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My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.

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For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing,

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And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet

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Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?

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Give ear, my dear brothers are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?

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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?

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Do they not say evil of the holy name which was given to you?

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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:

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But if you take a man's position into account, you do evil, and are judged as evil-doers by the law.

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For anyone who keeps all the law, but makes a slip in one point, is judged to have gone against it all.

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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.

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Let your words and your acts be those of men who are to be judged by the law which makes free.

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For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.