James 2:9
But if yee regarde the persons, yee commit sinne, and are rebuked of the Lawe, as transgressours.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Lawe, and yet faileth in one poynt, hee is guiltie of all.
Cross References
John 8:9And when they heard it, being accused by their owne conscience, they went out one by one, beginning at ye eldest euen to the last: so Iesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the mids.
John 16:8And when he is come, he will reproue the worlde of sinne, and of righteousnesse, and of iudgement.
Romans 7:7What shall we say then? Is the Lawe sinne? God forbid. Nay, I knewe not sinne, but by the Lawe: for I had not knowen lust, except the Lawe had sayd, Thou shalt not lust.
Galatians 2:19For I through the Lawe am dead to the Lawe, that I might liue vnto God.
1 John 3:4Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the Law: for sinne is the transgression of the Lawe.
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 →