¹²So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by ^ethe law of liberty. ¹³For ^fhe shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and ^gmercy ^||rejoiceth against judgment.

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Footnotes

eSee ch. 1:25.
gComp. 1 John 4:17, 18.
||Or, glorieth. ch. 3:14. So ch. 1:9.

Cross references

f Job 22:6–11. Prov. 21:13. Matt. 6:15. & 18:35. Mark 11:26. Luke 6:38. & 16:25.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Speak and act as those who are to be judged by the law of freedom. For judgment is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free. There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Thus speak and thus act as those who are going to be judged by the law of liberty. For judgment is merciless to the one who has not practiced mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 2:12–13

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