James 2
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James 2:8-12

8IfεἰeiG1487,howeverμέντοιmentoiG3305, youare fulfillingτελεῖτεteleiteG5055theroyalβασιλικὸνbasilikonG937lawνόμονnomonG3551accordingκατὰkataG2596to the Scriptureγραφήν·graphēnG1124, “You shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25your neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139as yourselfG4572,”you are doingποιεῖτε·poieiteG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.
9But ifεἰeiG1487youshowG4380partialityG4380,you are committingἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266andare convictedἐλεγχόμενοιelegchomenoiG1651by thelawνόμουnomouG3551as transgressorsπαραβάται.parabataiG3848.
10For whoeverὅστιςhostisG3748keepsτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083the wholeὅλονholonG3650lawνόμονnomonG3551and yetδὲdeG1161stumblesπταίσῃptaisēG4417in oneἑνί,heniG1520point,he has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096guiltyἔνοχος.enochosG1777of allπάντωνpantōnG3956.
11For He who saidG3004, “Do not commitμοιχεύσῃς,moicheusēsG3431adulteryμοιχεύειςmoicheueisG3431,”alsoκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004, “Do not commitG5407murderφονεύσῃς.phoneusēsG5407.”NowG1161ifεἰeiG1487you do not commitG3431adulteryG3431,but do commitG5407murderφονεύειςphoneueisG5407,you have becomeγέγοναςgegonasG1096a transgressorπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848of thelawνόμου.nomouG3551.
12SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779speakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779actποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160as those who are to be judgedκρίνεσθαι.krinesthaiG2919by thelawνόμουnomouG3551of libertyἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657.
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