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11 (A)Do not slander one another, (B)brothers. He who slanders a brother or (C)judges his brother, slanders (D)the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not (E)a doer of the law but a judge of it. 12 There is only one (F)Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is (G)able to save and to destroy. But (H)who are you who judge your neighbor?

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11 Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. The one who speaks evil of a brother or judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of the law.[a] 12 There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your[b] neighbor?

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Footnotes

  1. James 4:11 The words “of the law” are not in the Greek text, but are an understood repetition from the previous clause
  2. James 4:12 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun