James
James 2:10–11
10Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,”d also said, “Do not murder.”e If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
James 2:10
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever | Ὅστις | Hostis | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever |
| keeps | τηρήσῃ | tērēsē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5083 I keep, guard, observe |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| whole | ὅλον | holon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| law | νόμον | nomon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| stumbles | πταίσῃ | ptaisē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4417 I stumble, fall, sin |
| at | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| just one | ἑνί | heni | Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular | G1520 one |
| is | γέγονεν | gegonen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| guilty | ἔνοχος | enochos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1777 involved in, liable |
| of | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
James 2:11
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| He who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| said | εἰπών | eipōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Do not commit adultery | μοιχεύσῃς | moicheusēs | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3431 I commit adultery |
| also | καί | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Do not murder | φονεύσῃς | phoneusēs | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5407 I murder |
| If | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| you do not commit adultery | μοιχεύεις | moicheueis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3431 I commit adultery |
| but | δέ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| do commit murder | φονεύεις | phoneueis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5407 I murder |
| you have become | γέγονας | gegonas | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| a lawbreaker | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 2:10 Galatians 3:10 · Matthew 5:18–19 · Deuteronomy 27:26
James 2:11 Exodus 20:13–14 · Matthew 5:21–28 · Deuteronomy 5:17–18 · Romans 13:9 · Mark 10:19 · Psalm 130:3–4 · Luke 18:20 · Matthew 19:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.