James 2 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹ 0 And whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offend in one point, is become guilty of all.

² 1 For he that said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not kill. Now if thou do not commit adultery, but shalt kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

³ 2 So speak ye, and so do, as being to be judged by the law of liberty.

⁴ 3 For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment.

⁵ 4 What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works? Shall faith be able to save him?

⁶ 5 And if a brother or sister be naked, and want daily food:

⁷ 6 And one of you say to them: Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; yet give them not those things that are necessary for the body, what shall it profit?

⁸ 7 So faith also, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

⁹ 8 But some man will say: Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without works; and I will shew thee, by works, my faith.

¹⁰ 9 Thou believest that there is one God. Thou dost well: the devils also believe and tremble.

¹¹ 0 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

¹² 1 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, offering up Isaac his son upon the altar?

¹³ 2 Seest thou, that faith did co-operate with his works; and by works faith was made perfect?

¹⁴ 3 And the scripture was fulfilled, saying: Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him to justice, and he was called the friend of God.

¹⁵ 4 Do you see that by works a man is justified; and not by faith only?

¹⁶ 5 And in like manner also Rahab the harlot, was not she justified by works, receiving the messengers, and sending them out another way?

¹⁷ 6 For even as the body without the spirit is dead; so also faith without works is dead.

¹⁸ Be ye not many masters, my brethren, knowing that you receive the greater judgment.

¹⁹ For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man. He is able also with a bridle to lead about the whole body.

²⁰ For if we put bits into the mouths of horses, that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body.

²¹ Behold also ships, whereas they are great, and are driven by strong winds, yet are they turned about with a small helm, whithersoever the force of the governor willeth.

²² Even so the tongue is indeed a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold how small a fire kindleth a great wood.

²³ And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body, and inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell.

²⁴ For every nature of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of the rest, is tamed, and hath been tamed, by the nature of man:

²⁵ But the tongue no man can tame, an unquiet evil, full of deadly poison.

²⁶ By it we bless God and the Father: and by it we curse men, who are made after the likeness of God.