James

James 2:8

8If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”c you are doing well.

Footnotes

  • c 2:8 Leviticus 19:18|LEV 19:18

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
IfΕἰEiConjunctionG1487 if
you really fulfillτελεῖτεteleiteVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG5055 I end, accomplish, pay
royalβασιλικὸνbasilikonAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG937 connected with a king, royal, regal
lawνόμονnomonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
stated inκατὰkataPrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
ScriptureγραφήνgraphēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures
LoveἈγαπήσειςAgapēseisVerb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularG25 I love
yourσουsouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularG4771 you
neighborπλησίονplēsionAdverbG4139 near, nearby, a neighbor
asὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
yourselfσεαυτόνseautonPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person SingularG4572 of yourself
you are doingποιεῖτεpoieiteVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG4160 I do, make
wellκαλῶςkalōsAdverbG2573 well, nobly, rightly

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.