James 2:11

James 2:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
• New International Version (NIV)For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

Context of James 2:11

9But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker. 12Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom. 13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 2:11 word by word

ὁ γὰρ εἰπὼν μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, εἶπεν καὶ μὴ φονεύσῃς. εἰ δὲ οὐ μοιχεύεις φονεύεις δέ, γέγονας παραβάτης νόμου.Read the interlinear

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• He whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• Do not commit adulteryμήmē · notG3361
• Do not commit adulteryμοιχεύωmoicheuō · to commit adulteryG3431
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• Do not murderφονεύωphoneuō · to murderG5407
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• you do not commit adulteryοὐou · noG3756
• you have becomeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• a lawbreakerπαραβάτηςparabatēs · transgresorG3848
• a lawbreakerνόμοςnomos · lawG3551

Cross-references for James 2:11

• Exodus 20:13You shall not murder.
• Deuteronomy 5:17You shall not murder.
• Matthew 5:21You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
• Matthew 19:18“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
• Mark 10:19You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”
• Luke 18:20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
• Romans 13:9The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
• Leviticus 4:2“Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does what is forbidden by them:
• Psalms 130:3If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?

Commentaries on James 2:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For he that said - That is, the authority that gave one commandment gave also the rest; and he who breaks one resists this authority; so that the breach of any one commandment may be justly considered a breach of the whole law. It was a maxim also among the Jewish doctors that, if a man kept any one commandment carefully, though he broke all the rest, he might assure himself of the favor of God; for while they taught that "He who transgresses all the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill - That is, these are parts of the same law of God, and one is as obligatory as the other. If, therefore, you violate either of these precepts, you transgress the law of God as such, and must be held to be guilty of violating it as a whole. The penalty of the law will be incurred, whatever precept you violate.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-13James uses the Bible to argue against the common practice of favoring wealthy and powerful people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. He is One who gave the whole law; therefore, they who violate His will in one point, violate it all [Bengel]. The law and its Author alike have a complete unity. adultery ... kill--selected as being the most glaring cases of violation of duty towards one's neighbor.Read the comment

Topics related to James 2:11

• Adultery
• Commandments
• Faith
• Homicide
• Obedience
• Quotations and Allusions
• Religion
• Sin
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Convince
• Dead
• Draw
• Justify
• Offend
• Respect
• Rich
• Sister
• Romans, Epistle to the
• guilt, guilty

Commentaries on James 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings