge of the truth according to reverence,
looking for the blessed expectation and esteemed appearance of the great Elohim and our Saviour יהושע Messiah,
who being the brightness of the esteem and the exact representation of His substance, and sustaining all by the word of His power, having made a cleansing of our sins through Himself, sat down at the right hand of the Greatness on high,
looking to the Prince and Perfecter of our belief, יהושע, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the stake, having despised the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of Elohim.
So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath,
and you pay attention to the one wearing the splendid robe and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor one, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here by my feet,”
but if you show partiality, you commit sin, being found guilty by the Torah as transgressors.
But the wisdom from above is first clean, then peaceable, gentle, ready to obey, filled with compassion and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
Shim‛on Kĕpha, a servant and emissary of יהושע Messiah, to those who have obtained a belief as precious as ours by the righteousness of our Elohim and Saviour יהושע Messiah:
These are grumblers, complainers, who walk according to their own lusts, and their mouth speaks proudly, admiring faces of others for the sake of gain.
Here is the endurance of the set-apart ones, here are those guarding the commands of Elohim and the belief of יהושע.