James 2:8-11
New English Translation
8 But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,[a] “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,”[b] you are doing well. 9 But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators.[c] 10 For the one who obeys the whole law but fails[d] in one point has become guilty of all of it.[e] 11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,”[f] also said, “Do not murder.”[g] Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.
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- James 2:8 tn Grk “according to the scripture.”
- James 2:8 sn A quotation from Lev 19:18 (also quoted in Matt 19:19; 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Rom 13:9; Gal 5:14).
- James 2:9 tn Or “transgressors.”
- James 2:10 tn Or “stumbles.”
- James 2:10 tn Grk “guilty of all.”
- James 2:11 sn A quotation from Exod 20:14 and Deut 5:18.
- James 2:11 sn A quotation from Exod 20:13 and Deut 5:17.
James 2:8-11
Lexham English Bible
8 However, if you carry out the royal law according to the scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,”[a] you are doing well. 9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and thus[b] are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles in one point only has become guilty of all of it. 11 For the one who said “Do not commit adultery”[c] also said “Do not murder.”[d] Now if you do not commit adultery but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
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- James 2:8 A quotation from Lev 19:18
- James 2:9 Here “and thus” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are convicted”) which is understood as result
- James 2:11 A quotation from Exod 20:14; Deut 5:18
- James 2:11 A quotation from Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17
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