James 2

James 2 is the second chapter of the Epistle of James in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to James the brother of Jesus, written in Jerusalem between 48 and 61 CE. Alternatively, some scholars argue that it is a pseudographical work written after 61 CE. This chapter contains an exposition about the commandment, "You shall love your neighbour as yourself", and about dead faith. Text The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 26 verses. Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Greek are: Papyrus 20 (early 3rd century; extant verses 19–26) Codex Vaticanus (325-350) Codex Sinaiticus (330-360) Codex Alexandrinus (400-440) Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (c. 450) Papyrus 54 (5th century; extant verses 16–18, 22–26) An ancient manuscript containing this chapter in the Coptic language is: Papyrus 6 (~AD 350; all verses).