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James 2:8

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

KJV

εἰ μέντοι νόμον τελεῖτε βασιλικὸν κατὰ τὴν γραφήν, ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν, καλῶς ποιεῖτε·

Greek NT

Si tamen legem perficitis regalem secundum Scripturas : Diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum : bene facitis :

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βασιλικός
basilikos
adjective · 5×
γραφή
graphe
noun · 50×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
καλῶς
kalos
adverb · 36×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
μέντοι
mentoi
conjunction · 8×
νόμος
nomos
noun · 196×
πλησίον
plesion
adverb · 17×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
σεαυτοῦ
seautou
reflexive_pronoun · 43×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τελέω
teleo
verb · 28×
ἀγαπάω
agapao
verb · 143×
o
article · 19778×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Lev 19:18 · exact_quote
    "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD."
    Leviticus: love your neighbor as yourself — the royal law

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 22:13 — Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
  • 1John 2:7 — Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
  • 1Kgs 8:18 — And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
  • 1Pet 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
  • 1Thess 4:9 — But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
  • 2Kgs 7:9 — Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that w
  • 2Pet 1:19 — We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
  • Eph 6:9 — And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
  • Gal 5:14 — For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
  • Gal 5:14 — For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
  • Gal 6:2 — Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
  • Gal 6:2 — Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
  • Jas 1:25 — But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
  • Jas 2:12 — So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
  • Jas 2:12 — So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
  • Jas 2:19 — Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
  • John 13:34 — A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
  • Jonah 4:4 — Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
  • Jonah 4:9 — And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
  • Lev 19:18 — Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
  • Lev 19:18 — Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
  • Lev 19:34 — But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
  • Luke 6:31 — And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
  • Luke 10:27 — And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
  • Luke 10:27 — And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
  • Mark 12:31 — And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
  • Mark 12:31 — And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
  • Matt 5:43 — Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
  • Matt 22:39 — And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
  • Matt 22:39 — And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
  • Matt 22:40 — On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
  • Matt 25:21 — His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
  • Matt 25:23 — His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
  • Phil 2:4 — Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
  • Phil 4:14 — Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.
  • Ps 119:34 — Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
  • Rom 3:31 — Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
  • Rom 13:8 — Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
  • Rom 13:8 — Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
  • Rom 13:9 — For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly compr