King James Version

James 2:8

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

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ΕἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifμέντοιmentoiyetμέντοιconjunction — “yet”G3305(a) indeed, really, (b) yet, however, nevertheless.This verse uses “yet”.νόμονnomonlawνόμος (nomos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “law”, the object formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.lawτελεῖτεteleiteto finishτελέω (teleō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to finish”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5055(a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay.βασιλικὸνbasilikonroyalβασιλικός (basilikos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “royal”, the object formG937connected with a king, royal, regal, (a) an officer in the service of the king, (b) the king's country.This verse uses “royal”.κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.according toτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γραφήνgraphēnscriptureγραφή (graphē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “scripture”, the object formG1124(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures.the scriptureἈγαπήσειςagapēseisThou shalt loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “Thou shalt love”, an action still aheadG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.Thou shalt loveτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλησίονplēsionneighbourπλησίονadverb — “neighbour”G4139near, nearby, a neighbor.neighbourσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asσεαυτόνseautonyourselfσεαυτοῦ (seautoû)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “yourself”, the object formG4572Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thyselfκαλῶςkalōswellκαλῶςadverb — “well”G2573well, nobly, honorably, rightly.This verse uses “well”.wellποιεῖτεpoieiteto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Quotes

Leviticus 19:18 Leviticus 19:18 · King James VersionThou 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 19:18 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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.

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