James 2:9
But if you have respect of persons, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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 whosoever may keep the whole law, and fail in one item, has become guilty of all.
Cross References
John 16:8And having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment.
Romans 7:7Then what shall we say? is the law sin? It could not be so; but I did not know sin except through the law: for indeed I had not known lusts, unless the law said, Thou shalt not covet.
Galatians 2:19For I through law died to law, in, order that I may live unto God.
1 John 3:4Every one doing sin does also a transgression of the law: and sin is the 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 →