James

James 2:11

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

d 2:11 Exodus 20:14|EXO 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18
e 2:11 Exodus 20:13|EXO 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17

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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.

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.