James 2:8-13

8You are doing right if you obey this law from the highest authority: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

9If you favor one person over another, you’re sinning, and this law convicts you of being disobedient.

10If someone obeys all of God’s laws except one, that person is guilty of breaking all of them.

11After all, the one who said, “Never commit adultery,” is the same one who said, “Never murder.” If you do not commit adultery but you murder, you become a person who disobeys God’s laws.

12Talk and act as people who are going to be judged by laws that bring freedom.

13No mercy will be shown to those who show no mercy to others. Mercy triumphs over judgment.