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James 2:8

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8If ye fulfil xthe royal law according to xxthe scripture, yThou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

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  1. xMatt. 22:38. See John 13:34. Comp. Gal. 6:2. ch. 4:11.
  2. xxSee ver. 23.
  3. yCited from Lev. 19:18. See Rom. 13:9.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Indeed, if you fulfill the royal law prescribed in the Scripture, Love your neighbor as yourself, you are doing well.

NLTNew Living Translation

Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

However, if you carry out the royal law according to the scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.