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James 2:13 — King James Version← Study notes

For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.


James 2:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · James 2:1311 words
GreekMeaning
thearticleG3588
γὰρgar
ForwordG1063
κρίσιςkrisis
judgmentnounG2920
ἀνέλεοςaneleos
without mercy will beadjectiveG448
τῷ
to the onearticleG3588
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ποιήσαντιpoiēsanti
having shownverbG4160
ἔλεοςeleos
mercynounG1656
κατακαυχᾶταιkatakauchatai
boast (against), glory, rejoice againstverbG2620
ἔλεοςeleos
(+ tender) mercynounG1656
κρίσεωςkriseōs
judgmentnounG2920
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on James 2:13

The law of liberty, therefore, the law of love, is that of which he says: If you fulfil the royal law according to the Scripture, You shall love your neighbour as yourself, you do well: but if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. James 2:8-9 And then (after the difficult sentence, Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all, concerning which I have with sufficient fullness stated…

Augustine · 4th century · Letter 167 (to Jerome), 19
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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