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My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.
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For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes,
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and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, "You sit here in a good place," and say to the poor man, "You stand there," or, "Sit here at my footstool,"
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have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
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Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
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But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?
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Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?
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If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well;