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But if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the Law. <a href="/kjv/james/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/james/2.htm">New King James Version</a> For He 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. <a href="/nasb_/james/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For He who said, “DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY,” also said, “DO NOT MURDER.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but do murder, you have become a violator of the Law. <a href="/nasb/james/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> For He who said, &#8220DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY,&#8221 also said, &#8220DO NOT COMMIT MURDER.&#8221 Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/nasb77/james/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For He who said, “DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY,” also said, “DO NOT COMMIT MURDER.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/lsb/james/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For He who said, “DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY,” also said, “DO NOT MURDER.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/amp/james/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For He who said, “DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY,” also said, “DO NOT MURDER.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you have become guilty of transgressing the [entire] Law. <a href="/csb/james/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/james/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For He who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder. So if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you are a lawbreaker. <a href="/asv/james/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/cev/james/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The same God who told us to be faithful in marriage also told us not to murder. So even if you are faithful in marriage, but murder someone, you still have broken God's Law. <a href="/erv/james/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/gwt/james/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> After all, the one who said, "Never commit adultery," is the same one who said, "Never murder." If you do not commit adultery but you murder, you become a person who disobeys God's laws. <a href="/gnt/james/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> For the same one who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder." Even if you do not commit adultery, you have become a lawbreaker if you commit murder. <a href="/isv/james/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> For the one who said, "Never commit adultery," also said, "Never murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you become a violator of the Law. <a href="/msb/james/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For He who said, ?Do not commit adultery,? also said, ?Do not murder.? If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker. <a href="/net/james/2.htm">NET Bible</a> For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law. <a href="/nheb/james/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/wbt/james/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For he that said, Do not commit adultery; said also, Do not kill. Now if thou committest no adultery, yet if thou killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/wey/james/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder," and if you are a murderer, although not an adulterer, you have become an offender against the Law. <a href="/web/james/2.htm">World English Bible</a> For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/james/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for He who is saying, “You may not commit adultery,” also said, “You may not murder”; but if you will not commit adultery, but will commit murder, you have become a transgressor of law; <a href="/blb/james/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For the One having said, "You shall not commit adultery," also said, "You shall not murder." But if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the Law. <a href="/ylt/james/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for He who is saying, 'Thou mayest not commit adultery,' said also, 'Thou mayest do no murder;' and if thou shalt not commit adultery, and shalt commit murder, thou hast become a transgressor of law; <a href="/slt/james/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For he having said, Thou shouldest not commit adultery, said also, Thou shouldest not kill: and if thou commit not adultery, and dost kill, thou hast become a transgressor of the law.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/james/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For he that said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not kill. Now if thou do not commit adultery, but shalt kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/cpdv/james/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not kill.” So if you do not commit adultery, but you kill, you have become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/nabre/james/2.htm">New American Bible</a> For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not kill.” Even if you do not commit adultery but kill, you have become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/nrsvce/james/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the one who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but if you murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/james/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For he who said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not kill. Now if you do not commit adultery, but you kill, you have become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/james/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For he who said, “Do not commit adultery”, also said, “You shall not murder.” But if you are not committing adultery, but you have murdered, you have become a violator of The Law.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/james/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now, though you do not commit adultery, yet, if you kill, you are a transgressor of law.<CM> <a href="/godbey/james/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> For the one saying, Thou shalt not commit adultery also said, Thou shalt not murder; but if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/haweis/james/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For he that said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not commit murder. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, yet dost commit murder, thou art a transgressor of the law.<CM> <a href="/mace/james/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> he that said, "do not commit adultery," said too, "do not kill." though you should not commit adultery, yet if you kill, you are a transgressor of the law. <a href="/wey/james/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder," and if you are a murderer, although not an adulterer, you have become an offender against the Law. <a href="/worrell/james/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> For He Who said, "Do not commit adultery," said also, "Do not kill." Now, if you do not commit adultery, but kill, you have become a transgressor of the law. <a href="/worsley/james/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> for He that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou do not commit adultery, but committest murder, thou art a transgressor of the law. <a href="/parallel/james/2-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0xUBCzqsAGw?start=327" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/james/2.htm">A Warning against Favoritism</a> …10Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">He who</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipōn (V-APA-NMS) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">said,</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: Mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/3431.htm" title="3431: moicheusēs (V-ASA-2S) -- To commit adultery (of a man with a married woman, but also of a married man). From moichos; to commit adultery.">“Do not commit adultery,”</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">said,</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: Mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">“</a> <a href="/greek/5407.htm" title="5407: phoneusēs (V-ASA-2S) -- To murder, kill. From phoneus; to be a murderer.">Do not murder.”</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">If</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3431.htm" title="3431: moicheueis (V-PIA-2S) -- To commit adultery (of a man with a married woman, but also of a married man). From moichos; to commit adultery.">you do not commit adultery,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/5407.htm" title="5407: phoneueis (V-PIA-2S) -- To murder, kill. From phoneus; to be a murderer.">do commit murder,</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: gegonas (V-RIA-2S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">you have become</a> <a href="/greek/3848.htm" title="3848: parabatēs (N-NMS) -- A transgressor, law-breaker. From parabaino; a violator."></a> <a href="/greek/3551.htm" title="3551: nomou (N-GMS) -- From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">a lawbreaker.</a> 12Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/20-13.htm">Exodus 20:13-14</a> You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-17.htm">Deuteronomy 5:17-18</a> You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery. <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Matthew 5:21-22</a> You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ / But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell. <a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">Matthew 5:27-28</a> You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. <a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Romans 13:9</a> The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” <a href="/galatians/5-14.htm">Galatians 5:14</a> The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” <a href="/1_john/3-15.htm">1 John 3:15</a> Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer. <a href="/matthew/19-18.htm">Matthew 19:18</a> “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, <a href="/mark/10-19.htm">Mark 10:19</a> You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’” <a href="/luke/18-20.htm">Luke 18:20</a> You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’” <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a> If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death. <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Proverbs 6:32</a> He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a> Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a> Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. <a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">1 Timothy 1:9-10</a> We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if you commit no adultery, yet if you kill, you are become a transgressor of the law.he said that.<a href="/exodus/20-13.htm">Exodus 20:13,14</a> Thou shalt not kill… <a href="/deuteronomy/5-17.htm">Deuteronomy 5:17,18</a> Thou shalt not kill… <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Matthew 5:21-28</a> Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: … Now.<a href="/leviticus/4-2.htm">Leviticus 4:2,13,22</a> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: … <a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3,4</a> If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Adulterer</a> <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/james/1-26.htm">Although</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-12.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/james/2-9.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">Committest</a> <a href="/james/1-15.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Killest</a> <a href="/james/2-10.htm">Law</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Married</a> <a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Murder</a> <a href="/acts/28-4.htm">Murderer</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-12.htm">Offender</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-14.htm">Transgressor</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Untrue</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Adulterer</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/james/3-4.htm">Although</a> <a href="/revelation/2-27.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/james/4-2.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Committest</a> <a href="/james/3-8.htm">Death</a> <a href="/james/4-2.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Killest</a> <a href="/james/2-12.htm">Law</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm">Married</a> <a href="/james/4-2.htm">Murder</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-15.htm">Murderer</a> <a href="/exodus/2-13.htm">Offender</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-15.htm">Transgressor</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-2.htm">Untrue</a><div class="vheading2">James 2</div>1. <a href="/james/2-1.htm">Do not regard the rich and despise the poor brothers;</a> 13. <a href="/james/2-13.htm">rather we are to be loving and merciful;</a> 14. <a href="/james/2-14.htm">and not to boast of faith without deeds;</a> 17. <a href="/james/2-17.htm">because faith without deeds is useless;</a> 19. <a href="/james/2-19.htm">as is the faith of the demons;</a> 21. <a href="/james/2-21.htm">however, Abraham displayed both faith and actions;</a> 25. <a href="/james/2-25.htm">as did Rahab.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/james/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/james/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/james/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” This phrase references the Ten Commandments, specifically the seventh commandment found in <a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/5-18.htm">Deuteronomy 5:18</a>. The commandments were given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, serving as a moral foundation for the Israelites. Adultery, in the biblical context, is not only a violation of marital vows but also a sin against God, who instituted marriage. The commandment underscores the sanctity of marriage and the importance of faithfulness. In the New Testament, Jesus expands on this commandment in <a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">Matthew 5:27-28</a>, emphasizing that even lustful thoughts are equivalent to adultery, thus highlighting the heart's condition.also said, “Do not murder.” This phrase refers to the sixth commandment, found in <a href="/exodus/20-13.htm">Exodus 20:13</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/5-17.htm">Deuteronomy 5:17</a>. Murder is the unlawful taking of a human life, which is sacred because humans are made in the image of God (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>). The prohibition against murder underscores the value God places on human life. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus deepens this commandment by teaching that anger and hatred towards others are akin to murder (<a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Matthew 5:21-22</a>). This reflects the principle that sin originates in the heart and that God’s law addresses both actions and intentions.If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, This phrase illustrates the indivisibility of the law. James emphasizes that breaking one commandment makes one guilty of breaking the entire law. This reflects the holistic nature of the law, where each commandment is interconnected. The Pharisees in Jesus' time often focused on external adherence to the law, but James, like Jesus, points to the internal consistency required by God. The law is not a checklist but a unified expression of God’s will.you have become a lawbreaker. This phrase highlights the concept of sin and guilt in the biblical context. According to James, partial obedience is insufficient; breaking any part of the law results in being a transgressor. This underscores the need for grace and the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the law perfectly (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>). The law serves to reveal human sinfulness and the need for a Savior (<a href="/romans/3-20.htm">Romans 3:20</a>). James’ message aligns with the broader New Testament teaching that faith in Christ, rather than adherence to the law, is the basis for righteousness (<a href="/galatians/2-16.htm">Galatians 2:16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/james.htm">James</a> The author of the epistle, traditionally understood to be James, the brother of Jesus and a leader in the early Jerusalem church. He writes to Jewish Christians scattered among the nations. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jewish_christians.htm">Jewish Christians</a> The primary audience of the letter, who were familiar with the Mosaic Law and its commandments. 3. <a href="/topical/m/mosaic_law.htm">Mosaic Law</a> The set of laws given to the Israelites, including the Ten Commandments, which are referenced in this passage. 4. <a href="/topical/a/adultery_and_murder.htm">Adultery and Murder</a> Specific commandments from the Ten Commandments, representing broader categories of sin. 5. <a href="/topical/l/lawbreaker.htm">Lawbreaker</a> A term used to describe someone who violates any part of God's law, emphasizing the unity and indivisibility of the law.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/unity_of_the_law.htm">Unity of the Law</a> The law is a unified whole. Breaking one commandment makes one a lawbreaker, emphasizing the need for grace and the impossibility of achieving righteousness through the law alone. <a href="/topical/h/heart_condition.htm">Heart Condition</a> The focus is not just on external adherence but on the heart's condition. True obedience comes from a transformed heart, as Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount. <a href="/topical/e/equality_of_sin.htm">Equality of Sin</a> All sins are equal in breaking the law. This challenges us to avoid ranking sins and to recognize our need for repentance and grace in all areas of life. <a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_grace.htm">Dependence on Grace</a> Recognizing our inability to keep the law perfectly should drive us to depend on God's grace and the righteousness of Christ. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_holiness.htm">Call to Holiness</a> While we rely on grace, we are also called to pursue holiness and obedience out of love for God and others, reflecting the character of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_james_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from James 2</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'lust_of_the_eyes'_mean.htm">What does 'lust of the eyes' mean?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_teachers_judged_more_strictly.htm">In James 3:1, why single out teachers for stricter judgment, seemingly contradicting passages like Romans 2:11 that imply all are judged equally?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_king_david_deceive_and_kill.htm">Why does King David, described elsewhere as righteous (1 Kings 15:5), resort to deceit and murder in 2 Samuel 11:14-17?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_lifespan.htm">Which sin is considered greater?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/james/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) For he that said . . .--All men have favourite vices and indulgences; and most"Compound for sins they have a mind toBy damning those they're not inclined to;"forgetful that the same Lawgiver has laid His restrictions upon every sort and kind. Not that we can believe all sins are the same in their deadening effect upon the soul, or, further, in their punishment. The point which St. James urges is that sin, as sin, involves the curse of the law; and that "respect of persons," with its unloving and unlovely results, must bring its deceived possessor into condemnation before God. Just as our Lord referred the Sixth and Seventh Commandments (<a href="/context/matthew/5-21.htm" title="You have heard that it was said of them of old time, You shall not kill; and whoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:">Matthew 5:21-32</a>) to the first issues of the angry or lustful heart, and by no means confined them as did the Rabbinical teachers to the very act, so now in like manner the Apostle takes his stand upon the guiltiness of any breach whatever of the Law. Love is its complete fulfilment, we are well informed (<a href="/romans/13-10.htm" title="Love works no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.">Romans 13:10</a>), but in that startling briefness lies comprehended all the decalogue, with its utmost ramifications; and men of the world would find a rule of the most minute and rigid ceremony easier to be followed than this simple all-embracing one. "The fulfilling of the Law" is very different from the substitution of a single plain command for a difficult code; this would seem to be the mistake of many, noisily asserting their freedom from the older obligations, who do not so evidently live under the mild bondage of the new.A curious question may be raised upon the inverted order of the Sixth and Seventh Commandments in this passage, as well as in <a href="/mark/10-19.htm" title="You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor your father and mother.">Mark 10:19</a>; <a href="/luke/18-20.htm" title="You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and your mother.">Luke 18:20</a>; <a href="/romans/13-9.htm" title="For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.">Romans 13:9</a>. (Not so however, observe, in the sermon on the Mount, <a href="/context/matthew/5-21.htm" title="You have heard that it was said of them of old time, You shall not kill; and whoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:">Matthew 5:21-27</a>.) Professor Plumptre says they are thus placed because "standing first in the second table, the Fifth being classed by most Jewish writers as belonging to the first," and "there was, probably, a traditional order of the Tenth, varying from that at present found in the Hebrew Pentateuch." The Greek version, known as the Septuagint, supports this theory, placing "Thou shalt not commit adultery" in <a href="/james/2-13.htm" title="For he shall have judgment without mercy, that has showed no mercy; and mercy rejoices against judgment.">James 2:13</a> of Exodus 20, and "Thou shalt not kill" in <a href="/james/2-15.htm" title="If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,">James 2:15</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/james/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - Do not commit adultery... do not kill. The order of the commandments is remarkable; what is now the seventh is placed bolero the sixth. This appears to have been the usual order at that time. In this order our Lord quotes them in <a href="/luke/18-20.htm">Luke 18:20</a>, and St. Paul in <a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Romans 13:9</a>. Philo also has the same order, and expressly comments on it, drawing from it an argument for the heinousness of adultery ('Dec.,' 12:24). In the Vatican Manuscript of the LXX. in <a href="/exodus/20-13.htm">Exodus 20:13-15</a> the order is, "Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not kill." But the Alexandrian Manuscript has the usual order, which is also found in <a href="/matthew/19-18.htm">Matthew 19:18</a> and <a href="/mark/10-19.htm">Mark 10:19</a> (according to the correct reading). <a href="/commentaries/james/2-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. He who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. said, εἰπών (eipōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “Do not commit adultery,” μοιχεύσῃς (moicheusēs) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3431.htm">Strong's 3431: </a> To commit adultery (of a man with a married woman, but also of a married man). From moichos; to commit adultery. also καί (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. said, εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “Do not murder.” φονεύσῃς (phoneusēs) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5407.htm">Strong's 5407: </a> To murder, kill. From phoneus; to be a murderer. If εἰ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. you do not commit adultery, μοιχεύεις (moicheueis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3431.htm">Strong's 3431: </a> To commit adultery (of a man with a married woman, but also of a married man). From moichos; to commit adultery. but δέ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. do commit murder, φονεύεις (phoneueis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5407.htm">Strong's 5407: </a> To murder, kill. From phoneus; to be a murderer. you have become γέγονας (gegonas) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. a lawbreaker. νόμου (nomou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm">Strong's 3551: </a> From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/james/2-11.htm">James 2:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/james/2-11.htm">James 2:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/james/2-11.htm">James 2:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/james/2-11.htm">James 2:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/james/2-11.htm">James 2:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/james/2-11.htm">James 2:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/james/2-11.htm">James 2:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/james/2-11.htm">James 2:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/james/2-11.htm">James 2:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/james/2-11.htm">James 2:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/james/2-11.htm">NT Letters: James 2:11 For he who said Do not commit (Ja Jas. 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