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James 2:8 KJV
James · chapter 2 · verse 8
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:James 2:8 · King James Version
James 2:8 in context
6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
7Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
9But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
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Key words (Strong's)
- scripturegraphēa writing, thing written, the Scripture, used to denote either the book itself, or its…G1124 →
- neighbourplēsiona neighbour, a friend, any other person, and where two are concerned, the other…G4139 →
- thyselfseautouthyself, theeG4572 →
- fulfilteleōto bring to a close, to finish, to end, passed, finished, to perform, execute, complete…G5055 →
- royalbasilikosof or belong to a king, kingly, royal, regal, of a man, the officer or minister of a…G937 →
- loveagapaōof persons, to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly, of things, to be…G25 →
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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