Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.
New American Standard Bible
If, however, you
King James Version
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
Holman Bible
Indeed, if you keep the royal law prescribed in the Scripture, Love your neighbor as yourself,
International Standard Version
Nevertheless, you are doing the right thing if you obey the royal Law in keeping with the Scripture, "You must love your neighbor as yourself."
A Conservative Version
If ye indeed fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well.
American Standard Version
Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
Amplified
If, however, you are [really] fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself [that is, if you have an unselfish concern for others and do things for their benefit]” you are doing well.
An Understandable Version
However, you are doing well if you fulfill [i.e., obey] the royal law found in the Scriptures [Lev. 19:18], "You should love your neighbor the same way that you love yourself."
Anderson New Testament
If, however, you fulfill the law of highest excellence, according to the scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well.
Bible in Basic English
But if you keep the greatest law of all, as it is given in the holy Writings, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself, you do well:
Common New Testament
If you really fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.
Daniel Mace New Testament
If, agreeably to the scriptures, you observe that royal law, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self," 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.
Godbey New Testament
If indeed you keep the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor with divine love as thyself, you do well.
Goodspeed New Testament
If you really obey the supreme law where the Scripture says, "You must love your neighbor as you do yourself," you are doing right,
John Wesley New Testament
If ye fulfil the royal law (according to the Scripture) Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well.
Julia Smith Translation
If yet ye complete the royal law according to the writing, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
King James 2000
If you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well:
Lexham Expanded Bible
However, if you carry out the royal law according to the scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.
Modern King James verseion
If you fulfill the royal Law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If ye fulfil the royal law - according to the scripture which saith, "Thou shalt love thine neighbour as thyself" - ye do well.
Moffatt New Testament
If you really fulfil the royal law laid down by scripture, You must love your neighbour as yourself, well and good;
Montgomery New Testament
If you are keeping the royal law, which says, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself, you are doing well.
New Heart English Bible
However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.
Noyes New Testament
If indeed ye fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," ye do well.
Sawyer New Testament
If you keep indeed the royal law according to the Scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well;
The Emphasized Bible
If ye are, indeed, fulfilling, a royal law, according to the scripture - Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, nobly, are ye doing;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
If indeed ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Yet, if you keep the royal law which runs--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself,' you are doing right;
Webster
If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
Weymouth New Testament
If, however, you are keeping the Law as supreme, in obedience to the Commandment which says "You are to love your fellow man just as you love yourself," you are acting rightly.
Williams New Testament
But if you really observe the law of the King in accordance with the Scripture, "You must love your neighbor as you do yourself," you are doing right;
World English Bible
However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.
Worrell New Testament
If, however, ye fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," ye do well;
Worsley New Testament
If ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, which saith, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well.
Youngs Literal Translation
If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,' -- ye do well;
Themes
Brethren » Duty to » Abounding
Brotherly love » Special teachings concerning » Abounding
Duty » To brethren » To neighbours
Duty » To brethren » Abounding
Law » What is the fulfilling of the law
Law » Who has fulfilled the law
the Law of moses » Called » Royal law
Love » Love, brotherly special teachings concerning » Abounding
Love » Special teachings concerning » Abounding
Love to man » Is the fulfilling of the law
Respect of persons » Partiality
Selfishness » Contrary to the law of God
Social duties » Brotherly love » Abounding
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Duty of neighbours
Topics
Interlinear
Seautou
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in James 2:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Partiality Forbidden
7 Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to? 8 But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well. 9 But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:18
You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:34
The foreigner who resides with you must be to you like a native citizen among you; so you must love him as yourself, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
1 Kings 8:18
The Lord told my father David, 'It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.
2 Kings 7:9
Then they said to one another, "It's not right what we're doing! This is a day to celebrate, but we haven't told anyone. If we wait until dawn, we'll be punished. So come on, let's go and inform the royal palace."
Jonah 4:4
The Lord said, "Are you really so very angry?"
Jonah 4:9
God said to Jonah, "Are you really so very angry about the little plant?" And he said, "I am as angry as I could possibly be!"
Matthew 22:39
The second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
Matthew 25:21
His master answered, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'
Matthew 25:23
His master answered, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'
Mark 12:31-33
The second is: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
Luke 10:27-37
The expert answered, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself."
Romans 13:8-9
Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Galatians 5:14
For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely, "You must love your neighbor as yourself."
Galatians 6:2
Carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Philippians 4:14
Nevertheless, you did well to share with me in my trouble.
1 Thessalonians 4:9
Now on the topic of brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
James 1:25
But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out -- he will be blessed in what he does.
James 2:12
Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom.
James 2:19
You believe that God is one; well and good. Even the demons believe that -- and tremble with fear.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.