My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.
KJV
Greek original
Ἀδελφοί μου μὴ ἐν προσωπολημψίαις ἔχετε τὴν πίστιν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς δόξης
Louis Segond 1910
Mes frères, que votre foi en notre glorieux Seigneur Jésus-Christ soit exempte de toute acception de personnes.
KJV
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
re. Therefore respect of persons is not a sin in spiritual matters. On the contrary, It is written ( James 2:1 ): "Have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ . . . with respect of persons." On these words a gloss of Augustine says: "Who is there that would tolerate the promotion…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
Therefore it is not a sin to respect persons in showing honor. Objection 3: Further, on the words of James 2:1, "Have not the faith . . . with respect of persons," a gloss of Augustine [*Ep. ad Hieron. clxvii.] says: "If the saying of James, 'If there shall come into your assembl…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
persons. Therefore it is not a sin to respect persons in showing honor. On the contrary, A gloss on James 2:1, says: "Whoever honors the rich for their riches, sins," and in like manner, if a man be honored for other causes that do not render him worthy of honor. Now this savors…
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