Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn’t shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

International Standard Version

For the one who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

A Conservative Version

For the judgment is merciless to him who did no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

American Standard Version

For judgment is without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.

Amplified

For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; but [to the one who has shown mercy] mercy triumphs [victoriously] over judgment.

An Understandable Version

For the person who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. [For] mercy wins out over condemnation.

Anderson New Testament

For he shall have judgment without mercy, who has shown no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment.

Bible in Basic English

For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.

Common New Testament

For judgment will be without mercy to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for he that has not shewed mercy, shall be condemn'd without mercy: while the merciful shall triumph at his trial.

Darby Translation

for judgment will be without mercy to him that has shewn no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment.

Godbey New Testament

For judgment is without mercy to him that shows no mercy; but mercy glorieth against judgment.

Goodspeed New Testament

For the merciless will be mercilessly judged; but mercy will triumph over judgment.

John Wesley New Testament

For judgment without mercy shall be to him that shewed no mercy: mercy glorieth over judgment.

Julia Smith Translation

For unpropitiated judgment to him not doing mercy; and mercy boasteth against judgment.

King James 2000

For he shall have judgment without mercy, that has showed no mercy; and mercy triumphs over judgment.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For judgment [is] merciless to the one who has not practiced mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Modern King James verseion

For he who has shown no mercy shall have judgment without mercy, and mercy exults over judgment.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For there shall be judgment, merciless, to him that showeth no mercy, and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

Moffatt New Testament

for the judgment will be merciless to the man who has shown no mercy ??whereas the merciful life will triumph in the face of judgment.

Montgomery New Testament

For judgment is without mercy to the man who has showed no mercy. but mercy glories in the face of judgment.

NET Bible

For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.

New Heart English Bible

For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Noyes New Testament

For the judgment shall be without mercy to him that showed no mercy. Mercy glorieth against judgment.

Sawyer New Testament

For he shall have judgment without mercy who shows not mercy; mercy rejoices over judgment.

The Emphasized Bible

For, the judgment, will be without mercy, unto him that hath shewed no mercy: Mercy, boasteth, over judgment.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For judgment without mercy shall be on him who shewed no mercy, and mercy glorieth against judgment.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For there will be justice without mercy for him who has not acted mercifully. Mercy triumphs over Justice.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

For he who shows no mercy will have judgement given against him without mercy; but mercy triumphs over judgement.

Williams New Testament

For merciless judgment will be the portion of the merciless man; yet mercy will triumph over judgment.

World English Bible

For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Worrell New Testament

For the judgment is without mercy to him who showed no mercy: mercy exults over judgment.

Worsley New Testament

For he shall have judgement without mercy, that hath not shewn mercy: but mercy triumpheth over judgement.

Youngs Literal Translation

for the judgment without kindness is to him not having done kindness, and exult doth kindness over judgment.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

he
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

κρίσις 
Krisis 
Usage: 21

ἀνίλεως 
Anileos 
Usage: 1

ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

no
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

ἔλεος 
Eleos 
ἔλεος 
Eleos 
Usage: 25
Usage: 25

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

κατακαυχάομαι 
Katakauchaomai 
Usage: 4

References

Images James 2:13

Prayers for James 2:13

Context Readings

Partiality Forbidden

12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. 13 For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment. 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?

Cross References

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.

Matthew 5:7

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

Job 22:6-10

For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Matthew 6:15

but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Genesis 42:21

Then they said to one another, "In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us."

Judges 1:7

And Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me." And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

Psalm 18:25

With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

Psalm 85:10

Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other.

Isaiah 27:11

When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and make a fire of them. For this is a people without discernment; therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them; he who formed them will show them no favor.

Jeremiah 9:24

but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD."

Ezekiel 33:11

Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.

Matthew 7:1-2

"Judge not, that you be not judged.

Matthew 18:28-35

But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, 'Pay what you owe.'

Matthew 25:41-46

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Luke 6:37

"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.

Ephesians 1:6-7

to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.

Ephesians 2:4-7

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

James 5:4

Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

1 John 4:8-16

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:18-19

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

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