James 2:8

Nevertheless if ye perform the King’s law, by (the) scriptures, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

In Context

7Whether they blaspheme not the good name, that is called to help on you? [Whether they blaspheme not the good name, that is in-called of you?] (Do they not blaspheme the good name, that you call upon for help?)

9But if ye take persons, ye work sin, and be reproved of the law, as trespassers [or as transgressors]. (But if ye favour, or have respect for, certain people over others, ye work sin, and be rebuked by the Law, as trespassers or as transgressors.)

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:34but be he among you as a man born in the land; and ye shall love him as yourself, for also ye were comelings in the land of Egypt; I am your Lord God. (but let him be among you like anyone born in the land; and ye shall love him like yourself, for ye were once newcomers in Egypt; I am the Lord your God.)

2 Kings 7:9And they said together, We do not rightfully, for this is a day of good message; if we hold it still, and do not tell till the morrowtide, we shall be reproved of trespassing, (or if we keep it quiet, and do not tell anyone until the morning, we shall be blamed for not reporting it); come ye, go we, and tell it in the king’s hall.

Jonah 4:9And the Lord said to Jonah, Guessest thou, whether thou art well wroth on the ivy? And he said, I am well wroth, till to the death. (And the Lord said to Jonah, Thinkest thou, that thou art right to be so angry about the ivy? And he said, Yea, I am right to be so angry about it, unto the death!)

Matthew 25:21His lord said to him, Well be thou, good servant and faithful, (or Well done, good and faithful servant); for on few things thou hast been true, [or thou hast been faithful], (now) I shall ordain thee on many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Mark 12:31And the second is like to this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Romans 13:8To no man owe ye anything, [no] but that ye love together (or except that ye love one another). For he that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the law.

Matthew Henry on James 2:2-8

Regard Due to Poor Christians; Partiality Condemned. ( a. d. 61.) 1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 4 Are ye not then partial in… Read the whole commentary →

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