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12 (A)So speak and so act as people who will be judged by the law of freedom.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2:12–13 The law upon which the last judgment will be based is the law of freedom. As Jesus taught, mercy (which participates in God’s own loving mercy) includes forgiveness of those who wrong us (see Mt 6:12, 14–15).

II

The law of the Lord is perfect,
    refreshing the soul.
The decree of the Lord is trustworthy,
    giving wisdom to the simple.(A)

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For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has freed you from the law of sin and death.(A)

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