James 2:8
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If then you fulfil the royal law, according to the scriptures: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; you do well.

the royal.

James 2:12 So speak ye and so do, as being to be judged by the law of liberty.

James 1:25 But he that hath looked into the perfect law of liberty and hath continued therein, not becoming a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work: this man shall be blessed in his deed.

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people: that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

Thou.

Leviticus 19:18,34 Seek not revenge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy citizens. Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself. I am the Lord. . . .

Matthew 22:39 And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Mark 12:31-33 And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these. . . .

Luke 10:27-37 He answering, said: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with all thy strength and with all thy mind: and thy neighbour as thyself. . . .

Romans 13:8,9 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbour hath fulfilled the law. . . .

Galatians 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Galatians 6:2 Bear ye one another's burdens: and so you shall fulfil the law of Christ.

1 Thessalonians 4:9 But as touching the charity of brotherhood, we have no need to write to you: for yourselves have learned of God to love one another.

ye do.

James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God. Thou dost well: the devils also believe and tremble.

1 Kings 8:18 And the Lord said to David, my father: Whereas, thou hast thought in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou hast done well in having this same thing in thy mind.

2 Kings 7:9 Then they said one to another: We do not well: for this is a day of good tidings. If we hold our peace, and do not tell it till the morning, we shall be charged with a crime: come, let us go, and tell it in the king's court.

Jonah 4:4,9 And now, O Lord, I beseech thee take my life from me: for it is better for me to die than to live. . . .

Matthew 25:21,23 His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord. . . .

Philippians 4:14 Nevertheless, you have done well in communicating to my tribulation.

Context
A Warning against Favoritism
7Do not they blaspheme the good name that is invoked upon you? 8If then you fulfil the royal law, according to the scriptures: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; you do well. 9But if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, being reproved by the law as transgressors.…
Cross References
Leviticus 19:18
Seek not revenge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy citizens. Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself. I am the Lord.

Matthew 7:12
All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.

Romans 13:8
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbour hath fulfilled the law.

Romans 13:10
The love of our neighbour worketh no evil. Love therefore is the fulfilling of the law.

James 2:19
Thou believest that there is one God. Thou dost well: the devils also believe and tremble.

James 4:11
Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Lexicon
If
Εἰ (Ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

you really keep
τελεῖτε (teleite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5055: (a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay. From telos; to end, i.e. Complete, execute, conclude, discharge.

[the] royal
βασιλικὸν (basilikon)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 937: From basileus; regal, i.e. belonging to the sovereign, or preeminent.

law
νόμον (nomon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

stated in
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

Scripture,
γραφήν (graphēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1124: (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.

“Love
Ἀγαπήσεις (Agapēseis)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.

your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

neighbor
πλησίον (plēsion)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4139: Near, nearby, a neighbor. Neuter of a derivative of pelas; close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e. Fellow.

as
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

yourself,”
σεαυτόν (seauton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4572: Of yourself.

you are doing
ποιεῖτε (poieite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

well.
καλῶς (kalōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2573: Well, nobly, honorably, rightly. Adverb from kalos; well.


Additional Translations
If you really keep the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

If indeed you keep the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.

If you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well:

Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:

If indeed ye keep [the] royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well.

Howbeit if ye fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:

If, however, you are keeping the Law as supreme, in obedience to the Commandment which says "You are to love your fellow man just as you love yourself," you are acting rightly.

However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.

If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,' -- ye do well;
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