James 2:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

If ye fulfyll the royal lawe, according to the scripture, thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, ye do well:

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  • Lev 19:18 : 18 Thou shalt not auenge nor wayte to do displeasure agaynst the chyldren of thy people, but shalt loue thy neighbour euen as thy selfe: I am the Lorde.
  • Gal 5:14 : 14 For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde, which is this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe.
  • Gal 6:2 : 2 Beare ye one anothers burthen, and so fulfyll the lawe of Christe.
  • Phil 4:14 : 14 Notwithstandyng, ye haue well done yt ye dyd communicate to my afflictions.
  • 1 Thess 4:9 : 9 But as touchyng brotherly loue, ye nede not that I write vnto you: For ye are taught of God to loue one another.
  • Jas 1:25 : 25 But who so loketh in the perfect lawe of libertie, and continueth therin he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, shalbe blessed in his deede.
  • Jas 2:12 : 12 So speake ye, and so do, as they that shalbe iudged by the lawe of libertie.
  • Lev 19:34 : 34 But the straunger that dwelleth with you, shalbe as one of your owne nation, and thou shalt loue hym as thy selfe, for ye were straungers in the lande of Egypt: I am the Lorde your God.
  • 1 Kgs 8:18 : 18 And the Lorde saide vnto Dauid my father: Whereas it was in thyne heart to build an house vnto my name, thou diddest well that thou wast so minded:
  • 2 Kgs 7:9 : 9 Then sayde one to another: We do not well this day, forasmuche as it is a day to bring good tydinges, and we holde our peace. If we tarie till the day light, some mischiefe wil come vpon vs: Now therfore come, that we may go and tell the kinges housholde.
  • Jonah 4:4 : 4 Then saide the Lord, Doest thou wel to be angry?
  • Jonah 4:9 : 9 And the Lord saide vnto Ionas: Doest thou well to be so angry within thy selfe for the gourde? And he saide: I do well to be angry euen vnto death.
  • Matt 22:39 : 39 And the seconde is lyke vnto this. Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe.
  • Matt 25:21 : 21 His Lorde saide vnto him: Well done, thou good and faythfull seruaut. Thou hast ben faythfull ouer fewe thynges, I wyll make thee ruler ouer manye thynges: enter thou into the ioy of thy Lorde.
  • Matt 25:23 : 23 His Lorde saide vnto him? Well done, good and faithfull seruaunt. Thou hast ben faythfull ouer fewe thinges, I wyl make thee ruler ouer many thynges: enter thou into the ioy of thy Lorde.
  • Mark 12:31-33 : 31 And the seconde is lyke vnto this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe. There is none other commaundement greater then these. 32 And the scribe sayde vnto hym: well maister, thou hast sayde the trueth, for there is one God, & there is none but he. 33 And to loue hym with all the heart, and with all the vnderstandyng, & with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue a mans neyghbour as hym selfe, is greater then all the burnt offerynges and sacrifices.
  • Luke 10:27-37 : 27 And he aunswered, and saide: Thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, & with all thy strength, and with al thy mynde, and thy neyghbour as thy selfe. 28 And he sayde vnto hym, Thou hast aunswered ryght: this do, and thou shalt lyue. 29 But he, wyllyng to iustifie hym selfe, said vnto Iesus: and who is my neighbour? 30 And Iesus aunswered, and sayde. A certaine man descended from Hierusalem to Hierico, and fell among thieues, which robbed hym of his rayment, and wounded hym, and departed, leauyng hym halfe dead. 31 And it befell, that there came downe a certayne priest that same way, and whe he sawe hym, he passed by on the other syde. 32 And likewise a Leuite, when he went nye to the place, came and loked on him, and passed by the other syde. 33 But a certayne Samaritane, as he iourneyed, came vnto hym, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him. 34 And went to hym, and bounde vp his woundes, and powred in oyle and wine, and set hym on his owne beast, and brought hym to a common Inne, and made prouision for hym. 35 And on the morowe when he departed, he toke out two pence, and gaue them to the hoste, and sayde vnto hym, take cure of hym, and whatsoeuer thou spendest more, when I come agayne, I wyll recompence thee. 36 Which nowe of these three, thinkest thou, was neyghbour vnto hym that fell among the thieues? 37 And he sayde: He that shewed mercy on hym. Then sayde Iesus vnto hym: Go, and do thou lykewyse.
  • Rom 13:8-9 : 8 Owe nothyng to no man, but to loue one another: (For he that loueth another, hath fulfylled the lawe. 9 For this: Thou shalt not commit adultrie, thou shalt not kyll, thou shalt not steale, thou shalt not beare false witnesse, thou shalt not lust: and yf there be any other commaundement, it is comprehended in this saying: Namelye, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.
  • Jas 2:19 : 19 Beleuest thou that there is one God? Thou doest well. The deuyls also beleue, and tremble.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royall priesthood, an holy nation, a peculier people: that ye should shewe foorth the vertues of hym that called you out of darknesse into his marueylous lyght.

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  • Jas 2:9-13
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    9But yf ye regarde one person more then another, ye commit sinne, and are rebuked of the lawe, as transgressours.

    10Whosoeuer shal kepe the whole lawe, and yet fayle in one poynt, he is gyltie of all.

    11For he that sayde, thou shalt not commit adulterie: sayde also, thou shalt not kyll. Though thou do none adulterie, yet yf thou kyll, thou art become a transgressour of the lawe.

    12So speake ye, and so do, as they that shalbe iudged by the lawe of libertie.

    13For he shall haue iudgement without mercie, that sheweth no mercie: And mercie reioyceth agaynst iudgement.

  • Gal 5:13-15
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    13For brethren, ye haue ben called into libertie: Only let not libertie be an occasio to the flesshe, but by loue serue one another.

    14For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde, which is this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe.

    15Yf ye byte and deuoure one another, take heede lest ye be consumed one of another.

  • Matt 22:38-40
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    38This is the first and great commaundement.

    39And the seconde is lyke vnto this. Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe.

    40In these two commaundementes, hang all the lawe and the prophetes.

  • Rom 13:8-10
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    8Owe nothyng to no man, but to loue one another: (For he that loueth another, hath fulfylled the lawe.

    9For this: Thou shalt not commit adultrie, thou shalt not kyll, thou shalt not steale, thou shalt not beare false witnesse, thou shalt not lust: and yf there be any other commaundement, it is comprehended in this saying: Namelye, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

    10Charitie worketh no yll to his neyghbour, therfore the fulfyllyng of the lawe is charitie.)

  • Mark 12:31
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    31And the seconde is lyke vnto this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe. There is none other commaundement greater then these.

  • Matt 19:19
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    19Honour father and mother: and thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

  • Jas 2:7
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    7Do not they blaspheme that good name by the which you are named?

  • Luke 6:31-33
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    31And as ye woulde that men shoulde do to you, do ye also to them lykewyse.

    32For yf ye loue them which loue you, what thanke haue ye? For sinners also loue their louers.

    33And yf ye do good for them which do good for you, what thanke haue ye? For sinners also do euen the same.

  • Gal 6:2
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    2Beare ye one anothers burthen, and so fulfyll the lawe of Christe.

  • Jer 7:5
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    5But rather in deede amende your wayes and counsels, and iudge right betwixt a man and his neighbour,

  • Matt 7:12
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    12Therfore all thynges, whatsoeuer ye woulde that men shoulde do to you, do ye euen so to them: For this is the lawe, and the prophetes.

  • Jas 4:11
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    11Backbite not one another brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that iudgeth his brother, backbiteth ye lawe, and iudgeth the lawe: But and yf thou iudge the lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the lawe, but a iudge.

  • Jas 2:4
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    4Are ye not partiall in your selues, and are made iudges of euyll thoughtes?

  • Lev 19:17-18
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    17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thyne heart, but shalt in any wyse rebuke thy neighbour, & suffer not sinne vpon hym.

    18Thou shalt not auenge nor wayte to do displeasure agaynst the chyldren of thy people, but shalt loue thy neighbour euen as thy selfe: I am the Lorde.

  • Rom 2:12-14
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    12For whosoeuer hath sinned without lawe, shall also perishe without lawe: And as many as haue sinned in ye lawe, shalbe iudged by the lawe.

    13(For in the sight of God, they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe: but the doers of the lawe shalbe iustified.

    14For when the Gentiles, which haue not the lawe, do of nature the thynges conteyned in the lawe: they hauing not the lawe, are a lawe vnto them selues.

  • Matt 5:43
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    43Ye haue heard, that it is saide: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour, & hate thyne enemie.

  • Jas 1:25
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    25But who so loketh in the perfect lawe of libertie, and continueth therin he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, shalbe blessed in his deede.

  • Matt 5:46-47
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    46For yf ye loue them which loue you, what rewarde haue ye? Do not the publicans also euen the same?

    47And yf ye salute or greete your brethre only, what singuler thyng do ye? Do not also the publicans lykewyse?

  • Rom 2:27
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    27And shall not vncircumcision which is by nature, if it kepe the law, iudge thee, which beyng vnder the letter & circumcision, doest transgresse the lawe?

  • Rom 2:23
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    23Thou that makest thy boast of ye lawe, through breakyng the lawe dishonorest God.

  • Luke 10:27-28
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    27And he aunswered, and saide: Thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, & with all thy strength, and with al thy mynde, and thy neyghbour as thy selfe.

    28And he sayde vnto hym, Thou hast aunswered ryght: this do, and thou shalt lyue.

  • Jas 1:22
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    22And be ye doers of the worde, and not hearers only, deceauyng your owne selues.

  • 1 Tim 1:8
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    8But we knowe that the lawe is good, yf a man vse it lawfully:

  • 1 Cor 6:8
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    8Nay, ye your selues do wrong, and do harme, and that to your brethren.

  • Matt 22:36
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    36Maister, which is the great commaundent in the lawe?

  • Lev 19:15
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    15Ye shall do no vnrighteousnesse in iudgement, thou shalt not fauour the person poore, nor honour the person mightie, but in righteousnes shalt thou iudge thy neighbour.

  • Mark 12:33
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    33And to loue hym with all the heart, and with all the vnderstandyng, & with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue a mans neyghbour as hym selfe, is greater then all the burnt offerynges and sacrifices.

  • 1 Pet 2:17
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    17Honour all men. Loue brotherly felowship. Feare God. Honour the kyng.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22Euen ye which haue purified your soules through the spirite in obeying the trueth, with brotherly loue vnfayned, see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruentlye:

  • 3 John 1:5
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    5Beloued, thou doest faythfully whatsoeuer thou doest to the brethren, and to straungers,

  • Lev 25:14
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    14If thou sellest ought vnto thy neyghbour, or byest ought of thy neyghbours hande, ye shal not oppresse one another.

  • Rom 10:5
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    5For Moyses writeth, of the ryghteousnesse which is of the lawe, howe that the man which doth those thinges, shall lyue by them.

  • Zech 8:17
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    17And let none of you imagine euil in his heart against his neighbour, and loue no false othes: for all these are ye thinges that I hate, saith the Lorde.