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The Great Bible 1539
| 2:1 | My brethren, esteme not the fayth of our Lorde Iesus Christ the Lorde of glory wt respecte of persons. |
| 2:2 | For if ther come into youre company a man wearyng a golden ryng, clothed in goodly aparell, and ther come in also a poore man in vyle rayment, |
| 2:3 | & ye haue a respecte to him that weareth the gaye clothing, and say vnto him: Syt thou here in a good place: and saye vnto the poore: stande thou there, or syt here vnder my fote stole: |
| 2:4 | are ye not parciall in youre selues, and haue iudged after euyll thoughtes? |
| 2:5 | Harken my deare beloued brethren. Hath not God chosen the poore of thys worlde, soch as are ryche in faythe, & heyres of the kyngdome, whych he promysed to them that loue hym? |
| 2:6 | But ye haue despysed the poore. Do not rych men execute tyrannye vpon you, and draw you before the iudgement seates. |
| 2:7 | Do not they speake euyll of that good name which is called vpon ouer you? |
| 2:8 | Yf ye fulfyll the royall lawe, accordynge to the scripture. (Thou shalte loue thyne neghboure as thy selfe) ye do well. |
| 2:9 | But yf ye regarde one person more then another, ye commyt synne, & are rebuked of the lawe, as transgressours. |
| 2:10 | Whosoeuer shall kepe the whole lawe, & yet fayle in one poynt, he is gyltie of all. |
| 2:11 | For he that sayd: Thou shalt not commyt adulterye, sayde also thou shalt not kyll. Though thou do none adulterye, yet yf thou kyll, thou art become a transgressor of the lawe. |
| 2:12 | So speake ye, and so do, as they that shalbe iudged by the lawe of libertye. |
| 2:13 | For he shal haue iudgement without mercy that sheweth no mercy: and mercy reioyseth agaynst iudgement. |
| 2:14 | What auayleth it my brethren, though a man saye he hath fayth, yf he haue no dedes? Can fayth saue hi |
| 2:15 | If a brother or a syster be naked & destitute of dayly fode, |
| 2:16 | & one of you saye vnto them: departe in peace, God send you warmnes & fode, not wtstandyng ye geue them not those thinges which are nedful to the body, what shal it helpe? |
| 2:17 | Euen so fayth, yf it haue no dedes: is deed in it selfe: |
| 2:18 | But some man wyll saye: thou hast fayth, & I haue dedes: shewe me thy fayth by thy dedes: & I will shewe the my fayth by my dedes. |
| 2:19 | Beleuest thou that ther is one god? Thou doest well. The deuyls also beleue, & tremble. |
| 2:20 | But wilt thou vnderstande. (O thou vayne man) the fayth without dedes is deed? |
| 2:21 | Was not Abraham oure father iustifyed thorow workes, when he had offered Isaac his sonne vpon the aulter? |
| 2:22 | Thou seest, how that fayth wrought wt his dedes, & through the dedes was the fayth made parfecte: |
| 2:23 | & the scripture was fulfylled, which sayth: Abraham beleued God, and it was reputed vnto hym for ryghtewesnes: & he was called the frende of God. |
| 2:24 | Ye se then how that of dedes a man is iustifyed, and not of fayth onely. |
| 2:25 | Lykewyse also, was not Raab the harlot iustifyed thorow workes, when she had receaued the messengers, and had sent them out another waye? |
| 2:26 | For as the body, wythout the sprete is deed, euen so fayth wythout workes is deed also. |
The Great Bible 1539
The Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. The Great Bible was prepared by Myles Coverdale, working under commission of Thomas, Lord Cromwell, Secretary to Henry VIII and Vicar General. In 1538, Cromwell directed the clergy to provide "one book of the bible of the largest volume in English, and the same set up in some convenient place within the said church that ye have care of, whereas your parishioners may most commodiously resort to the same and read it."