James 2:9
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
In Context
10For whoever hath kept the whole law, and yet hath offended in one point, hath become guilty of all.
Cross References
John 8:9And when they heard this, they went out one by one, beginning with the oldest; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman who was in the midst.
John 16:8And when he is come, he will bring conviction to the world, of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.
Romans 7:7What then shall we say? Is the Law sin? God forbid! But I should not have known sin, except by the Law; for I should not have known sinful desire, unless the Law had said, “Thou shalt not covet.”
Galatians 2:19For I through the Law died to the Law, that I might live to God.
1 John 3:4Whoever committeth sin transgresseth thereby the law; for sin is a transgression of the law.
Matthew Henry on James 2:9-14
The Christian Law. ( a. d. 61.) 8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For 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. 12 So speak ye, and so… Read the whole commentary →