James
James 2:8–9
8If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”c you are doing well. 9But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
Footnotes
- c 2:8 Leviticus 19:18|LEV 19:18
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 2:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | Εἰ | Ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| you really fulfill | τελεῖτε | teleite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5055 I end, accomplish, pay |
| royal | βασιλικὸν | basilikon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G937 connected with a king, royal, regal |
| law | νόμον | nomon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| stated in | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| Scripture | γραφήν | graphēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures |
| Love | Ἀγαπήσεις | Agapēseis | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G25 I love |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| neighbor | πλησίον | plēsion | Adverb | G4139 near, nearby, a neighbor |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| yourself | σεαυτόν | seauton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular | G4572 of yourself |
| you are doing | ποιεῖτε | poieite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| well | καλῶς | kalōs | Adverb | G2573 well, nobly, rightly |
James 2:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| you show favoritism | προσωπολημπτεῖτε | prosōpolēmpteite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4380 I show partiality |
| you | ἐργάζεσθε | ergazesthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G2038 I word, trade, do |
| sin | ἁμαρτίαν | hamartian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| are convicted | ἐλεγχόμενοι | elenchomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1651 I rebuke, expose |
| by | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| transgressors | παραβάται | parabatai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3848 a transgressor |
Cross-references
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James 2:8 Leviticus 19:18 · Galatians 5:14 · Matthew 22:39 · Romans 13:8–9 · James 2:12 · Mark 12:31–33 · Galatians 6:2 · Leviticus 19:34 · 1 Peter 2:9 · James 1:25 · 2 Kings 7:9 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9
James 2:9 Leviticus 19:15 · James 2:1–4 · John 8:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.