James 2:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:”
James 2:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
James 2:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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James 2:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.”
James 2:8 — World English Bible
James 2:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well: ”
James 2:8 — American Standard Version
James 2:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,' --ye do well;”
James 2:8 — Young's Literal Translation
James 2:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If indeed ye keep [the] royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well. ”
James 2:8 — Darby Translation
James 2:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But if yee fulfill the royall Lawe according to the Scripture, which saith, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, yee doe well.”
James 2:8 — Geneva Bible
James 2:8 in Context — James 2
6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
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.
What Does James 2:8 Mean?
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