James 2:10
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
KJV
ὅστις γὰρ ὅλον τὸν νόμον τηρήσῃ, πταίσῃ δὲ ἐν ἑνί, γέγονεν πάντων ἔνοχος.
Greek NT
Quicumque autem totam legem servaverit, offendat autem in uno, factus est omnium reus.
Vulgate
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is become guilty of all.
ASV
And whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offend in one point, is become guilty of all.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
νόμος
nomos
noun · 196×
πταίω
ptaio
verb · 5×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
τηρέω
tereo
verb · 71×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἔνοχος
enochos
adjective · 10×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅλος
olos
adjective · 109×
ὅστις
ostis
relative_pronoun · 146×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: τηρήσῃ πταίσῃ , | WH/Treg/NIV: τηρήσῃ πταίσῃ | RP: τηρήσει πταίσει
- τηρήσῃ πταίσῃ , — SBLGNT
- τηρήσῃ πταίσῃ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- τηρήσει πταίσει — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
§578Jesus, Israel's Messiah and therefore the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, was to fulfil the Law by keeping it in its all embracing detail - according to his own words, down to "the least of these commandments".330 He is in fact the only one who could keep it perfectly.331 On their own admission the Jews were never able to observe the Law in its entirety without violating the…
§2069The Decalogue forms a coherent whole. Each "word" refers to each of the others and to all of them; they reciprocally condition one another. the two tables shed light on one another; they form an organic unity. To transgress one commandment is to infringe all the others.30 One cannot honor another person without blessing God his Creator. One cannot adore God without loving all m…
Cross-references
- Deut 27:1 — And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.
- Deut 27:26 — Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Deut 28:1 — And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set
- Ezek 18:28 — Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
- Gal 3:10 — For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
- Gal 5:3 — For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
- Jas 3:2 — For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
- Mark 10:21 — Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up th
- Matt 5:18 — For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
- Matt 5:19 — Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be
- Matt 7:12 — Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
- Matt 19:18 — He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
- Ps 119:6 — Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
- Rom 5:16 — And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
- Rom 7:9 — For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
- Rom 9:31 — But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.