James 2:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

But if yee fulfill the royall Lawe according to the Scripture, which saith, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, yee doe well.

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  • Lev 19:18 : 18 Thou shalt not auenge, nor be mindful of wrong against ye childre of thy people, but shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe: I am the Lord.
  • Gal 5:14 : 14 For all the Lawe is fulfilled in one worde, which is this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.
  • Gal 6:2 : 2 Beare ye one anothers burden, & so fulfill the Lawe of Christ.
  • Phil 4:14 : 14 Notwithstanding yee haue well done, that yee did communicate to mine affliction.
  • 1 Thess 4:9 : 9 But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another.
  • Jas 1:25 : 25 But who so looketh in the perfect Lawe of libertie, and continueth therein, hee not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the woorke, shalbe blessed in his deede.
  • Jas 2:12 : 12 So speake ye, and so doe, as they that shal be iudged by the Lawe of libertie.
  • Lev 19:34 : 34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you, shalbe as one of your selues, and thou shalt loue him as thy selfe: for ye were strangers in the lad of Egypt: I am the Lorde your God.
  • 1 Kgs 8:18 : 18 And the Lord said vnto Dauid my father, Where as it was in thine heart to build an house vnto my Name, thou diddest well, that thou wast so minded:
  • 2 Kgs 7:9 : 9 Then saide one to another, We doe not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we holde our peace. If we tary till day light, some mischiefe will come vpon vs. Nowe therefore, come, let vs goe, and tell the Kings housholde.
  • Jonah 4:4 : 4 Then saide the Lorde, Doest thou well to be angry?
  • Jonah 4:9 : 9 And God said vnto Ionah, Doest thou wel to be angrie for the gourde? And he said, I doe well to be angrie vnto the death.
  • Matt 22:39 : 39 And the second is like vnto this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.
  • Matt 25:21 : 21 Then his master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy.
  • Matt 25:23 : 23 His master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant, and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy.
  • Mark 12:31-33 : 31 And the second is like, that is, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. There is none other commandement greater then these. 32 Then that Scribe said vnto him, Well, Master, thou hast saide the trueth, that there is one God, and that there is none but he, 33 And to loue him with all the heart, and with all the vnderstanding, and with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue his neighbour as himselfe, is more then all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
  • Luke 10:27-37 : 27 And he answered, and saide, Thou shalt loue thy Lord God with all thine heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy strength, and with all thy thought, and thy neighbour as thy selfe. 28 Then he said vnto him, Thou hast answered right: this doe, and thou shalt liue. 29 But he willing to iustifie himselfe, said vnto Iesus, Who is then my neighbour? 30 And Iesus answered, and saide, A certaine man went downe from Hierusalem to Iericho, and fell among theeues, and they robbed him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leauing him halfe dead. 31 Nowe so it fell out, that there came downe a certaine Priest that same way, and when he sawe him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And likewise also a Leuite, when he was come neere to the place, went and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. 33 Then a certaine Samaritane, as he iourneyed, came neere vnto him, and when he sawe him, he had compassion on him, 34 And went to him, & bound vp his wounds, and powred in oyle and wine, and put him on his owne beast, and brought him to an Inne, and made prouision for him. 35 And on the morowe when he departed, he tooke out two pence, and gaue them to the hoste, and said vnto him, Take care of him, and whatsoeuer thou spendest more, when I come againe, I will recompense thee. 36 Which nowe of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour vnto him that fell among the theeues? 37 And he saide, He that shewed mercie on him. Then said Iesus vnto him, Goe, and do thou likewise.
  • Rom 13:8-9 : 8 Owe nothing to any man, but to loue one another: for he that loueth another, hath fulfilled the Lawe. 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, Thou shalt not kil, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnes, Thou shalt not couet: and if there be any other commaundement, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, euen in this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.
  • Jas 2:19 : 19 Thou beleeuest that there is one God: thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue it, and tremble.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But yee are a chosen generation, a royall Priesthoode, an holy nation, a people set at libertie, that yee shoulde shewe foorth the vertues of him that hath called you out of darkenesse into his marueilous light,

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  • Jas 2:9-13
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    83%

    9 But if yee regarde the persons, yee commit sinne, and are rebuked of the Lawe, as transgressours.

    10 For whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Lawe, and yet faileth in one poynt, hee is guiltie of all.

    11 For he that saide, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, saide also, Thou shalt not kill. Nowe though thou doest none adulterie, yet if thou killest, thou art a transgressour of the Lawe.

    12 So speake ye, and so doe, as they that shal be iudged by the Lawe of libertie.

    13 For there shalbe condemnation merciles to him that sheweth not mercie, and mercie reioyceth against condemnation.

  • Gal 5:13-15
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    81%

    13 For brethren, ye haue bene called vnto libertie: onely vse not your libertie as an occasion vnto the flesh, but by loue serue one another.

    14 For all the Lawe is fulfilled in one worde, which is this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

    15 If ye bite and deuoure one another, take heede least ye be consumed one of another.

  • Matt 22:38-40
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    78%

    38 This is the first and the great commaundement.

    39 And the second is like vnto this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

    40 On these two commandements hangeth the whole Lawe, and the Prophets.

  • Rom 13:8-10
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    8 Owe nothing to any man, but to loue one another: for he that loueth another, hath fulfilled the Lawe.

    9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, Thou shalt not kil, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnes, Thou shalt not couet: and if there be any other commaundement, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, euen in this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

    10 Loue doeth not euill to his neighbour: therefore is loue the fulfilling of the Lawe.

  • Mark 12:31
    75%

    31 And the second is like, that is, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. There is none other commandement greater then these.

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

  • Jas 2:7
    74%

    7 Doe nor they blaspheme the worthie Name after which yee be named?

  • Luke 6:31-33
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    73%

    31 And as ye would that men should doe to you, so doe ye to them likewise.

    32 For if yee loue them which loue you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners loue those that loue them.

    33 And if ye do good for them which do good for you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners doe the same.

  • Gal 6:2
    72%

    2 Beare ye one anothers burden, & so fulfill the Lawe of Christ.

  • Jer 7:5
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    5 For if you amende and redresse your waies and your woorkes: if you execute iudgement betweene a man and his neighbour,

  • Matt 7:12
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    12 Therefore whatsoeuer ye woulde that men should doe to you, euen so doe ye to them: for this is the Lawe and the Prophets.

  • Jas 4:11
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    11 Speake not euill one of another, brethren. He that speaketh euill of his brother, or he that condemneth his brother, speaketh euill of ye Law, and condemneth the Lawe: and if thou condemnest the Lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the Lawe, but a iudge.

  • Jas 2:4
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    4 Are yee not partiall in your selues, and are become iudges of euill thoughts?

  • Lev 19:17-18
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    71%

    17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart, but thou shalt plainely rebuke thy neighbour, and suffer him not to sinne.

    18 Thou shalt not auenge, nor be mindful of wrong against ye childre of thy people, but shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe: I am the Lord.

  • Rom 2:12-14
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    12 For as many as haue sinned without the Lawe, shall perish also without the Lawe: and as many as haue sinned in the Lawe, shall be iudged by the Lawe,

    13 (For the hearers of the Lawe are not righteous before God: but the doers of the Lawe shalbe iustified.

    14 For when the Gentiles which haue not the Lawe, doe by nature, the things conteined in the Lawe, they hauing not the Lawe, are a Lawe vnto themselues,

  • Matt 5:43
    70%

    43 Ye haue heard that it hath bin said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate your enemie.

  • Jas 1:25
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    25 But who so looketh in the perfect Lawe of libertie, and continueth therein, hee not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the woorke, shalbe blessed in his deede.

  • Matt 5:46-47
    2 verses
    70%

    46 For if ye loue them, which loue you, what rewarde shall you haue? Doe not the Publicanes euen the same?

    47 And if ye be friendly to your brethren onely, what singular thing doe ye? doe not euen the Publicanes likewise?

  • Rom 2:27
    70%

    27 And shall not vncircumcision which is by nature (if it keepe the Lawe) condemne thee which by the letter and circumcision art a transgressour of the Lawe?

  • Rom 2:23
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    23 Thou that gloriest in the Lawe, through breaking the Lawe, dishonourest thou God?

  • Luke 10:27-28
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    27 And he answered, and saide, Thou shalt loue thy Lord God with all thine heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy strength, and with all thy thought, and thy neighbour as thy selfe.

    28 Then he said vnto him, Thou hast answered right: this doe, and thou shalt liue.

  • Jas 1:22
    70%

    22 And be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onely, deceiuing your owne selues.

  • 1 Tim 1:8
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    8 And we knowe, that the Law is good, if a man vse it lawfully,

  • 1 Cor 6:8
    69%

    8 Nay, yee your selues doe wrong, and doe harme, and that to your brethren.

  • Matt 22:36
    69%

    36 Master, which is ye great commaundement in the Lawe?

  • Lev 19:15
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    15 Ye shall not doe vniustly in iudgement. Thou shalt not fauour the person of the poore, nor honour the person of the mightie, but thou shalt iudge thy neighbour iustly.

  • Mark 12:33
    69%

    33 And to loue him with all the heart, and with all the vnderstanding, and with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue his neighbour as himselfe, is more then all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

  • 1 Pet 2:17
    69%

    17 Honour all men: loue brotherly fellowship: feare God: honour the King.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22 Hauing purified your soules in obeying the trueth through the spirite, to loue brotherly without faining, loue one another with a pure heart feruently,

  • 3 John 1:5
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    5 Beloued, thou doest faithfully, whatsoeuer thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers,

  • Lev 25:14
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    14 And when thou sellest ought to thy neighbour, or byest at thy neighbours hande, ye shall not oppresse one another:

  • Rom 10:5
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    5 For Moses thus describeth the righteousnes which is of the Lawe, That the man which doeth these things, shall liue thereby.

  • Zech 8:17
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    17 And let none of you imagine euill in your hearts against his neighbour, and loue no false othe: for all these are the things that I hate, saith the Lorde.