James 2:8-11

2:8 But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture, ¹  “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” ²  you are doing well. 2:9 But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators. ³  2:10 For the one who obeys the whole law but fails ⁴  in one point has become guilty of all of it. ⁵  2:11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” ⁶  also said, “Do not murder.” ⁷  Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.

¹ tn Grk “according to the scripture.”

² sn A quotation from Lev 19:18 (also quoted in Matt 19:19; 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Rom 13:9; Gal 5:14).

³ tn Or “transgressors.”

⁴ tn Or “stumbles.”

⁵ tn Grk “guilty of all.”

⁶ sn A quotation from Exod 20:14 and Deut 5:18.

⁷ sn A quotation from Exod 20:13 and Deut 5:17.