James 2:8-11
New Living Translation
8 Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[a] 9 But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.
10 For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws. 11 For the same God who said, “You must not commit adultery,” also said, “You must not murder.”[b] So if you murder someone but do not commit adultery, you have still broken the law.
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James 2:8-11
International Standard Version
8 Nevertheless, you are doing the right thing if you obey the royal Law in keeping with the Scripture, “You must love your neighbor as yourself.”[a] 9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and will be convicted by the Law as violators. 10 For whoever keeps the whole Law but fails in one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11 For the one who said, “Never commit adultery,”[b] also said, “Never murder.”[c] Now if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you become a violator of the Law.
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- James 2:8 Cf. Lev 19:18
- James 2:11 Cf. Exod 20:14; Deut 5:18
- James 2:11 Cf. Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17
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