Verse 9

But if you take a man's position into account, you do evil, and are judged as evil-doers by the law.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 19:15 : 15 Do no wrong in your judging: do not give thought to the position of the poor, or honour to the position of the great; but be a judge to your neighbour in righteousness.
• John 8:9 : 9 And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him.
• John 8:46 : 46 Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me?
• John 16:8 : 8 And he, when he comes, will make the world conscious of sin, and of righteousness, and of being judged:
• Rom 3:20 : 20 Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
• Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What then is to be said? is the law sin? in no way. But I would not have had knowledge of sin but for the law: for I would not have been conscious of desire if the law had not said, You may not have a desire for what is another's. 8 But sin, taking its chance through that which was ordered by the law, was working in me every form of desire: because without the law sin is dead. 9 And there was a time when I was living without the law: but when the law gave its orders, sin came to life and put me to death; 10 And I made the discovery that the law whose purpose was to give life had become a cause of death: 11 For I was tricked and put to death by sin, which took its chance through the law. 12 But the law is holy, and its orders are holy, upright, and good. 13 Was then that which is good, death to me? In no way. But the purpose was that sin might be seen to be sin by working death to me through that which is good; so that through the orders of the law sin might seem much more evil.
• 1 Cor 14:24 : 24 But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all;
• Gal 2:19 : 19 For I, through the law, have become dead to the law, so that I might be living to God.
• Jas 2:1-4 : 1 My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account. 2 For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing, 3 And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet; 4 Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?
• 1 John 3:4 : 4 Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.
• Jude 1:15 : 15 To be the judge of all, and to give a decision against all those whose lives are unpleasing to him, because of the evil acts which they have done, and because of all the hard things which sinners without fear of God have said against him.