James 2:1
My brothers, ye should not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, in favoritism.
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Deuteronomy 1:17Ye shall not respect persons in judgment. Ye shall hear the small and the great alike. Ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you ye shall bring to me, and I will hea
2 Chronicles 19:7Now therefore let the fear of LORD be upon you. Take heed and do it. For there is no iniquity with LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.
Proverbs 24:23These also are from the wise: To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
Matthew 22:16And they send out their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and it is not a concern to thee about a man, for thou look not to the personage of men.
Acts 20:21testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
Romans 1:11For I long to see you, so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, in order to establish you,
Matthew Henry on James 2:1
In this chapter the apostle condemns a sinful regarding of the rich, and despising the poor, which he imputes to partiality and injustice, and shows it to be an acting contrary to God, who has chosen the poor, and whose interest is often persecuted, and his name blasphemed, by the rich, ver. 1-7 . He shows that the whole law is to be fulfilled, and that mercy should be followed, as well as justice, ver. 8-13 . He exposes the error and folly of those who boast of faith without works, telling us that this is but a… Read the whole commentary →