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Chapter 2 Favoritism Forbidden 1My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favoritism.5Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?6But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?7Are they not the ones who are slandering the noble name of him to whom you belong? 8If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”Lev. 19:18 you are doing right.9But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.10For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.11For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,”Exodus 20:14; Deut. 5:18 also said, “Do not murder.”Exodus 20:13; Deut. 5:17 If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker. 12Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom,13because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment! Hide Notes
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