Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

James 2:4-8 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

4. Doesn’t this show that you think some people are more important than others? You set yourselves up as judges—judges who make bad decisions.

5. Listen, my dear brothers and sisters. God chose the poor people in the world to be rich in faith. He chose them to receive the kingdom God promised to those who love him.

6. But you show no respect to those who are poor. And you know that the rich are the ones who always try to control your lives. And they are the ones who take you to court.

7. And the rich are the ones who insult the wonderful name of Christ, the name by which you are known.

8. One law rules over all other laws. This royal law is found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.” If you obey this law, you are doing right.