Bible in Basic English
"But if you take a man's position into account, you do evil, and are judged as evil-doers by the law."
— James 2:9, Bible in Basic English
“But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.”
“but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. ”
“But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.”
“But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators.”
But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?
Do they not say evil of the holy name which was given to you?
But if you keep the greatest law of all, as it is given in the holy Writings, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself, you do well:
But if you take a man's position into account, you do evil, and are judged as evil-doers by the law.
For anyone who keeps all the law, but makes a slip in one point, is judged to have gone against it all.
For he who said, Do not be untrue in married life, is the same who said, Put no man to death. Now if you are not untrue in married life, but you put a man to death, the law is broken.
Let your words and your acts be those of men who are to be judged by the law which makes free.