6. But you have dishonored the poor. Don’t the wealthy make life difficult for you? Aren’t they the ones who drag you into court?
7. Aren’t they the ones who insult the good name spoken over you at your baptism?
8. You do well when you really fulfill the royal law found in scripture, Love your neighbor as yourself.
9. But when you show favoritism, you are committing a sin, and by that same law you are exposed as a lawbreaker.
10. Anyone who tries to keep all of the Law but fails at one point is guilty of failing to keep all of it.
11. The one who said, Don’t commit adultery, also said, Don’t commit murder. So if you don’t commit adultery but do commit murder, you are a lawbreaker.
12. In every way, then, speak and act as people who will be judged by the law of freedom.
13. There will be no mercy in judgment for anyone who hasn’t shown mercy. Mercy overrules judgment.
14. My brothers and sisters, what good is it if people say they have faith but do nothing to show it? Claiming to have faith can’t save anyone, can it?
15. Imagine a brother or sister who is naked and never has enough food to eat.
16. What if one of you said, "Go in peace! Stay warm! Have a nice meal!"? What good is it if you don’t actually give them what their body needs?