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“ And purify hearts, you split-souled! 9 Be exceedingly afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter be turned to mourning, and the joy to heaviness; 10 be made low before the LORD, and He will exalt you. 11 Do not speak against one another, brothers; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, speaks against law, and judges law, and if you judge law, you are not a doer of law but a judge. 12 One is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy ”

“ Do the rich not oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats? 7 Do they not themselves speak evil of the good Name having been called on you? 8 If, indeed, you fulfill royal law, according to the Writing: "You will love your neighbor as yourself," you do well; 9 but if you favor by appearance, you work sin, being convicted by the Law as transgressors ”

“ The demons also believe—and shudder! 20 And do you wish to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead? 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous out of works, having brought up his son Isaac on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working with his works, and faith was perfected out of the works? 23 And the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness"; and, "Friend of God" he was called. 24 You see, then, that man is considered righteous out of works, and not out of faith only ”