James 2:1

Here some of the translations add the words “and sisters” to “My brethren”; they also add a very subtle change where they change “the faith” to “your faith.” The New International Version (NIV) removes “the faith” entirely and replaces it with “believers.” Amplified (AMP) changes “My brethren” into gender neutral “fellow believers.” Good News Translation (GNT) changes it all to gender neutral “friends” and “believers,” removing both “brethren” and “the faith.” The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) removes “the faith” and replaces it with “really believe.” The removing of “Lord of glory” breaks the identification of Jesus as Jehovah incarnate in 1 Corinthians 2:8 and Psalms 24:7–10. Modern versions shift from the objective ‘the faith of’ (denoting the body of Christian doctrine centered in Christ) to the subjective ‘faith in’ (focusing only on the act of believing), thus weakening the verse’s testimony to the content and object of saving faith.