James 2:8-13

Contemporary English Version

⁸^(A) You will do all right, if you obey the most important law^[a] in the Scriptures. It is the law that commands us to love others as much as we love ourselves. ⁹But if you treat some people better than others, you have done wrong, and the Scriptures teach that you have sinned.

¹⁰^(B) If you obey every law except one, you are still guilty of breaking them all. ¹¹^(C) The same God who told us to be faithful in marriage also told us not to murder. So even if you are faithful in marriage, but murder someone, you still have broken God's Law.

¹²Speak and act like people who will be judged by the law that sets us free. ¹³Do this, because on the day of judgment there will be no pity for those who have not had pity on others. But even in judgment, God is merciful!^[b]

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2.8 most important law: The Greek text has “royal law,” meaning the one given by the king (that is, God).
2.13 But even in judgment, God is merciful: Or “So be merciful, and you will be shown mercy on the day of judgment.”