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James 2:12-13
New International Version
James 2:12-13
New International Version
12 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged(A) by the law that gives freedom,(B) 13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.(C) Mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 2:12-13
New American Standard Bible
James 2:12-13
New American Standard Bible
12 So speak, and so act, as those who are to be judged by (A)the law of freedom. 13 For (B)judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy [a]triumphs over judgment.
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- James 2:13 Lit boasts against
James 2:12-13
Amplified Bible
James 2:12-13
Amplified Bible
12 Speak and act [consistently] as people who are going to be judged by the law of liberty [that moral law that frees obedient Christians from the bondage of sin]. 13 For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; but [to the one who has shown mercy] mercy triumphs [victoriously] over judgment.
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James 2:12-13
King James Version
James 2:12-13
King James Version
12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
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