James 2:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

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  • Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: [but] in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
  • John 8:9 : 9 And they which heard [it], being convicted by [their own] conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, [even] unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
  • John 8:46 : 46 ¶ ‹Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?›
  • John 16:8 : 8 ‹And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:›
  • Rom 3:20 : 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.
  • Rom 7:7-9 : 7 ¶ What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin [was] dead. 9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. 10 And the commandment, which [was ordained] to life, I found [to be] unto death. 11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew [me]. 12 Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. 13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
  • 1 Cor 14:24 : 24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or [one] unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
  • Gal 2:19 : 19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
  • Jas 2:1-4 : 1 ¶ My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons. 2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
  • 1 John 3:4 : 4 ¶ Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
  • Jude 1:15 : 15 ¶ To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard [speeches] which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

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    6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

    7Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?

    8¶ If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

  • Jas 2:10-13
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    10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one [point], he is guilty of all.

    11For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

    12So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

    13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

  • Prov 28:21
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    21¶ To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of bread [that] man will transgress.

  • Rom 2:11-13
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    11For there is no respect of persons with God.

    12For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;

    13(For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

  • Jas 2:1-4
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    1¶ My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.

    2For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;

    3And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

    4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

  • Job 13:10
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    10He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

  • Mal 2:9
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    9Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

  • Col 3:25
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    25But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

  • 1 Pet 1:17
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    17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning [here] in fear:

  • 1 John 3:4
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    4¶ Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

  • Prov 24:23
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    23¶ These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

  • Rom 2:22-23
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    22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

    23Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?

  • Lev 19:15
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    15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: [but] in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

  • Rom 2:1-3
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    1¶ Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

    2But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

    3And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

  • Rom 3:9
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    9What then? are we better [than they]? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

  • Jas 4:11
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    11¶ Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

  • Rom 2:27
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    27And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

  • Gal 2:17
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    17But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, [is] therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

  • Deut 16:19
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    19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

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    14For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

  • Deut 1:17
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    17Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will hear it.

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    5¶ [It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

  • 1 Cor 8:12
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    12But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

  • 1 Cor 6:8
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    8Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that [your] brethren.

  • Eph 6:9
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    9And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

  • Lev 6:2
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    2If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;

  • Num 5:6
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    6Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty;

  • Jer 7:5
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    5For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;

  • Rom 13:9
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    9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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    7¶ What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

  • Gal 6:2
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    2Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

  • 2 Chr 19:7
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    7Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do [it]: for [there is] no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

  • 1 Tim 1:9
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    9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

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    17¶ Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

  • Rom 2:15
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    15Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

  • Jas 1:22
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    22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

  • Rom 3:20
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    20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.