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James 2:13 KJV
James · chapter 2 · verse 13
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.James 2:13 · King James Version
James 2:13 in context
11For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
12So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
Commentary
Cross references
- Matthew 5:7
- Proverbs 21:13
- Matthew 6:15
- Luke 6:37
- Ephesians 2:4-7
- Matthew 18:28-35
- Psalms 18:25
- Matthew 7:1-2
Key words (Strong's)
- judgmentkrisisa separating, sundering, separation, a trial, contest, selection, judgment, opinion or…G2920 →
- againstkatakauchaomaito glory against, to exult over, to boast one's self to the injuryG2620 →
- shewedpoieōto make, with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc., to be…G4160 →
- mercyanileōswithout mercy, mercilessG448 →
- mercyeleosmercy kindness or good will towards the miserable and the afflicted, joined with a desire…G1656 →
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The apostle, having condemned the sin of those who had an undue respect of persons, and having urged what was sufficient to convict them of the greatness of this evil, now proceeds to show how the matter may be mended; it is the work of a gospel ministry, not only to reprove and warn, but to teach and direct.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-13