What To Do To Change My Horrible Actions

New International Version

Favoritism Forbidden

iiMy brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious^(A) Lord Jesus Christ must non show favoritism.^(B) ²Suppose a human comes into your coming together wearing a gilt ring and fine clothes, and a poor homo in filthy old clothes likewise comes in. ^threeIf you lot show special attention to the homo wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand in that location" or "Sit on the floor by my feet," ⁴have you not discriminated among yourselves and go judges^(C) with evil thoughts?

⁵Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:^(D) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world^(E) to exist rich in religion^(F) and to inherit the kingdom^(G) he promised those who love him?^(H) ⁶But yous have dishonored the poor.^(I) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you lot? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into courtroom?^(J) ⁷Are they non the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?

⁸If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor every bit yourself,"^[a] ^(K) you are doing right. ⁹But if yous prove favoritism,^(L) you sin and are convicted past the law as lawbreakers.^(M) ¹⁰For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles^(N) at merely one point is guilty of breaking all of information technology.^(O) ^xiFor he who said, "You lot shall not commit adultery,"^[b] ^(P) as well said, "Y'all shall not murder."^[c] ^(Q) If y'all do not commit adultery only exercise commit murder, you lot take become a lawbreaker.

¹²Speak and deed equally those who are going to be judged^(R) by the constabulary that gives freedom,^(S) ¹³because judgment without mercy volition exist shown to anyone who has not been merciful.^(T) Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Religion and Deeds

^fourteenWhat good is information technology, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have religion simply has no deeds?^(U) Can such religion relieve them? ¹⁵Suppose a brother or a sister is without apparel and daily nutrient.^(V) ^sixteenIf one of you lot says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?^(W) ¹⁷In the same style, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied past activeness, is dead.^(Ten)

¹⁸Simply someone volition say, "You take faith; I have deeds."

Show me your organized religion without deeds,^(Y) and I will show you my organized religion^(Z) by my deeds.^(AA) ^xixYou believe that there is 1 God.^(AB) Good! Even the demons believe that^(Ac)—and shudder.

²⁰You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless^[d]?^(AD) ²¹Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?^(AE) ²²You see that his faith and his actions were working together,^(AF) and his religion was made complete by what he did.^(AG) ²³And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and information technology was credited to him equally righteousness,"^[e] ^(AH) and he was chosen God's friend.^(AI) ²⁴You see that a person is considered righteous by what they exercise and non by religion alone.

²⁵In the same style, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?^(AJ) ²⁶Equally the body without the spirit is dead, then organized religion without deeds is expressionless.^(AK)