¹⁰A person who follows all of God’s law but fails to obey even one command is guilty of breaking all the commands in that law. ¹¹The same God who said, “You must not be guilty of adultery,” ⁿ also said, “You must not murder anyone.” ⁿ So if you do not take part in adultery but you murder someone, you are guilty of breaking all of God’s law. ¹²In everything you say and do, remember that you will be judged by the law that makes people free.

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Footnotes

n“You … adultery.” Quotation from Exodus 20:14 and Deuteronomy 5:18.
n“You … anyone.” Quotation from Exodus 20:13 and Deuteronomy 5:17.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For whoever keeps the entire law, and yet stumbles at one point, is guilty of breaking it all. For he who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder. So if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you are a lawbreaker.

Speak and act as those who are to be judged by the law of freedom.

NLTNew Living Translation

For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws. For the same God who said, “You must not commit adultery,” also said, “You must not murder.” So if you murder someone but do not commit adultery, you have still broken the law.

So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles in one point only has become guilty of all of it. For the one who said “Do not commit adultery” also said “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. Thus speak and thus act as those who are going to be judged by the law of liberty.

KJV 1900King James Version

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For 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. So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

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