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James 2:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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


James 2:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · James 2:816 words
GreekMeaning
ΕἰEi
IfwordG1487
μέντοιmentoi
indeedwordG3305
νόμονnomon
the lawnounG3551
τελεῖτεteleite
you keepverbG5055
βασιλικὸνbasilikon
royaladjectiveG937
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
γραφήνgraphēn
ScripturenounG1124
ἈγαπήσειςAgapēseis
You will loveverbG25
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
πλησίονplēsion
neighbouradverbG4139
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
σεαυτόνseauton
yourselfpronounG4572
καλῶςkalōs
welladverbG2573
ποιεῖτεpoieite
you are doingverbG4160
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on James 2:8

But we must remember whence that sentence is taken, and what goes before it, and in what connection it occurs. My brethren, he says, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of Glory, with respect of persons. For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; and you have respect to him that wears the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand…

Augustine · 4th century · Letter 167 (to Jerome), 3
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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